Friday 10 May 2013 will be remembered for many things - the Government Transport Committee produced its Aviation Strategy, Adam Hansen won Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia cycle race (it finished in Pescara, by the way), and there was a total solar eclipse visible across Australasia. However, all of these events were eclipsed (see what I did there?) by the SEVENTH appearance of Dazed and Confused at the Macclesfield Beer Festival! Now, it wasn't the 7th appearance in a row because, as seasoned readers of this nonsense will remember, we decided to give last year a miss after 6 on the bounce (we said it was to give ourselves and the audience a break but, secretly, we were afraid we wouldn't be asked!), and regretted it ever since! When we were asked to come back this year, we took the opportunity with open arms and, my goodness, was it a fine decision!!
The format was different this year, in that there were 2 different bands on each night, and we baggsied Friday night because we know it's always the best one! Special mention must go the The Great Escape, who made their BF debut, and did a fantastic job of warming the crowd up; it's not easy doing the early shift but Jon, Martin and the lads had the Big Tent really jumping by the end of their set. We took the stage at 10:00pm, and kicked off with an "unknown" number ("Revo") by a Canadian band called Walk Off The Earth, who a few of us saw play at The Ritz in Manchester last year. It was a bit of a gamble, but it seemed to work well, especially as it sped straight into "Rock and Roll" which is our token nod in the direction of Led Zeppelin (as many people think we're a Zep tribute band, because of our name!) - featuring Machine Gun Thompson on drums!
A mix of new stuff and the old favourites occupied the next hour and a half and, by the time we wrapped up with cheesy old "Delilah" (ah yes, I remember her!) at 11:45pm we were well and truly buzzing! Judging by the amount of singing and dancing that went on, the 1500 or so people in the crowd seemed to enjoy it, and we even managed to keep the barriers in place (much to the pleasure of the security guys!).
A couple of quotes summed up the night:
- "It was just like being famous!" Andy Smith, Rock God
- "I heard "Fire" rolling across the fields so, fortunately, I didn't miss all of your set!" Pete Munro, who had acting commitments at MADS, so couldn't make the event
Next scheduled gig is on Friday 28 June, back at The Windmill in Whiteley Green, although we could be treading the boards in Congleton before that depending on negotiations that are currently underway! We'll keep you posted!
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