Playing live is an experience that can be nerve-wracking, intense, and a highly-charged experience. So it’s really important to make sure that you harness and use these feelings in a positive way, to your advantage. 

The list below offers tips, advice, and things to consider to ensure that your first experience playing live goes as smoothly as possible. This means you can focus and put your energies into performing well and having fun, not into worry and anxiety.

You’ll notice that every tip in the list begins with the word ‘prepare’. This is because preparation is the key to success in this area. Preparation brings confidence, certainty, self-assurance, readiness, and everything else important in playing live as well as you can. So get ready!