Playing in the cold!

As we know, at this time of year many musicians have gigs, mostly at various parties and events. However, it is common to have gigs outside, on a outdoor stage on the main square or other locations throughout the city. What to do when your fingers are freezing and stiff from cold or when you are breathing in cold air and your voice is sore?! It's a tough one. Hopefully you will have heating devices on stage to keep you warm, but a jacket is an obligatory clothing item or you would be shaking too! The problem with these kind of gigs is that you won't sound as you would under normal circumstances and then it's not the best gig you've ever had. Also, the heating is not really helping because in one moment you have heat blowing at you and in another you feel the rush of a cold wind chilling your bones! These changes in temperature are a shock to your organism and makes you sweat and tremble at the same time. Be careful! If you want to avoid getting sick, be sure to wear several layers of clothing and warm up before you go on. If possible, try to move on the stage to keep warm at all times and when you're done get into a warm place. This is all I can tell you.

If you manage to play without problems you probably know more tricks or you're simply not that sensitive! Lucky you! If you get sick after such a gig then I hope you get well quickly to be healthy for Christmas and the New Year!