When Don Maher opened the Black Sheep in downtown St. John's in 2014, he wanted to do things differently. If you're playing first, you're playing to an empty bar. They're not going downtown every Friday night and socializing. "So if you're playing first, you're playing to an empty bar and then towards the end of your set, a few people will start to roll in. If you stay out all night, you're going to find it really difficult to wake up and go to the farmers market.

Source: CBC News February 24, 2019 17:26 UTC