Helping to set a World Record

I've been busy working with a friend of mine on a big idea. The idea was to have his band, Quickie, play 40 venues in 1 day! The idea came from promoter Ted Walker, but it was no easy task to execute. In fact, we wanted to do it in June... July... August... But it all came together in September, with a total of 44 total shows played. Goes to show you what you can accomplish with an idea, a plan, passion, drive & teamwork

Here's a recap from our official press-release:

"Bikini Barista" Band sets World Record!

Seattle's Quickie plays 44 shows in 1 day!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 02, 2010 – Seattle pop-punk band Quickie has set a World Record by playing 44 shows in a single day! Billed as the “40 Quickies in One Night” tour, the exhausting stunt had the band dragging their equipment from door to door, city to city, to perform a single song at each venue. The effort attracted the interest of local media, as well as the diverse communities of the greater Seattle area.

“The response has been fantastic and really helped motivate us to keep going,” confesses bass-player and Quickie front man Lou Trez. “Playing 44 clubs from Everett to Lake City to Fremont to Pioneer Square—in one day-- will give you a great snapshot of where we live. This is our story, but it became clear early on that it was their story too.”

In Lake City, Quickie were welcomed with thunderous applause by the enthusiastic Rimrock crowd, who even created a banner in honor of the band’s visit to the self-proclaimed ‘dive bar.’ “Quickie #16,” they bragged.

At Mr. Villa’s Mexican restaurant, the concerned staff offered up chips, salsa and much needed water for the thirsty band, driver and roadies.

Quickie played Tony V’s in Everett, and Tony himself followed the band from show to show, along with a television news camera-crew.

And at 11 o’clock last night, street-corner hot-dog vendor Pedro greeted the band by saying “we’ve been waiting for you!”

The band fell a little behind on the journey, as you might expect. Regretfully, Quickie missed their window at popular rock club El Corazon. Monkey Pub, Galway Arms, Lucid and Club Motor were also dropped to get the band back on track to its promised final performance at the Central. “We always called it the 40 Quickies in One Night tour, and we delivered 44 shows,” says Trez. “Pretty damn good. And a new World Record!”

Not a bad investment for Zipfizz and Cowgirls Espresso, either. The companies helped sponsor the event, resulting in free t-shirts, cd’s and product samples along the tour route.

The guys had gotten plenty of rehearsal in by the time they hit the stage at the historic Central, Seattle’s oldest saloon and host to Nirvana, Alice in Chains and other Northwest icons. “We played a longer set there… I don’t know… six or seven songs. Great audience! We could’ve played longer, but our drummer fell asleep. (laughs) I’m kidding! It was a crazy day, but we did it!”

The next step is to submit the documentation to Guinness for consideration in their record book. And after that? “I guess we’ve got to come up with something, right? Oh, hey—I just got an idea!”

Here is a list of all of the shows Quickie performed on September 30th, 2010:

1. Bob Rivers Show (Bob’s last broadcast on KZOK)

2. Finn Mc Cools

3. Race Car Cafe

4. Scarlet Tree (Acoustic)

5. Little Red Hen

6. Zippys

7. Sidekicks

8. Tracey’s

9. Tony V's

10. Hayleys

11. The Anchor

12. Madison Pub

13. Flight

14. Baxter’s

15. El Norte

16. Rimrock

17. Backdoor

18. Mr Villa

19. Dante’s

20. Fuel

21. Temple Billiards

22. Seattle Historic Triangle Tavern

23. The Little Red Studio

24. The Red Door

25. The Hard Rock Cafe

26. The Ballroom

27. Ballard Loft

28. Rendevous

29. JuJu

30. Shorty’s

31. Lava Lounge

32. Funhouse

33. Owl & Thistle

34. Tost 8:00pm

35. Dubliner

36. Linda’s

37. The Garage

38. Belltown Billiards

39. J & M Cafe

40. New Orlean's

41. Merchant Cafe

42. The Central

43. Amani

44. King Kat

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Quickie is an independant pop-punk trio from Seattle, Washington. Their music has appeared in movies and television, including the CW's hit series The Vampire Diaries.
Quickie made national headlines with their viral song and video "Bikini Barista."