Only 2 weeks to go now before the Macc Beer Festival, and we're taking some time off from from gigging to gird our loins, practice a couple of new songs, and generally prepare ourselves for the fray!If the past 2 years is anything to go by, we'll be booking ourselves in for an MOT straight afterwards - but it will be fun getting to that state!
Hot off the press (literally) is the cutting from this week's Macclesfield Express (click on it to enlarge) - and I quote "The energy Dazed and Confused bring to the stage has to be seen to be believed. Customers may struggle to keep up and will hate it when we close down for the evening, but will be exhausted when we do" - thus speaketh the Festival Chairman - so it must be true! I don't know about the customers - Frank struggles to keep up sometimes!
Anyway, get your tickets quickly - Friday night's your best bet, as there will be a full selection of beers available - but the tickets for that night are like gold dust!
Other news is that we're looking to play at the Mind, Body and Boogie Festival in Bollington at the end of August. Anyone who has been to this in the last 2 years, will know that it has grown very quickly to a really popular event with a huge number of acts (50+?) performing at a number of venues (inside and outside) across Bollington. There have been (as always) a few complaints about noise (I believe there were a total of 7 - 4 of which were from the same person!), but the organisers are working with the local authorities to ensure it can go ahead. It's for a fantastic cause (Mental Health charities), so I'd recommend it to anybody who likes good music. Entry is completely free - all you have to do is pay £1 for a string of beads for every act you watch over the weekend! Check out the MySpace site for more information
Link to Mind, Body and Boogie
