Gigs We've Done: 2003
Here's all the gigs we played in 2003, along with any details of the night I can remember.| Wednesday 5 March |
Betsy Trotwood, London
solo |
First gig since I moved to London, first gig for my brother Thomas, and live debuts for both The Lesson Of The Smiths and Things'll Be Different. |
| Saturday 19 April |
Betsy Trotwood, London
solo |
Not a good night - weakened by a run of good gigs, I lost control and panicked. |
| Wednesday 7 May |
The Albion, Winchester
solo |
Playing with Owen Tromans, who lent me his pickup, I did "I Can See Clearly Now" and a revised version of "Fly Me To The Moon" for the first time and ended up stoned (sorry mum) on a lilo during a student party. Rock and ROLL! |
| Saturday 14 June |
The Adelphi, Hull
with band |
Me and Tom at our first Hull gig - thus the first night we met the mighty Mr Eddy Bewsher. |
| Monday 14 July |
The Verge, London
with band |
Supporting The Lovely Brothers - this was the night "Captain Disco" joined me onstage to sing "Stan" with his penis water pistol. |
| Friday 1 August |
Upstairs At The Garage, London
solo |
I spent the afternoon at BBC 6 Music, and was a bit WEAKENED by the time I got to the gig, and didn't manage to control the heckling. |
| Saturday 2 August |
Victoria Inn, Derby
with band |
AAS 5th Birthday all-dayer with Johnny Domino, The Frightened Prisoners Of The Kraken, Lazer Guided and many many more. |
| Sunday 10 August |
Ray's Back Garden, Winchester
solo |
A vegan barbecue and payment in BEER - NICE. |
| Thursday 14 August |
The Windmill, London
with band |
AAS Fifth birthday gig - Mr FA Machine was drunk, people cheered, we had fun! Also featuring Johnny Domino and Plans & Apologies. |
| Saturday 20 September |
The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
solo |
Hecklers were deflected, girls danced, I played Born Yesterday (the only time) and there was a strange and frightening pub quiz. |
| Monday 29 September |
The Social, Nottingham
with band |
Very very LOUD gig with The Chris TT band - I think this was the night when Sam from Tasty Fanzine got head-butted. |
| Saturday 11 October |
Raffles, Derby
solo |
I played first, didn't get paid, my name was spelt wrong on the posters, and I missed The Validators! |
| Sunday 12 October |
The Adelphi, Hull
with band |
An astonishingly fantastic night, organised by Eddy, and featuring Christmas Cake! Tom ran about trying to keep up with demand for CDs. |
| Thursday 16 October |
The Vine, Leeds
with band |
A very sweaty night with Being 747 and a young heavy metal band - Pictures here! |
| Monday 20 October |
Lamplighters, Leicester
with band |
Final gig of the mini-tour with Being 747. We did an encore, but had to ask for it - Pictures here! |
| Friday 24 October |
Bar Lorca, London
solo |
A Kooba night - I had to work hard to get the audience on-side, but it worked in the end. This night saw the debut of my solo set DANCING! |
| Thursday 30 October |
Cube Cinema, Bristol
solo |
Supporting Chris TT - The venue's roof was falling in and I lost my bottle and haven't been back to Bristol since! |
| Saturday 1 November |
Jug of Ale, Birmingham
solo |
Bearos Halloween Gig with Grover and Palomar 13. They'd learnt special spooky songs, so I had to do "Evergreen" by Will Green and add ZOMBIES. |
| Sunday 2 November |
The Maze, Nottingham
solo |
Earlier in the day I'd been complimented on my dancing, so was in a good mood. This felt like the first gig that moved towards The Uberset, and I did "Boom Shake The Room" with a proper introduction for the first time. |
| Saturday 8 November |
Railway Inn, Winchester
solo |
A good night - I thought I was dying on my arse but ended up getting an encore. I noted that my name was still on the board outside The Albion from several months before. |
| Saturday 15 November |
University of Sheffield Students' Union, Sheffield
solo |
After The Lesson Of The Smiths a youth shouted "You're the MAN! You're the MAN!" I pointed out that I was simply A man, but it was nice of him to say so. |
| Sunday 21 December |
The Windmill, London
solo |
Supporting Chris TT, who doubted my WORD about Bands From London. First gig appearance for Girlfriend Alarmed. |
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