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Basement show etiquette

Ten rules for an all-ages show in somebody's house.

By Photocopy Riot

Written by Kip Alvarez, Drums · · 1 min read · Updated

Half our shows are in basements. Here is what we ask, every time.

The rules

Look after each other. Pick people up when they fall. Pay the touring band first. Do not lean on the water heater. Thank whoever owns the house, twice.

The Furnace Basement, hometown show.
The Furnace Basement, hometown show.

And buy a patch if you can. It keeps the van on the road and the shows at five dollars.

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