Arriving to my first ever Friday at TITP following its introduction last year, we encountered the usual troop of Laaads guzzling Buckfast, simply shouting “TEEEINNNTHAAPAAARK” – as if to remind people of where they are?
Following the riotous scenes at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester that saw people literally throwing themselves at the stage in Smiths-like fan worshipping, it was back up the road to Inverness for the first dates in Scotland since the band’s signing to Columbia Records.
Normally the tendency is that you see a band in a small venue first and then, as they get more popular, you will eventually see them make the step up to the bigger stage. That was not the case with tonight’s band
Arriving in the tranquil setting of the ‘wee’ arch, it was in stark contrast to my last visit and the rowdy celebration that was the Fatcat Xmas party. Instead of 40 strong choirs, stage invasions and wrestling there were candle lit tables and a crowd of musos, thesps and various members of Glasgow’s new school [...]
There appears to be new nights popping up all over the capital at the moment and one such soiree caught my attention recently at the Wee Red Bar. A firm favourite with any music fan in Edinburgh, the Wee red is home to the Egg club on Saturday nights and was also the venue for [...]
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