Originally Posted by: maggiorSounds like you've really thought this through you've got it all covered! You are setting yourself up for success.

Well, I've read that a gig is a gig. Doesn't matter if it's 6 people I know very well or 100 strangers. Sure, it may be more awesome to play in front of the 100 strangers, but playing for friends and family is a good way to get used to having an audience at all. So I might as well make the most of it, and give them a show worth remembering (and even if they don't, I'm sure I'll remember a gig I get to play on my 23rd birthday) :)