Welcome advice, have a gig tomorrow evening

A close friend and I are playing a farewell party for a coworker.

It'll be just the two of us guys performing, acoustic/electric guitars, amps, PA, and a pair of mike stands.

Fun little venue, holds probably 100 people. (And it should be packed.)
There will be lots of beer, and no formal structure to the farewell.
We've been practicing, and will be mainly doing oldies and a few originals.

Any advice for success?
We've played for this crowd before (a Christmas party) and all went very well.
But that was many months ago, and we had a larger supporting cast of players and singers back then.

Any tips or general advice will be welcome.
We want to wow them, (and pay tribute to the guy who is leaving) and we don't want to suck.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Sparky2

Re Advise, No 1 enjoy yourselves and look like you are, any errors laugh off, never look and scowl at your partner most likely you will be the only ones who know about it.. Start on a strong number that you are completely confident about and end the same way, the punters rarely remember what was in the middle. Know in advance exactly what your "sets" will be (don't have to many in a set even 6 is enough, also vary the music, don't have all the same tempo numbers in a set), there is nothing worse than seeing anyone lost as to what they are going to do next, so know what your program is and stick to it that way you both will know what's coming next.

In your breaks have some quiet background music running through your system different than the stuff you are doing.. Hope all goes well for you, have a great night

Regards Fenderphil

Thanks Phil!

The gig was a great success.

We played a mixture of oldies and original tunes, and kept the tempo varied and progressive.

We had a tight set list at the foot of the stage, and stuck to it. I had a funny line of patter to introduce each song, and our outro (at the end of the first set) was well rehearsed and perfect.

We kept our lyrics in order on a pair of music stands, and that came in real handy.

You were right, if you screw up even a little bit, nobody will notice if you keep playing on cheerfully.

The guy who we paid tribute to really enjoyed the show, and was most appreciative.

A good time was had by all.
Thanks for the advice.

Hi Sparky, That's terrific mate, its such a nice feeling when you do well and people express their enjoyment...I can still remember back from 45 years ago, evrytime that happened..Its also a great confidence booster hey?

I sometimes would joke to the band that they were clapping as they were glad it was over ha ha I have a warped sense of humour, like most muso's. ha ha. Very pleased for you..onward and upward.

Regards fenderphil (Phil)