Hard Days Night Hotel,Liverpool 13/11/2009

Here we were at the Hard days night hotel again,got to be probably our most favourite place to play ever,it's just so cool in there.Celebrating the release of the film 'Yellow Submarine ' (to which the film was played and watched by the guests earlier in the evening)we performed a unique set of 1966 songs(not something we do too often)followed then by a set of later material and songs which feature in the film's soundtrack.We thought that being this was the theme for the evening,we should dress accordingly,so we set about getting costumes to dress up as the actual cartoon characters of the film.I dont think this has ever been done before,the suits were cracking and we had some right laughs at each others expense,it was great.So dressed in strange garb as characters of the film for the second set we performed numbers such as "Lucy in the sky","I want to tell you" and"Hey bulldog" to name but a few,and they were very well received,that's one thing about playing in Liverpool,you can pretty much do any of the Beatles repertoire and they enjoy it! A great night as always and nice to meet up with Beatle fan Ben young lad and very keen to be a Beatle musician,keep up the drumming fella!

P.s Rachael we love you!!!!!!

The Globe,Cardiff 7/11/2009

With Cardiff losing to local rivals at football and Wales getting beaten at the rugby we thought we too would be in for a hiding to nothing! Not too many people were in attendance at this venue,it was a last minute booking due to a cancellation,and with the sporting defeats it was very thin on the ground so to speak.Those that did attend were a great bunch, we had them shouting requests and there was a lot of interaction between them and us.There were some real die hard fans of the Beatles in the crowd and good to see some old friends.We played a lot of the rock and roll songs but spiced it up with a few new later period numbers.It was very enjoyable for both parts,great little venue this and the sound engineer did a wonderful job,thanks mister! Hope to be back down there soon,Great night!

Sand Bay,Weston Super Mare 30/10/2009

Another show with the fabulous Edison Lighthouse only this time we were the first band on.I personnally love this venue it reminds me of the old 'dancehalls' that were,big hall,nice accoustics.The crowd were really up for a good time with some in 1960's fancy dress and quite a few wearing Beatle T-shirts(always a welcoming sight that).We performed as much of the dance material as possible keeping the dance floor busy right from the off,and then treated them to all the singalong classics.Lovely audience and a fab atmosphere! There was a quick stage turn around after we'd finished so as the other lads could get in place ready to rock! We left in a hurry as Lighthouse belted out their usual set of fantastic sixties hits,we had a great night,thanks to all,and to all a good night!

Bembridge Hotel,Isle of Wight 24/10/2009

Set off bright and early,got stuck in traffic and missed the ferry we were booked on(oops!) great start! Following an accident,our regular 'George' couldn't make the show so we had to get a stand in for the evening. John Brosnan,a well respected musician(and great George lookalike)within the Beatle tribute community stepped in at the last minute and did a great job.The two performances went really well,the audience were slightly more senior than normal,so some of the more gentler tracks were in order.We finished the evening to raptuous applause then had to pack down in record time to catch the 12.00am ferry! We made the ferry port with 10 mins to spare(oh happy days!)this meant that we would get home two hours earlier than if we missed it! We hit the mainland and set off top speed! we were making good time when....BANG! front tyre blowout. We were on the A34,a dual carriageway,pitch black and no hard shoulder,there was no way we could change the tyre as it meant sitting in the road to do so,we called the AA and waited...and waited...and waited.After an hour and half of boredom the very nice fellow arrived,worked his magic and soon we were on our way.So much for the speedy pack down,we got home at 7am! Nice! Anyway great gig,and thanks a million to John! Thanks mate!

Butlins,Skegness 22/10/2009

Butlins at skegness,the crazy horse to be precise,quite a local venue for us,not too far at all which makes a refreshing change.Got there nice and early and set up with the minimum of fuss.We were the second of two acts appearing this night during a 'sixties week' break for the guests on camp.Always a great atmosphere at these events,would recommend booking one of these short breaks to everyone,great value!Edison Lighthouse were the first band on,a well polished act,great bunch of lads,the small but very appreciative audience soon warmed up to some of the classic hits from the sixties,and of course the self penned hit 'love grows where my rosemary goes' great show!We hit the stage and fired off a few singles to which the crowd thoroughly enjoyed,we decided to mix up the show somewhat,adding a few self indulgent songs and they were really well recieved,sometimes doing the odd 'not so well known' track does work.The guests were fab,singing and dancing etc and we left them cheering for more.A really enjoyable evening,'oh we do like to be beside the seaside'!

Zeligs Restaurant, Liverpool 14/10/2009

A corporate gig for British-Hydro, the small but welcoming crowd were fantastic from start to finish.A warm aroma of garlic bread wafted past as we played a short spot of slower songs before meals were served (a banging steak each for the band!) and after the food we struggled out of our chairs to perform a spot of more up tempo numbers.Some of the more adventurous guests danced while some sat and watched appreciably.A good night and a great report back from Ellan Long the client.
Now where did we leave those rennies?????

Hard Days Night Hotel, Liverpool 09/10/2009

Celebrating John Lennons birthday was always going to be a good night and this was no exception.Starting with "some other guy" and concluding the night with "Imagine" the crowd were rocking from the very off! A great night for a great venue.
ps.The staff were very helpfull with the packdown :)