My First REAL Gig In Over A Year | Backstage Journal ep. 50

After over a year of not playing any live music, I had my first real gig with ‪@noahguthrie‬ this weekend. We played a duo acoustic show in an opening slot, but it felt great to be back on stage with a good friend.
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[@Left2See]

I wonder how many musicians watch this video with a feeling of hope that one day it's them on the stage again. I do.

[@holdenwill]

Or remember the days that was them.

[@Ricardorochamusic]

Me too!

[@scafusa]

So do i

[@santrixhimself3679]

Meanwhile my country put out a curfew...

[@mke7605]

Me

[@fivewattworld]

It always reminds me of how great you and Noah sound together. Pulling out the latest for a spin.

[@RhettShull]

Thanks Keith!

[@paulyguitary7651]

You know, how is Five Watt World not check marked? Dude does top quality documentary style content.

[@chriswilliams-lilley5771]

Best song to open with. Keep smiling guys. See you in the UK soon (I hope) 🇬🇧👈🎸

[@dkerwood1]

I love these Backstage Journals, and I'm so glad you're back.

[@yaird6695]

True that

[@coltonnash991]

I agree

[@DJBuglip]

It makes me miss sleeping in a van. Lol. We got issues.

[@ryanpoitress3035]

amen i love these so much

[@hybridnoisebloom]

Gotta admit, I'm excited to see this, because the Backstage Journals are what got me into your channel, and why I subscribed. I know touring as a musician can often be no fun, and I'm sure recording and editing it together afterward might suck even more, but know that these are enjoyed, and the end result is worth your efforts. Thanks for doing this.

[@Skypie61]

Couldn't agree more Christopher. I'm not able to gig regularly as a touring musician. So I appreciate these videos more than being a KZbinr wanting views/likes/subscribes...🎸🎼🎵🎶

[@anthonyciccarello2793]

Gig fitness is such a real thing! You couldn’t have put it better when you said out of shape, took me more than a few sets to get comfy again...

[@stevengridley5869]

Ah! Finally I can start to live vicariously through these videos again.

[@aaronsplan3089]

Man I missed this series. Thanks for letting us bedroom musicians live tour life vicariously through you 🤘

[@ericholder9406]

Im chilling in a hotel in Nashville rn, and literally yelled out Yoooooo when I saw this lol

[@DaNieLFOfF]

Hahaha same! just got to nash

[@warmcrunch3829]

*Asheville

[@HerrMeier007]

Living in Germany, still being in Lockdown, I can’t wait to go on a gig again. Both performing and also just being in the audience.

[@stefanfetschele8275]

Same for me

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

I love the venue - its like coming back home to the real America - and the guitar work was beautiful!

[@toddbeeman5933]

I couldn't be more excited about the return of Backstage Journal! Noah is so damn soulful and talented. You get to play with some of the best of the best, Rhett. From what you shared, it sounded great! I'd love to hear the full show if it's available somewhere? Sending peace & love from Missouri -Todd

[@blixxter1154]

After watching this, the almighty algorithm jumped into a two years old video of yours named “why i hate outdoor gigs”... i had to chuckle, i’m pretty sure this wasn’t one of those...or the perception of things might have changed

[@fredianacci8283]

Big fan of the Backstage Stuff - in fact I started Following RJ Roquillo doing gigs first and then I stumble onto Rhett. Glad to have these type of life on the road episodes back. Thanks.

[@JokerCat9]

Glad to see you back on stage Rhett, I always enjoy your vlogs.

[@jameyrichardson8967]

Love hearing you and Noah. I've got to say I'm always SO DAMN BLOWN AWAY by your consistent beautiful guitar tones. Your playing and tone is always inspirational and that's coming from a 50 yr old who's been playing for over 30 years. My hats off to ya 👍👍👍

[@PeteBreen]

Spent the weekend going back through older Backstage Journals - and BOOM! Glad to see you back out there.

[@rockstarr9000]

Just awesome man. Asheville is a phenomenal city.

[@washingtonbob49]

Thanks so much Rhett for sharing this video with us. You and Noah absolutely kick it hard. Here in Washington State we started live gigs again 3 weeks ago. I have played twice and I was so overwhelmed after my first show after 14 months that I just sat and shook with tears of joy in my eyes. I am a 72 year old singer/songwriter and playing live again, hearing the dynamics of my guitar off of walls and watching folks smiling and dancing once again...I felt so blessed. Please keep this up...I live in a small town in the foothills and encouragement is hard to find. From the bottom of my old heart...thankyou so very much!

[@JScottAudio]

Great to see you playing again Rhett. Like the songs...like the duo format. Noah's sense of dynamics and your playing get the momentum and beat moving. Thanks for sharing this.

[@benthomasguitar]

These guitar tones... all so good!

[@BrantonLangley]

Awesome! Loved watching this series!

[@blainetrahan8883]

Crap you guys sound great. You tone is always so spot on. This video was a treat to watch.

[@Clouserfam]

Wow. Love all of your tones. That was great!

[@caleshtcincredibles]

love it , you guys sound great !

[@keenaheaton8853]

You two are phenomenal together

[@daviswiltonbader5032]

Congrats guys! These backstage journals are the best and the performance was top shelf 👌

[@carpme]

What you do is a beautiful thing man, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@BradColemanisHere]

Awesome show! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@FrancisVoignierMusic]

There is a feeling of rebirth to this; you guys sound great! Thanks!

[@alexj3007]

It’s crazy that this actually makes me feel like things are getting back to normal. Backstage journals with you and good trouble! Hell yeah.

[@culturetrash3686]

Really missed this vids man...great to see them back again!

[@telecasteroil]

Great set, you all did awesome. Great guitar tones .....

[@melissabell585]

So happy for you Rhett - you're a wonderful player, and I'm super glad we're all starting to get real musical connections back in our lives.

[@juangi_mx6774]

Josh Scott after watching the tittle be like: Are you saying that Pedals the musical wasn´t a real gig?! we can not be friends any more, sorry.

[@benedekgabor.]

I've read it with his voice lol

[@TheAmazingSnarf]

what a lovely, intimate, and delightfully shot / edited view into a 'show weekend'. i miss it terribly, and to be brought along with Rhett and Noah made things feel a little more like 'the usual' again. thanks to everyone involved with this super-fun episode. cheers from Oregon!

[@stephenbedford1395]

You two sound awesome together, Noah has such a great voice.

[@stevemcclanahan3845]

Awesome Rhett! Thx for sharing this

[@S27-1]

Hi Rhett, I love your videos and you're style too! Thanks to you I've learnt a lot about guitar pedals, gigs, amps and guitars! 🤘🤟

[@Novaera89]

Welcome back Rhett, hopefully days like this aren't too far off for us in Ireland

[@letzrockitrite8469]

Great sound Rhett .... thanks for this upload sir !

[@jakebsowders357]

Awesome show man ... this video is sort of a first of its kind , showing being on the road , sound check , to the concert ... keep it going Bro !!!!

[@davidcurry6169]

That was inspiring to watch. Thank you for sharing. I was nervous for you. It had to feel good to be performing again. Hope to feel that soon.

[@TheFrozenDesert]

What a great mix! The guitars sounded fantastic.

[@fernandorusso830]

Que bueno que volvieron estos videos!!! Saludos desde Argentina.

[@tomhager1558]

Hey man good luck!!! HOPEFULLY there will be many more for you guys this summer.

[@andrewb8914]

Glad you are out again!! Great guitar and man, Noah’s vocals are awesome!!

[@MakeYouSickGolf]

So excited to see these videos again! And excited as my state opens up to get out and play some live music with my band!!

[@iavor9365]

Great video, very interesting to see your experience of getting back into live music; looking forward to more of these journal videos.

[@ethanmoralesmusic]

Just recently started binging and following you, hyped to see a new back stage journal

[@derrick11]

You guys make some beautiful music. Glad you are out there bringing it again.

[@mikevanleeuwen2858]

awesome gig man. Great playing and singing and very very good guitar sounds. Great duo

[@markaochoa2017]

Yes🙌🏼🙌🏼 so glad these are back

[@777Yoni]

Great tones and congrats to getting back on the horse. Just started up with my modest acoustic duo myself, and I must say it feels great to be out there again.

[@fredaxmear1121]

I've waited for over a year. I'm glad you're back and hope to see/hear more videos soon.

[@joshuafranck1721]

Love seeing gig videos making a comeback!!

[@MichaelMYouTube]

Love it Rhett. Thanks for taking us along. Always enjoy your playing.

[@bjornkommedal9364]

YAY! Really been looking forward to (your) going back on tour!!!

[@sthengr]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@scotprice8553]

glad that you guys are able to get back out and play...keep up the great content

[@BrentOwens]

You guys sound awesome! Great job! So nice to see behind the curtail as live music comes back!

[@nevilletaylor3942]

Great Video Rhett, glad you are back gigging. Thanks for sharing the journey.

[@jdthompson123]

Way to go Rhett. Great tones. Really nice looking venue. It is a step back in the right direction.

[@federicosanchez5168]

Great mellow singing voice!!! And your playing outstanding as always

[@pareto8021]

Playing a "small" venue out of nowhere after more than a year: That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind!

[@rogersongster3967]

Cool. Happy for you man. People returning to what they love to do is great to see again.

[@florianniebauer3705]

Please keep posting these videos!!! I love these journals…

[@scottkidwell3601]

Good to see you and Noah getting back to it. Niceky done,thank you for sharing 🙏

[@thomasfrommelt]

awsome voice, sound and guitars. perfect!!! greetings from germany

[@sheppardrj]

Feeling the soul...which has more meaning than ever. Great job...well played and stated.

[@dep1001]

Awesome, Rhett! I really have been missing the Backstage Journal vids! Good to have new episodes coming.

[@findmads]

Nice video ! I appreciate you sharing these honest and great sounding moments. Greetings from Copenhagen

[@bryana297]

Hard work. I like this guys work ethic and how he takes the presentation of his music seriously. All the stage performers really. You only get 1 take. Live without a net. Sounded good and clear too

[@user-no3qr5ss8m]

Thanks for sharing your experience as a musician. It is very insightful.

[@verruckterwissenschaftler]

Welcome back and looking forward to the documentation of all the adventures!

[@KM-302]

Excellent. Really enjoyed this and appreciate the effort Rhett has gone to. Sounded great.

[@stoneagedjp]

Great live sound. Has a spontaneous feel. Doesn't need to be any better than that.

[@KevinNapper1]

Love your videos, thanks for making and sharing them. Watching this brought home how un-normal things have been - I hope we're getting towards the end of it!

[@davidjones2705]

Great To you see you back on Stage Noah hopefully alot more gigs coming your way soon

[@glenbason1892]

Wow, you guys sounded great! You do a great job with your supporting fills and licks as well as the guitar sound, very nice!!

[@djt6546]

Awesome Rhett! It’s all there and the confidence will come bounding back in no time ‘cos your having fun and therefore the audience is gonna have a great time too. Looking forward to more. Cheers 🍻

[@rubengomez7521]

Sounds great Rhett, I really appreciate the whole production and also your honesty on what your feelings were like...I'm sure it's not easy and you definitely have to put in the work. Best of luck on the upcoming summer gigs. I will be tuned in.

[@walshling]

Rhett, OMG, what a thrill to see you back. I'm a HUGE fan of your channel, dipped in tone, everything you do. Welcome back, brother! You deserve this!

[@VinJapanGuitarShop]

nice to see you back, Rhett. gives me some hope. love your eclectic guitars. you guys sound great.

[@HaXaW5150]

I'd love to play with a singer as good as Noah. He's awesome.

[@moydamer]

Yeah, I love his singing. And it's weird that I probably never would have heard of him if it wasn't for Rhett's vlogs.

[@HaXaW5150]

@@moydamer I know,right. I came for the guitar and found a singer. 😳😂

[@davidlee0710]

So great to see you back !! Man that widesky p125 is absolutely stunning ! Beautiful guitar !

[@charlespatrick1572]

And I'm happy to watch these performances again. Hope to get out and see you soon.

[@landonsommers9589]

I am so glad these are back!! I have missed them!!

[@Haze763]

This was very cool man. Just watched this whole video this morning with my morning coffee. That Fender Tweed sounds awesome. You guys were great and I loved that outdoor venue in the mountains!

[@johncravalho8812]

He’s BAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKK! Congrats Rhett. You’ll get those stage chops back in no time :) Pretty solid song selection for the first show 👍🏻

[@rickyguitarra88]

It is so good how your distorted sound/playing works so well with just another acustic guitar and a great voice! So good! 👌🏽

[@keithbean406]

Congrats Rhett and Noah!! Opportunities are finally taking place for many of us again this year after the long drought. Great job, and blessings on many more gigs to come ;)

[@LewisMcDonaldBass]

Love these videos! Live your dream man!

[@dsinha99]

Great to see you back on the road and gigging again!

[@vivien1252]

I'm loving the sound of your amp

[@matheuscamposband]

Great tone Rhett !! As always you do !!

[@matthewdean5807]

Awesome ! Thanks for getting me pumped up to play live again

[@schwarz.leandro]

This dude sound amazing!!! That's a nice voice! Cheers from Brazil!

[@pablogarciasanchez94]

Woah man, what a tone! I love how your rig is sounding in this concert

[@Coopersx1]

Love your tone! That guitar looks sweet! Nothing sounds rusty to these ears! Love the music included on these clips (songs sound great) and look forward to more. BTW your you tube sight is awesome and your videos rank among the best. I follow. Thanks for providing these to us.

[@forbesy8568]

love it great stuff nice raw format story etc ,beauitfull country fantastic little gig like these smaller festivals the best as a punter