The Cavern,Liverpool 18/12/2009

HO HO HO! Christmas time at the Cavern,and great to be back in this fantastic venue! After what was probably the worst journey ever up to Liverpool,we loaded in the equipment(which is not an easy task at this venue)and began setting up and sound checking.We were performing this night with John Lennon look/soundalike Marcus Cahill(would recommend this fella to everyone,great vocal,stunning looks)who was to warm the crowd up before we went on stage. The plentiful audience were in good spirits as we entered onto stage to big cheers,with people dressed in all genres of Christmas costume. I dont think we could have put a foot wrong if we tried,these people were gonna have a good time no matter what.We mixed the set up with many a hit record,and threw in some die hard material,'Lucy in the sky' going down particularly well with the baying crowd. With applause and singing voices ringing out,dancing and swaying arms etc,we came to the end of our show,we could've played all night,even after three encores the crowd still wanted more but unfortunately all good things must come to an end. After meeting some wonderful people eager to give their compliments on our show,it was back to setting down,loading out and going home.
We'd like to thank Ben who did a great job with the sound, thanks to the DJ for the wonderful introductions etc,and thanks to Marcus,great show. Another FAB night!

Butlins,Skegness 13/12/2009

As we were the last act of the evening in centre stage at Butlins,we didn't have to arrive until around 8.30pm. Our on stage time was 11.45 for one short,sweet but hard hitting set. Butlins are set to do a production show in the new year based around The Beatles,and were looking for a suitable tribute band to feature,so to stand a chance of being in on the running we had to be good. We had doubts as to how many people would be left in the venue(a full house can dramatically enhance a performance)seeing as it was such a late time slot and the last day of a three day sixties festival,so armed with a full quota of our own backline(rather than 'in house' equipment)and crossed fingers that there was still an audience we got in position for showtime! "Ladies and Gentleman will you please welcome....The Beatles experience". We struck up full throttle,and as the curtains opened...wow...had to be a few thousand there it was jammed packed,this was a great sense of relief. We hit them with some good old rock n roll and they went wild,dancing and singing,pushing right up to the front of the stage to take photographs,the atmosphere was nothing short of electric,absolutely fantastic! All too soon it was over....had we done enough to secure a place in the forthcoming production? We got back to the dressing room and were immediately visited by management to say what a great show we'd done(ha! they'd seen us)we were in the running. We then got an email from our agent to say Butlins had been in touch that night to discuss possibilities,it's looking promising...... watch this space!!!!!!!

Aston Villa Football club 12/12/2009

We arrived at the ground to find we were to perform in the 'Holte suite'. First time here for us,and the venue was stunning! A very big room with tables to seat three to four hundred guests. After a speedy set up and sound check we made ourselves scarce to await the guests imminent arrival. Our 'green room' so to speak was a balcony area situated above the guests so it made for good fun watching everyone get seated and on their best behaviour. As the night wore on,the alcohol was flowing and soon everyone was in the Christmas spirit. It was quite daunting as we knew we had to be on fire to quench the audience need to dance and as the 'twelve days of Christmas' came to an end we hit the stage.'I saw her standing there' was the opener and from that point on we could do no wrong,we were like a human jukebox,one after another,hit after hit,we intended to keep the dance floor full and it was packed! We finished with 'Twist and shout ' ran off stage and collapsed,we were shattered! Very long tiring set but a great night for both us and them. A quick thank you to John the promoter for sorting out our needs,thanks John,all together now......."on the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me....".

Bentley Golf club,Essex 11/12/2009

Arrived at Bentley golf club,Essex around 5pm. Found our way around the back to the load in point and began the task of taking in the equipment. We were in the company of a lovely D.J(who's name escapes me)so we had to set up in and around one another as the performance area was very...lets say cosy! After a swift set up we were ready to rock.At first this venue was quite a worry to us as there had been some kind of event on during the daytime and there was a lot of well oiled punters still milling around. A few times we had to clear them off our equipment(which by the way is rather expensive and in some cases irreplaceable)We wondered what the night had in store for us.We had no need to fret,after a short time the revellers were moved on to make way for the evenings guests,and a great bunch they were,they danced,sang and really enjoyed themselves,in turn giving us a most enjoyable time. All too soon our show was over and Mr.D.J took control finishing off the night to a more than satisfied bunch. We'd like to thank the fella on the wheels of steel,did a great job and a real nice guy to boot. Also we'd like to thank all the staff for looking after us,oh and by the way....great platter......Thanks!!!!