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Q. WHEN DO SIGN UPS START?

A. SIGN UPS START AT 6PM IN PERSON AT THE SHOP WITH EITHER NOAH JONES OR ITSYABOYCARR, WHOEVER YOU SEE FIRST!

Q. HOW DO I SIGN UP?

A. YOU MUST VERBALLY CONFIRM WITH EITHER NOAH OR CARR THAT YOU’D LIKE TO PERFORM FOR THE NIGHT. PLEASE NOTE TO MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER YOUR SET TIME*

*SET TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF PERFORMERS. PLEASE BE READY WITH YOUR MUSIC INSIDE THE BUILDING 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR PERFORMACE TIME.

Q. WHAT HAPPENS IF I MISS MY SET TIME?

A. IF YOU ARE NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME YOUR NAME IS CALLED, YOU WILL BE SKIPPED OVER AND THE NEXT PERFOMER WILL BE UP. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Q. DO I HAVE TO WATCH EVERY ACT OF THE NIGHT TO GET ON?

A. WE’RE NOT YOUR PARENTS WE CAN’T MAKE YOU DO ANYTHING YOU DON’T WANT TO! WITH THAT BEING SAID, SHOW RESPECT TO YOUR FELLOW ARTISTS TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING YOU’RE ON, THIS IS NOT YOUR SHOW!

Q. WHEN DOES THE SHOW START?

A. THE SHOW BEGINS AT 7:00PM WITH NOAH JONES AND COMEDY.

Q. HOW MUCH TIME DO COMEDIANS GET FOR THEIR SET?

A. SIMILARLY TO THE MUSIC PORTION OF OUR MIC, COMEDIANS WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTE SETS. SET TIMES WILL BE SHORTENED OR ADJUSTED PENDING THE VOLUME OF PERFORMING ACTS.

Q. WHEN DOES THE MUSIC START?

A. MUSIC STARTS AT 8:30PM WITH ITSYABOYCARR

Q. HOW MANY SONGS CAN I DO?

A. DEPENDS ON HOW PACKED WE GET! FREE SLOTS START AT 10 MINUTES (3 SONGS) AS MORE PEOPLE COME IN, WE WILL CUT THE SLOTS DOWN TO 5 MINUTES (1 SONG)

Q. HOW CAN I GET MORE TIME ON STAGE?

A. THROW SOME MONEY AT US!!!

EXAMPLE : IF THIS WAS A FREE BBQ & HELLA PEOPLE SHOWED UP LOOKING FOR PLATES, WE’D HAVE TO SLIM THE PLATES DOWN TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE EATS. IF A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL FEELS THE NEED FOR A BIGGER OR FULL SIZED PLATE, THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO FINANCIALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE BIGGER PICTURE.

Q. HOW DO I HOOK UP MY MUSIC FOR MY PERFORMANCE?

A. YOU WILL OPEN YOUR BLUETOOTH SETTINGS ON YOUR DEVICE AND CONNECT TO THE TANKSHOP SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER IS NAMED “ROCKVILLE.” ONCE CONNECTED, YOU WILL PLAY YOUR ALLOTED SONGS. WHEN EXITING THE STAGE YOU WILL DISCONNECT YOUR BLUETOOTH FOR THE NEXT PERFORMING ACT.

Q. WHEN DOES THE OPEN MIC END?

A. THE OPEN MIC ENDS AT 10:00PM ON THE DOT. WE WILL SHUT DOWN ONE MINUTE EARLY BEFORE WE SHUT DOWN ONE MINUTE LATE. TANKSHOP HAS TO ABIDE BY RESEDENTIAL SOUND CURFEW. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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