Ashton Court Festival Rained Off!

The 2nd day of the festival which would of been headlined by Damon Alburn's Good The Bad & The Queen, has been cancelled by organisers after Heavy Rain Began to fall on Saturday night and is forecast to remain Heavy for most of the Saturday.

Organiser Steve Hunt, has stated that Tickets will be refunded, which is a small compensation for the thousands that were planning to attend today, though their are no details on the official website as yet.

Financial implications for the organisers could mean that the future of the festival is in doubt. Last year the Festival Sponsor Orange, pulled out, meaning this years budget was to be covered buy donations and revenue from tickets. So it will be interesting to see any announcements over the festival future.

Over 80 bands were set to play today including Enter Shikari, The Nova Saints, Bad:Science & Blackout toname but a few of the artists that were set to rock the festival goers.

So another casualty of the wash-out of a summer that seems to be drowning the UK. Global Warming? More like Global Drowning from the UK's point of View this summer!

Glastonbury Festival Shopping List!

We're counting down the days to Glastonbury Festival 2007. We're taking a few thousand books along for our little stall, so if you're going to the greatest festival in europe, pop in and see us and browse our selection of travel guides, art books, theatre books and general fiction. We will also be offering to post your purchase home for a small fee to save you carrying it or it getting bashed about. The Book Garden will be on C market, not to far from the famous Cider Bus!

We thought we'd post some essential festival items that you have just about got time to get hold of before you go!


* Start Anticipating the Festival Fun!
A sample of books that will wet your appetite for the festival season!

I Was There. The Gigs that Changed the World (Paperback) ~ Mark Paytress

Jimi Hendrix – Live at Woodstock [1969]

Glastonbury: An Oral History of the Music, Mud and Magic


* Roughing it at the festival?
You don't need to if you get prepared!

Braun Oral B Advanced Power 400 battery toothbrush

Proteam 360/01 - All Weather Camping Light

HL-09 flash headlight/headband

Mini camping lantern

Wind up camping lantern

Proteam 360/07 - Quickseat Carver Chair

Three leg camping stool

Water Carrier - 5 litre

Inflatable camping pillow

Self inflating cushion

Portable Gas Stove

Backpackers camping stove

Cool Camping ~ Laura James


* Capture the festival Spirit
Some reasonable priced cameras to capture the festival moments

Fuji FinePix A500 Digital Camera

Samsung Digimax A503 - Silver [5MP 5 X Digital Zoom]

Vivicam 3720 Digital Camera - Black (3MP)


* Relive your festival memories
Do something special with the best photo's of the festival!

Canon iP1700 Home Printer with Borderless Photo Printer up to A4

Memox - 7 inch Digital Photo Frame

Glastonbury Festival 2007 Line Up Announced

Pilton Pop Festival 2007

We're Going!
The Book Garden will be at this years Festival selling fiction, travel books, art books, theatre books and childrens books. We are offering to mail them to you so you don't have to carry them home. Though many will be wanting a book to read while lazing in the sun in front of the various stages whilst waiting for the band of their dreams to play. Come and see us, we're on C Market and would love it if you came and said hello! The stall will be shutting at a reasonable time each evening as we do want to see some bands!

The Line up is looking spectacular and we're already trying to work out how to be in several places at once. Do we see The Killers or Iggy Pop on the saturday night? Arrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhh! Friday night is easy as The Arctic Monkeys just can't be competed with!

We could go on but why not just show you the full Glastonbury line up! Here it is...

PYRAMID STAGE

Friday 22 June
Arctic Monkeys YES YES YES!
Kasabian
The Fratellis
Bloc Party
The Magic Numbers
Amy Winehouse
Gogol Bordello
The Earlies
The View
Adjagas

Saturday 23 June
The Killers YES - but we want to see Iggy too!
The Kooks
Paul Weller
Paolo Nutini
Lily Allen - Worth seeing, but whether we'll fit it in!
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Guillemots
The Pipettes
Seasick Steve
Liz Green

Sunday 24 June
The Who Well Who Wouldn't?
Kaiser Chiefs
Manic Street Preachers - Nooooooo! We wanna have fun, not get depressed!
Shirley Bassey
James Morrison
Damien Marley
Stephen Marley
The Waterboys
National Youth Orchestra (with Goldfrapp)
Glastonbury Town Band - The best way to start the Sunday!

OTHER STAGE

Friday 22 June
Bjork - Mad Mad Mad, but the Monkeys win!
Arcade Fire
Rufus Wainwright
The Coral
Super Furry Animals
Bright Eyes
The Automatic
The Cribs
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Mr Hudson And The Library

Saturday 23 June
The Stooges - IGGY! IGGY! IGGY! And looks like a good line up here for the evening!
Editors
Maximo Park
Klaxons
Babyshambles
CSS
Biffy Clyro
The Twang
The Long Blondes
Brakes

Sunday 24 June
The Chemical Brothers
The Go! Team
The View
Mika
The Rakes
Modest Mouse
Cold War Kids
The Sunshine Underground
The Enemy

JAZZ WORLD

Friday 22 June
Damian Marley
Amy Winehouse
Toumani Diabate
AIM
Gus Gus
Nasio Fontaine
Soweto Kinch
Midival Punditz
Guilty Pleasures

Saturday 23 June
Rodrigo y Gabriela
John Fogerty
Guillemots
Mr. Hudson and the Library
K'Naan
Hiromi's Sonicbloom
The Bees
Soil and Pimp Sessions
Ganga Giri
Forty Thieves Orkestar

Sunday 24 June
Corinne Bailey Rae
Fat Freddy's Drop
Amp Fiddler
Beirut
Tinariwen
Seth Lakeman
Koop
Mahala Rai Banda
Babyhead
Feluka

JOHN PEEL STAGE

Friday 22 June
Hot Chip
The Maccabees
Mumm-Ra
Jack Penate
The Hold Steady
The New Pornographers
Tokyo Police Club
Good Shoes
The Annuals
Disco Ensemble
Fear of Music
Look See Proof

Saturday 23 June
The Twang
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Patrick Wolf
Bat For Lashes
Pigeon Detectives
Calvin Harris
You Say Party We Say Die
Holy Fuck
The Heights
The Rushes
The Hours
Grim Northern Social
Blue Bullet

Sunday 24 June
Jamie T
Just Jack
Mark Ronson
Scott Matthews
Young Knives
Rumble Strips
The Horrors
Noisettes
Tiny Dancers
Aqualung
Shoot The Moon

ACOUSTIC STAGE

Friday 22 June
Damien Rice
Hothouse Flowers
Sandi Thom
Jack L
Lisa Hannigan
The Dylan Project
Pauline Scanlon
Emmy the Great
Newton Faulkner
Martha Tilston

Saturday 23 June
The Waterboys
Nick Lowe
Eric Bibb
Richie Havens
Men They Couldn't Hang
Liam O'Maonlai
The Storys
Catherine Feeny
Liz Green
Hayley Hutchinson

Sunday 24 June
Bootleg Beatles
KT Tunstall
Moya Brennan
London Community Gospel Choir
Steve Forbert
Songs of Nick Drake by Keith James
David Saw
Winding Stair
Hummingbirds
The Epstein

AVALON

Friday 22 June
The Waterboys
The Cat Empire
Seth Lakeman
Oi Va Voi
Chumbawamba Acoustic - Ooooh! Should be interesting!
Ben Waters Band
Flipron
Tarantism

Saturday 23 June
The Saw Doctors
Show of Hands
Gruff Rhys
Julie Fowlis
The Broken Family Band
Robin and Bena Williamson
3 Daft Monkeys
Big Strides
Sheela Na Gig

Sunday 24 June
Bellowhead
Kila
Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Rise Kagona and Champion Doug Veitch
Billy Bragg - It wouldn't be Glastonbury without Billy!
Tunng
Jeff Lang
Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo
Avalonian Free State Choir

THE PARK

Friday 22 June
Spiritualized - Acoustic Mainline - now this should be an interesting set! But the monkeys win!
Aliens
M.I.A
Shlomo
Cajun Dance Party
Martha Wainwright
Charlotte Hatherly
Chas & Dave
Amy Macdonald
Kate Nash
Los Campesionos!
Remi Nicole
The Ralfe Band
Peter and the Wolf

Saturday 23 June
Africa Express
Lou Rhodes
Ed Harcourt
Cherry Ghost
Piney Gear
Josh Pyke
Get Well Soon
The High Wire
Sargeant

Sunday 24 June
Gruff Rhys
Circulus
King Creosote
Adem
The Little Ones
Willy Mason
Micah P Hinson
Pete Doherty
Euros Childes
Fionn Regan
Richard Swift
Adele
Laura Marling
The Young Republic

STONEBRIDGE BAR

Thursday 21 June
Gerry’s Joint
Guilty Pleasures
Baggy Mondays

Friday 22 June
I'm With Stupid
Arthur Shearlaw
Joe and Nicky’s Sweet Charity
Sean Rowley (rock 'n' roll set)
Pablo Psychonaut
Soulsavers
Get Involved

Saturday 23 June
Butch Cassidy’s Reggae Pop Show
Four Tet with Eat Your Own Ears DJs
Broader Than Broadway And Bobby Champagne Jr
Hip Hop Karaoke
Guto (Super Furry Animals /Trojan Records)
Soul Jazz Sound System
Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve (Richard Norris and Erol Alkan)

Sunday 24 June
Butch Cassidy’s Reggae Pop Show
Baggy Mondays
Heavenly jukebox
Ben Swank (Fitzrovian Phonographic)
Pete Fowler (Monsterism)
Robin and Nick (heavenly jukebox/The Admiralty Club)
Broader Than Broadway Soundsystem

DANCE LOUNGE

Thursday 21 June
Andy Barlow (Lamb)
The Vees
Dive
Cakeboy & Doublethink
Uberzone
Suns of Mecha
Ctrl Z
Hybrid
Steve Lawler
Annie Nightingale's Dance Village Launch Party

Friday 22 June
Ghost
Breaking the Illusion
Urban Myth Club
Western Soul
The Nextmen feat. MC Wrec and Zarif
Western Soul
Hearin' Aid
Men in Masks
Hafdis Huld
Little Barrie
James Lavelle
Four Tet
Hexstatic
Sean Rowley's Guily Pleasures

Saturday 23 June
Filthy Dukes
Bimbo Jones
Para One
Husky Rescue
Cicada
Erol Alkan
Bonde Do Role
Annie Mac
Subsource
Die and Clipz
Andy Cato

Sunday 24 June
Quantic
Bugz In The Attic
Rob Da Bank and MC Beardyman
Dub Pistols
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Unklejam
J Mountain
Ben Westbeech
The Loose Cannons
Palladium
It's Bigger Than
Infinite Scale
DJ Finn

EAST DANCE VILLAGE

Friday 22 June
Fat Boy Slim
The Klaxons
Gus Gus
Simian Mobile Disco
Max Sedgley
Hyper
Cagedbaby
!!!
Buraka Som Sistema
Uncle Buck
XX Teens

Saturday 23 June
Mr Scruff
Mika
Mark Ronson
Yoda
Sugadaddy
Infadels
Tim Deluxe
Black Ghosts
Phil Kieran
Devils Gun

Sunday 24 June
Carl Cox
Pendulum Live
Dave Clarke
Vitalic
The Glimmers
Sh*tdisco
Kissy Sellout
Elektrons
Zero DB
Dragonette
Polichinelle

WEST DANCE VILLAGE

Friday 22 June
Trente Moller Live
Danny Howells
System 7
Surgeon A/V Show
Eatstatic
Jim Masters
A Guy Called Gerald
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
Alloy Mental
Subgiant
Kava Kava
Marc Vedo

Saturday 23 June
Sasha
Hybrid
Mr C
Meat Katie and VJ anyone
Uberzone
DJ Hal
The Bays
DJ Will Saul
The Neville Staple Band
Pama International
Kenji Williams
Breakfast with Howard Marks

Sunday 24 June
Krafty Kuts
Coldcut
Steve Lawler
Dreadzone - Worth trekking up to the dance village for!
Bitesize
Crazy P
Stanton Warriors
Phil Hartnoll Presents Long Range
Future Funk Squad
DJ Monkey Pilot
The Whip

G STAGE

Friday 22 June
The Plump DJ's
Rennie Pilgrem & MC Chickaboo
Adam Freeland
General Midi & MC Jakes
D. Rameriz
Dumb Blonde
Timo Maas
Tom Real V's The Rogue Element
Quest
Atomic Hooligan & Jay Cunning
The Breakfastaz
Ben & Lex
Plaza De Funk

Saturday 23 June
Andy C
Bong Ra
Freq Nasty
Radioactive Man Live
Adam F
Scotch Egg Band (Drumize)
Shitmatt

Sunday 24 June
Noisia
Mr Nice
Jungle Drummer DJ Fu and Rodney P
F**k Me USA
Vexd
Aural Imbalance
Allaby
Tristan
Tron
Beardy
Hydrophonic
Shpongle
Ott
Gaudi

PUSSY PARLOUR

Thursday 21 June
DJ Badly
Western Soul DJs
The John E Vistic Experience
P.R.O.D
Polichinelle
Niece & Unc
We Don't Play

Friday 22nd June
Detectives of Perspective
Circus Star Cabaret
Bourbon Warfare DJs
Discipulos de Otilia
We Don't Play
Sumaya
Leon Jean-Marie
Sancho Panza featuring the Twilight Players
Zen Hussies
Healer Selecta
Oojami Live

Saturday 23 June
P.R.O.D.
The Noisettes
Emporium featuring Bingo Karaoke
Salsa Class with Mo Flex
Sean Rowley Presents I'm Not In Love
Circus Star Cabaret
Jose Luis
Dr Meaker
Mr M
La Kinky Beat
DJ Zorro

Sunday 24 June
That Lazysunday DJ
The Kleptones
Sancho Panza
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis
Emporium featuring Bingo Karaoke
Forty Thieves Orkestar
DJ Tofowski
Destroyers
DJ Forty Thieves
Gipsy.CZ
Russ Jones 'The Hackney Globetrotter

ID SPIRAL

Thursday 21 June
Mayra
Wombat
Film
Dom Spiral
Film
Sheik Yarbooty

Friday 22 June
Mirror System
Aliji
Tom / Mira
Iain Dub vs Addsineon

Saturday 23 June
Tom / Mira
Liquid Djems
Sandra
Liquid Ross
Dan Spencer
Tall Will
Pete Ardron
4D
Cosmo

Sunday 24 June
Chesstar
Simon Pieman
Gaudi
Guy called Gerald
Naked Nick
Gandolfi
Mudra
Luna Lis

ROOTS STAGE

Friday 22 June
Swami
Bobby Friction
Asian Dub Foundation Sound System
Catch 22
Nerm
Bandish Projekt
Midival Punditz
T Bone
It's Bigger Than
Dhol Academy
Flynn and Flora
Jerona Fruits

Saturday 23 June
Steven Marley with guest Damian Marley
Iration Steppas
Fat Freddy's Drop
Daddy G
Mad Professor
Tayo
Nasio Fontaine
Smith and Mighty
Bobby Kray and Dennis Bovell
Die and Clipz
Dubdadda
Dubrovnik
Dub From Atlantis

Sunday 24 June
K'Naan
Klashnekoff
Hearin' Aid
Foreign Beggers
SuparNovar
Gettin Better Sound System
The Young Punx
Roullet Featuring Queen Bee and Parker

LEFT FIELD

Thursday 21 June - Thursday! Yes! Thursday kick off!
Left Field Anti-Slavery Night: With Unite Against Facism & SWTUC (hosted by Don Letts & Dub Cartel)
Don Letts & Dub Cartel
The King Blues
Damien Dempsey
Pama Inernational
The Beat
Beans on Toast
Gear
Soul Survivors
Kid Harpoon
3 Daft Monkeys
Neck
The Blood Arm
The Thirst

Friday 22 June looks like it's a 90's throw back party!
Virtual Festivals hosts...
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Back to the Planet
CUD
Republic of Loose
Slovo
Discipulos de Otilla
Very Be Careful
Tacto Latino
Movimientos

Saturday 23 June
Akala
The Noisettes
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly with Plan B
No Lay
Natty
The Mentalists
Ruarri Joseph
Mark Steel, Nick Wilty, Steve Gribben and MC Rosie Wilbey
Habakuk
The Poise Rite
The Deadbeats

Sunday 24 June
Billy Bragg - Billy!
Phil Jupitus
Jail Guitar Doors
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Glenn Tilbrook
Soweto Kinch
Goldblade
Neville Staples
Mark Thomas - Fine Cutting Edge Comedy!
Shazia Mirza
Tony Benn - Probably the only honest politician in the 20th century! And a great speaker too!
Ed Byrne
Marcus Brigstocke

LEFT FIELD STAGE 2

Thursday 21 June
Left Field Anti-Slavery Night: With Unite Against Facism & SWTUC (hosted by Don Letts & Dub Cartel)
Don Letts
Anti Slavery Vox DJ
Holy Fuck
DJ
Nizlopi
DJ
Liz Green
Rodney Brannigan
Sean Taylor
Seasick Steve
Fortune Drive
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
Dan Donnelly
Emmy the Great
Charlene Jones
Open Mic

Friday 22 June
Fred and Benny
Goldierocks (DJ)
Duke Special
Black Rats with Peaches Geldof (DJ)
Jack Penate
Huw Stephens (DJ)
Glen Tilbrook
Jim Bob
Joe Driscoll
Kid Harpoon
Fionn Regan
Kate Nash
Jersey Budd
Movimientos
Daisy Sweet Hearts

Saturday 23 June
Brakes
The King Blues
Zzz
Rhoda Dakar
Dan Donnelly
Movimientos

Sunday 24 June
Night of Treason
Neck
Dan Donnelly
African Skies
Positively Testcard

BABYLON BAND STAGE

Thursday 21 June
Max Pashm
The Doubtful Guest
Shorn Rah
The Mandibles
The Electric Soup
Paris Motel
Hodmadoddery

Friday 22 June
Ash
Cortina Deluxx
Wizz & Simeon Jones
Bill Smarme
Rose Kemp
The Cedars
Biggles
Snortin' Dogs
Electric Bill
The Duckworths
Michael J Sheehy
John E Vistic
LaXula

Saturday 23 June
The Cloghoppers
Glistening Cogs of Greenland
The Mandrake Project
Jeremy Smoking Jacket
Joe Public
Argument About Yellow
Sgt Peppers
Vladimir Steamboat
The Cedar
The Blessing
Babel
Zen Hussies
Los Albertos

Sunday 24 June
Phil King
The Volt
The Clap
The Mighty Peas
SJ Esau
Cats & Cats & Cats & Cats
The Wurzels

GLADE STAGE

Friday 22 June
Mark Edwards Hard Rain Environmental Show
Squarepusher
Buraka Som Sistema
Kenji Williams
Iain Ballamy
Pee Wee Ellis with James Morton and The Rawness
CCQ
Simon Atkinson & The Ben Marcato Trio
Seth Lakeman
Chimanimani

Saturday 23 June
Ozric Tentacles - Expect them to play til 3 in the morning!
!!! (chk chk chk)
Dreadzone - Dubbing It Up
Nick Warren
Echo
Jamie Cato (1 Giant Leap)
Nigel Mazyln Jones
Mr Bojangles Moustache

Sunday 24 June
Ganga Giri
Greg Dread and Spee
Soothsayers
Husky Rescue
La Kinky Beat
Eatstatic
Rhythmites
Hedge Monkey
Vertigo

GLADE CAFE

Friday 22 June
Hexstatic
Mark Edwards Hard Rain Environmental Show
Buraka Som Sistema
Kenji Williams
Iain Ballamy
Pee Wee Ellis with James Morton and The Rawness
CCQ
Simon Atkinson and The Ben Marcato Trio
Seth Lakeman
Chimanimani

Saturday 23 June
Ozric Tentacles - See above - they aren't in 2 places at once!
!!!
Dreadzone - See above - they aren't in 2 places at once!
Nick Warren
Echo
Slovo
Jamie Cato
Nigel Mazyln Jones
Mr Bojangles Moustache

Sunday 24 June
Ganga Giri
Greg Dread and Spee
Soothsayers
Husky Rescue
La Kinky Beat
Eatstatic Chilled Set
Rhythmites
Hedge Monkey
Vertigo

LATE'N'LIVE

Thursday 21 June
The Deadbeats
Dr Meaker
Laymar
Smallwhitelight
The Maple State
Liz Green
Venus Bogardus
The John E Vistic Experience
Ed Cottam
Lewis Sleeman
Nine Bean Rows

Friday 22 June
The Whip
Gravenhurst
The 9000
The Loungs
Scouting For Girls
Pinstripe
Onions
Thirty Pounds of Bone
The Travelling Band
Haiki Loki

Saturday 23 June
Orphan Boy
Love Minus Zero
Neon Plastix
Heck
The Answering Machine
Durban Poison
The Epstein
Feluka
Cortina Deluxx

Sunday 24 June
Polytechnic
The Courteeners
Cherry Ghost
Liam Frost
It's A Buffalo
Pierre Hall & The Lead Balloons
Clarky Cat
Rob Sharples
The Grim Northern Social
Birdengine
Sam Hammond
Thursday 21st June
The Egg
Dubblehead

CROISSANT NEUF STAGE

Friday 22 June
Almeida Girl and Le grand Descarga
Mankala
Rodney Branigan
The Huckleberries
The Soundcarriers
Bad Science
Yoga Workshop Class

Saturday 23 June
Steve Hillage (System 7 Dj set)
Kangaroon Moon
Tanglefoot
Seize the Day - probably the best 'right-on' hippy band ever - Check them out!
Echo
Nizlopi
Yoga workshop class

Sunday 24 June
Baka Beyond and The G’Bine
The Big
The Harp Trio
F.O.S. Brothers
The Boat Band
Biggles Wartime Band

LOST VAGUENESS - seriously freaky area!

Friday 22 June
DJ Sophie Toes, Lorne
MC Dougie Invisible
Dreamstate Circus
Merlinski Spacelee
Divine Company
Grrrlesque
Empress Stah
DJ Lorngerie
Grrrlesque
Alexanderope
Ryan Styles
Empress Stah
Cous-cous Torture Company
DJ Desert Ivan Discs
Dynamo Rhythm Ace
DJ Bollox and DJ Drew
Dusty Sprinkles and the Hot Jazz Biscuits
DJ Bollox and DJ Drew

Saturday 23 June
DJ Sophie Toes
Luxury Condo
DJ Lorngerie
MC Mat Fraser
Dream State Circus
Merlinski Spacelee
Sumaya Flamenco Troupe
Perverted Turkeys
DJ Marsh Mellow Mike
Mat Fraser
Taylor Mac
Zudance Aerial
Martha and Arthur
Kitty Bang Bang
Grainne
Vicky McManus
Twighlight Players
DJ Sophie Toes
The Lovers
DJ Andy Wetherall
Bison
DJ Marsh Mellow Mike

Sunday 24 June
DJ Sophie Toes
MC Dave Chameleon
Divine Company
Kitty Bang Bang
Martha and Atthur
Vicky McManus
Paul Zenon
Bees Knees
Empress Stah
DJ Lorngerie and Sophie Toes
Cous Cous Torture Company
Deviant Aerial
Paul Zenon and Sleez
Empress Stah
Perverted Turkeys
Bees Knees
DJ Lorngerie and Sophie Toes
The Puppini Sisters
DJ Lorne Sophie Mike
The Fat 45s
DJ Marsh Mellow Mike

Line up culled from Virtual Festivals

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The Hours - Thekla, Bristol January 28th 2007

The night started very well! On arriving in the car park just outside the ol' tub that is the Thekler Social, discovered that the payment meter was out of order so - Free Parking! Now for those not familiar with Bristol premier floating venue, (is there another venue afloat?), it has recently had a bit of a refurb and a lick of paint. The white paint on the superstructure gives it a little class, though this illusion is shattered as you begin your journey down into the hull and your feet struggle with the stickiness of the floor. Maybe it's time they hired a few cabin boys to 'swab the decks' on occasion! The layout and decor is pretty minimal, with the stage at the for'ard end of the vessel, a bench down each side of the dancefloor. Further back is the bar, with a seating area opposite that could probably comfortably accommodate 20 people around tables. back fiurther still are the stairs to the exit/entrance and the toilets, or should they be called the heads? There is also a gallery level, with a little seating and a balcony to lean nonchalantly over or sit and dangle your feet over. Though beware, if you do dangle unshoed feet, the people underneath will be tempted to tickle them!

The first band, well they weren't quite a band, just a 2piece on guitar and bass who started by apologising for the absence of the other band members, and didn't stop apologising for this until they left the stage. In their defence they did state they were asked to do the gig at short notice and warbled on about living in London, but being currently homeless. It was delightful to listen to their apologetic ramblings, but only as it was a break in their tedious art-school music. I don't really know how how to further describe the brand of art house music they were playing and it wasn't exactly offensive or driving me to any emotional conclusion, just a pleasant kind of noise. Didn't exactly inspire me to find out more though.

The real support were called The Master Chaynjis a Bristol Based three piece, compromising of a Too-Tall Bass Player, suitably coupled with a double bass, a violinist looking like she's just stepped out of a parisian cafe circa 1957, and an elastic faced front man strumming along on guitar with a very rich, almost operatic in depth, voice. Now this band were impressive, I don't tend to seek out Avante Garde music, but this was a fine example of the genre, love/hate lyrics delivered powerfully and with humour. At points the band did remind me a little of Nick Cave in his Murder Ballads phase with their darkness in lyric and almost jingly jangly rhythm. Your certainly going to enjoy seeing them, I hope they do play a few of the smaller festivals this summer! I think they delivered the best description of their music themselves - B-Movies set to music.

Well, the night is wearing on, people are starting to get a little restless and the dancefloor is filling, the venue looks close to capacity and The Hours arrive on stage to a very warm applause from the eager audience. The first thing that grabs your attention in their blistering audio onslaught, is how tight they are and that they look, and sound, as if they have been playing together for years. They have been described as the old new band due to the fact that they are in their mid thirties but seem so new and fresh. The music was great, the banter light hearted and witty. At one point about 3numbers in the earlier observation of how light it was in the venue was repeated as the house lights were still on at pre-gig levels, he did keep it quite polite but it didn't get any response from whoever was responsible for lighting directions, and his bitterness about this didn't show until after a call from the audience of "house lights down, stage lights up", it was not until they started the next tune that the LD got back to the lighting board and complied with the request and was then applauded by the crowd. It was a great set and a good night out. The leaving the stage after 10 numbers meant the encore was predictable, especially due to them not having played their big hit - Ali In The Jungle, and their roadie resetting guitars on stands on stage.

The encore started with a little talk by about "serious stuff" but due to crowd muppets calling out "zombie" after it was mentioned about rising from the dead,but not in a zombie way, the little serious bit turned into a zombie jam, which just showed how easily these boys work together and can adapt to the situation. Finishing the set was a blistering rendition of Ali which gave everyone a good buzz to go home with. Tomorrow the members of the audience will remember "how quick can you get back up?", but will be wondering why their shoes are sticky.
I'm wondering if they'll ever play a venue so small again after their upcoming album release.

Here's the set list for tonights show, straight from the sweaty roadies hand!

• Murder or Suicide


• Moment


• Love You More


• Breathe


• Need To Know


• Icarus


• Back When


• Narcissus Road


• People Say


• Big Black Hole


Encore


• Car Crash


• Ali

My final thoughts on the night - How easy would it be to sort out the ballast on that rusty tub so it didn't list at such a crazy angle.

Their album is released in February, order yours from Amazon!