Fire Eaters

DON'T try this at home kids...

Let's be honest. It takes a particular kind of person to muck about with inflammable liquids and naked flames. Normal, sane people do not tend to become fire eaters. Those who do, tend to be either very dedicated professionals or else unable to grasp the potential outcome of this volatile combination.

During my travels, I've met various 'New Age' types who thought that it would be fun to have a go at fire eating and fire breathing, but didn't quite get as far as training, Health and Safety precautions or insurance. Enthusiasm is not enough. A spiritual approach may be safe enough with passive and inert items like crystals and dream catchers but liquid paraffin requires respect and a clear mind.

Evolution, with its relentless suppression of defective genes will ultimately succeed in weeding those found wanting but in the meantime, please ensure that you do not allow them to include you or your guests in any premature incendiary departure from this life. Similarly, you will do doubt prefer to avoid being presented with the repairs bill should a performer you book manage to burn down a wing or two of your venue whilst unhindered with valid third party liability insurance.

Those who do the thing properly will have other skills as well. Juggling, stilt walking, magic, circus skills, story telling, whatever - complete one-man shows. They are the kings of our trade (yes, only men are stupid enough to take it up) and are rewarded accordingly.

If you just want a single display of fire eating and nothing else, it will be expensive. To get value for money, do try and use their other skills during your event.

Don't set fire to the minstrels, well, not until they've finished playing, anyway

A much better way to collect money from stopped cars than washing windscreens at traffic lights

A word of caution. Not all venues are happy about having a fire-eater, and none of them allow a performance inside, so it is very dependent on the weather.