RE: A weekend festival of drumming in Liverpool

It actually reminded me of Hivefest a bit as you are with people who share an interest and there is so much to absorb.

These days most professionals use in-ear monitors that block a lot of outside noise so they can hear the band. Previously drummers would have a big speaker behind them and many will have hearing damage.

I think playing a full rock show must be like running a marathon. They need to be really fit. The stuff I play is gentler and the volume levels are lower.