# I just played Rock Band for 24 straight hours **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 3, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583 "2010-02-03T21:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/1 "2010-02-03T21:04:12Z")
OK, not “just” - it was this past weekend, but I’m just recovered now 🙂 Here’s the story: it was a fundraiser for my theatre company. I collected sponsorships, kinda like a Walk for Hunger or something, only it was by the hour instead of by the mile. We had a big kickoff party, where people could request songs, play in the band, and duel me on guitar. That was for about 5 hours, then I kept playing (mostly alone) for the next 19 hours. The entire thing was streamed live online so people could watch, make sure I finished, and send encouragement (and man, did I need it!). We set up a stage and projected the game screen behind the band so the audience could see what we were playing, and we had two monitors in front for the band to watch. I played all instruments, switching around as the mood moved me. Since I had mic stands, I also was able to sing and play guitar simultaneously, which was new to me, and quite enjoyable (when I knew the lyrics well enough). It was extremely fun and extremely exhausting, and I definitely don’t want to play Rock Band for a while 🆒 As a fundraiser, it was a big success, and we beat our goal by 25%. There’s a few pics posted on our website if anyone is interested: [www.theatreonfire.org](http://www.theatreonfire.org). Don’t know if anyone cares, but I thought some of the Rock Band players here might like it. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/2 "2010-02-03T21:14:48Z")
Cool. You should have done the [Endless Setlist](http://www.fakeplasticrock.com/2008/06/the-ultimate-rock-band-achievement-the-endless-setlist/) while you were at it! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/3 "2010-02-03T21:16:10Z")
Wow, that’s both impressive, and kinda scary. But you need to tell us about these things in advance, especially the locals, so we can provide appropriate encouragement and mocking. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/4 "2010-02-03T21:17:48Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Wow, that’s both impressive, and kinda scary. > > But you need to tell us about these things in advance, especially the locals, so we can provide appropriate encouragement and mocking. Yeah, you’re right. I was so swamped prepping for the event that I totally forgot! ---
**Author:** ![XanderCrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ee59a6/32.png) [@XanderCrews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XanderCrews)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/5 "2010-02-04T00:45:01Z")
Thats cool, and sounds like fun. (to an extent) Would have liked to see it! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/6 "2010-02-04T00:57:29Z")
“I’ve got blisters on me fingers!” ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-played-rock-band-for-24-straight-hours/527583/7 "2010-02-04T13:49:45Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > “I’ve got blisters on me fingers!” 😃 Yeah, I had Beatles RB with me, too - played that one!