Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Cavern,Liverpool 20/08/2009

Thursday again,and another night at "The most famous club in the world"and yep its definatley getting hotter!It was really busy down there,with a lot of tourists,alot of beer and a lot of heat!!!Another great gig.The ever present Ronnie was there on his regular spot,did a great set of new songs which i've not heard him do before,and he revved the crowd up well,nice lad.We were on great form,all of us playing very very well,probably one of the best shows we've done down there and the atmosphere was electric! It was nuts to say the least,the crowd was jumping and their singing was as loud,if not louder than the PA system(that's loud by the way!)Once again John the sound engineer did a sterling job and by 1am we left dazed,tired and thoroughly exhausted,but oh what a night!
Keeping the music alive,rock on!!!!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Cavern,Liverpool 13/08/2009


Another packed Thursday night in Liverpool's No.1 venue!
Is it me or is the Cavern getting hotter?
A blistering gig which saw the Brazilian band "REVOLUTION" play a half hour set before us,a good band and really nice guys offstage.We were discussing how difficult it was for them to get hold of Beatle style instruments,indeed any quality instruments at all,although having said that,one of the guys had a lovely cavern bass! As usual Ronnie was excellent in getting the crowd warmed up,great singer with a truly fantastic guitar technique,a must see if you're up in Liverpool.By the time we went on it was no trouble to get the crowd singing and dancing.After a couple of warmer uppers so to speak,we really gathered momentum,so did the cavernites,making it a really fun night for both bands and crowd.
Thanks to Ben for setting up the stage and keeping his cool under pressure,and thanks to John on front of house sound,great job as always!
Best wishes to the lads of Revolution,well done boys!!!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Alvaston Hall Hotel 08/08/2009


Great surroundings at this Warner hotel,very picturesque!This particular venue is in Nantwich which is not too far for us to get to and always a pleasure to play.The ents team who work down here really know their stuff and lots of people were in fancy dress and up for a good night!Warner hotels tend to cater for the slightly more mature age group,some of whom have seen the real Beatles live!It's always nice when these people come up to us and relive their own experiences of seeing them in concert,some lovely stories.
The audience were treated to a great night's entertainment,featuring the Alvaston in house band "The Blackjacks" got to be in my opinion the best in house band i've seen,truly professional,brilliant with a crowd!As soon as we took to the stage,the dancefloor was packed with jivers,boppers and just general shakers and movers,the response was fantastic!.As usual we did a few ballads for the more senior members,and rocked it up with the dance songs for the more adventurous!All round superb night and we've already been rebooked for next year! Thanks again to everyone!!! :)

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Greenacres Holiday Park 01/08/2009


An afternoon show down in Essex,i don't know whether or not it was me,but the journey down seemed to take forever.The afternoon performance was planned to be outside but the weather decided otherwise,although that still didnt stop the younger ones getting absolutely soaked to the skin playing on the bouncy castle!With the outdoor plans in tatters we were forced to set up inside,which was a little tricky as the stage was probably only big enough(comfortably) for a duo/trio at most,but we managed to squeeze ourselves in.A compact and boisterous crowd greeted us and,they certainly weren't going to let the dismal day stop them having a good time,beer was flowing and everyone was in good spirits.They received us very well,and it wasnt long before they were all singing along to the Beatles classics.(they couldn't dance,there wasn't the room ha!)After several cries for encores etc,we left the stage to a more than happy crowd.It was really strange to pack down and set off home,when there was still daylight,and we actually made it home before midnight.(Nice!!!)Great gig!!!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Nidd Hall 25/7/09

Nice to be back at this venue,one of our favourites,although the load in is a bit of a pain(can't win em all! ha!).As usual Another packed crowd awaited us,however this particular evening saw a lot more senior members than normal.We made sure to keep the volume very low and the show contained a lot more of the slower tempo songs.Although the audience were that bit older,they were great,and were dancing at every opportunity, when not dancing they were singing and clapping along and it made for a great atmosphere(age knows no bounderies when it's time to party!!).
We'd like to thank Hazel,who did a great job looking after us and made sure we had everything before and after our performance,thank you! All in all a lovely audience,great gig,a packed dancefloor and a thoroughly good night!
Thanks for the feedback and e-mails,we do appreciate them!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Wallingford Sports Park 18/07/2009


A great show which included The Rapiers and Simon King with his tribute to Freddie Starr!
Simon started the show and was recieved with good humour (his show really is the business) followed by the excellent Rapiers who performed the hits of The Shadows plus other favourites.After what seemed like forever,it was finally our turn on stage! Wearing our new collarless suits,we opened up with 'Please please me' and the crowd went wild,they were really up for a good time,and as the night ebbed away we performed the most noteworthy songs to a packed dancefloor.Fantastic night all round,with a great blend of showmanship to please everyone,we had a fab time ourselves!
I can still here Brian (the DJ and organiser) singing Hey Jude!!!!!!
"Hey Brian,don't call us,we'll call you"(Ha Ha!).

Thursday, July 16, 2009

The Cavern,Liverpool 16/07/2009


Another thursday night at the Cavern.Our George couldnt make it due to a cold and so at the last minute Rick(Cavern Beatles) stepped in to save the day, and what a day it turned out to be!The cellar was very humid even for the Cavern's standards and this only helped increase the atmosphere which was electric.As usual a great crowd was in, including a large contingent of Spanish students as we belted out hit after hit.
A BIG thank you to Rick for helping us out and making it a great night.
As one of the audience e-mailed us.
"I saw you in The Cavern last Thursday! It was awesome!”
Irene Amador Román, Spain
Well Irene,i couldnt agree more :)