Booking
Booking Instructions for the Deadhorse Live Music Venue:
Bands wishing to play at The Deadhorse should contact/book directly through: Booking@TheDeadhorse.net
IMPORTANT: Please include in the subject line of the email your band name only! The body of the email should include a link to your website or Myspace as well as a reply address.
Currently The Deadhorse has live music every Friday and Saturday night. Cover is almost always $5. We also try and accommodate touring bands that route through during the week. We generally do not charge cover for week day shows.
The Deadhorse has a 460 person capacity. Smoking is currently NOT ALLOWED inside the entire venue per San Angelo City Ordinance.
Deadhorse Band Policies:
These questions get asked a lot so here we go:
(partial list – still under construction)
- Load In 7pm-8pm
- 3 hour limit for street parking on weekdays 9am-5pm.
- Parking behind bar or nearby parking lots after 6:00PM.
- Do not block alley – No overnight parking
- Keep back door closed unless loading
- No Drinks outside bar
- No smoking inside venue. Includes stage and backstage area.
- Employee drink prices for bands
- No guest list. Everyone but Band Members pay cover.
- All band members I.D. and banded
- Free WIFI in bar
- No Dressing Room/Green Room
- No shower
- Last scheduled band MAY backline with amps tight against back wall
- Drums CAN NOT backline – Don’t put/leave them on stage
- Stage /drum riser dimensions below - MAKE YOUR GEAR FIT
-NO SMOKE MACHINES OF ANY KIND
-NO BANNERS ATTACHED TO OUR WALLS OR STAGE SIGN.
-The Deadhorse provides house sound & lighting as well as on staff sound/lighting engineer. Bands’ engineers are not allowed under any circumstance unless cleared BEFORE performance date by a representative of The Deadhorse.
- Sound level check immediatly before each band plays
- Set Times: (2) bands – 11:00, 12:15
(3) bands – 10:30, 11:30, 12:30
(4) bands – 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30
(5) bands – 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00
***set times are approx and MAY change
- 20 mins between each band – move quick….drink/talk after
- BAND MEMBERS ONLY in backstage area – no exceptions
- No Illigel drugs anywhere on premises – zero tolerance
- All bands get paid after last band finishes playing
- Load Out before 2:15 am
…….more to be added later
House Sound System:
The Deadhorse provides house sound & lighting as well as on staff sound/lighting engineer. Bands’ engineers are not allowed under any circumstance unless cleared BEFORE performance date by a representative of The Deadhorse.
Indoor Stage:
-Mixer: Yamaha MG32FX Mixer
(32 channels, 4 monitor mixes, 2 DSP effects)
Presonus ACP-88 (8 channels compression/gate)
DBX 266XL 2 Ch. Compression/Gate
TC Helicon VoiceTone Compression/EQ
-Mains: (2) Peavey SP-7X, (2) Peavey SP-4, (4) Peavey SP-218
QSC4050 HD (Lows)
(2) PV2600 (Mids), Peavey CS800 (highs)
DBX 234XL 3-way crossover
DBX 231 Stereo 31-Band EQ
-Monitors: (3) Yamaha CM15
(3) Yamaha CM12V
(2) PV-2600, (1) PV-1500
(2) Peavey Q-231F 2 Ch. 31 Band EQ
-Mics: (5) Shure SM58, (5) Shure SM57, (1) Audix D6, (5) Sennheiser E604, etc.
-Lighting: Elation DMX Controller, Dimmers, (8) Par-38
The Deadhorse Stage Dimensions. Click to enlarge.