Devastating news up here - crowd gatherings of 500+ are to be banned from Monday this may include gigs where emergency services are deployed. Thankfully, the gigs I've currently got booked are either under that capacity, or at venues that don't have police/ambulance services in attendance. The bigger venues (Hydro mainly) will be affected though....with gigs there already cancelled/postponed. What a ****ing mess - just follow Yannis and co's advice....
The new Porridge Radio album came out today - some great tracks on it, have listened to it three or four times. This one stands out for me, love the way Dana Margolin sings, the emotion in her voice is very powerful
RIP Pete Mitchell - champion of bands during the 90s Manchester scene, especially The Charlatans. Here's a track from their debut album about a village near Northwich where Tim Burgess grew up....
