We had a blast playing at The ‘A Club’ at Merchants Hall in Edinburgh last night. Our first all seater/table service show! Two sets of indie bangers and, if you look closely, a walkabout singer….
Thanks to our followers, friends and family who came to see us! We are taking a wee break and then back for 2 gigs in the west in September!
It was great to be back at The Glad Cafe in Glasgow last night. Someone must have turned on the heating as it was unbelievably hot! Being in Glasgow we had to play Orange Juice’s ‘Dying Day’ which was from the Postcards Records era from where we took our name. £600 raised for The RISE Collective , thanks to everyone that came down.
We had great fun at our midnight gig at Whistlebinkies last night ! A few of the band had an pre-gig nap but we were on top form, thanks to everyone that came down. We debuted new songs by Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello, definitely getting a late 70s New Wave vibe just now!
I remember seeing The Scars a few times back in 78/79 and their first single “Horrorshow”/”Adult/ery” blew me away and remains a favourite of mine ever since. Recently caught up again with guitarist Paul Research and was intrigued to see how the reformed band would work out with original players and Tam Dean Burn on vocals.
This came immediately after watching Scotland football team’s amazing win in Norway from the Roseburn bar, so I was very much the worse for wear, but managed along to catch the start of their set. Paul and the band sounded just great but Tam is an aquired taste I just haven’t aquired. I retired home after half a dozen songs, glad to have seen them but glad not to stay out any longer!
A bit over a year since I saw CHVRCHES with Mhairi at the Corn Exchange. They have been touring the Screen Violence album and show for the best part of 2 years and I think this was the last venue show before a last few festivals and a massive well earned rest! Lots of successful fund raising achieved to for the tremendous Refuweegee charity. Great idea and very well done.
This was just as slick and exciting as last time, a well oiled machine of a show, but having a home town crowd in a packed Barrowland Ballroom did make for a more special occasion with plenty of the Glasgow banter! Even though it was hotter than a snakes ass in a wagon rut, I still sang along til hoarse to all my favourite songs. Brilliant!
Thanks to all at The Ferry, The Spiders on Mars for the support slot and all the dancers and singers who came see us. We love The Ferry and hope to be back there soon. Special thanks to Alan Borland for the great pics