I’ve thought about this too. I setup my Christmas set inviting anyone who came to bring favorite Christmas records but no one took me up on it. I still think there’s a way to make it happen though.
Ever come across a London night called 7 Up?
Punters brought a cdr with 7 tracks on. All cdrs went into a sack. The host picked one at random. The person whose cd it was came and stood on the stage whilst they were played. Audience could stop a track at any time. The winner on the night was the person who had the best set/lasted longest on stage. It was fun.
I played a night once which I called Mario Golden Jukebox in which I’d invite patrons of the bar to come and have a chat and with the 5 mins knowledge I had of them I would play a song from my case which I thought they would like/identify with. Like a reverse request sort of thing. It was interesting. I tried to make it a web series later but I sort of got sidetracked and never went back to it.
