THE GREAT END OF THE YEAR BASH!!

Some of you will already be aware that we are planning to lift the roof off The Wharf tomorrow night, as part of their New Year's Eve celebrations, but we thought we'd post a little reminder on here for those who might not have seen the previous publicity! It's only our second gig of the year, for reasons which we'll not bore you with repeating here; the last one happened to be at The Wharf as well so, in addition to running the risk of becoming their House Band (although 2 months between gigs is perhaps stretching that point a bit!), we've a lot to beat, because the last gig there was immense!

Having not played in public for over 10 months (and not much in private, come to think of it!), we approached the gig with not a little trepidation but, as it turned out, there was absolutely nothing (well, hardly anything!) to worry about - most notes and words were remembered (many of them in the correct order) and, most importantly, Andy's guitar arm and fingers stood up to the test!

So, as Chris seemed impressed with the audition,  we've been invited back to play the prime gig of the year - New Year's Eve! The plan, at the time of writing, is for us to do 3 sets, the first one starting at around 8:30; we'll be playing up until around 11:45, so we get a chance to enjoy the bongs with our loved ones as well (oo-er Matron), and then Chris will do a DJ set after midnight (not sure he knows about that yet!). There is NO entrance charge for this, but, once the place is full (which, we're guessing, will be pretty early), entry will be restricted, and it'll be a case of "one out, one in". Who knows how many people will be there; hopefully, lots and, as a guide, when we played in October there were over 100 people in the place all night, so it's a fair bet that there will be quite a crowd in! As ever, we'll be delighted to see as many old friends as care to join us (and any new friends you want to bring along!); there will be plenty of fun and games with the old numbers, and there's even a couple of new ones thrown in for good measure!

So, 2016 beckons - another year ticked off; it's difficult to believe that DaZeD aNd ConFuseD has been in "existence", in its current form (with a couple of changes, here and there!) for over 10 years, but there you go! We're planning to be much more "active" next year - holidays, aching muscles and ageing relatives permitting, so watch this space for details of where and when you can have the pleasure!

Until then, it just remains to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year, and we'll do exactly the same again tomorrow night!



HERE WE GO AGAIN!!

So you thought you'd got away with it, didn't you? Dazed and Confused play a monumental "last" gig at the Windmill in Whiteley Green just before Christmas 2014, and mutter some poppycock about needing a bit of a break but "don't worry, we'll be back". Don't think we didn't hear the whispers of "oh yeah, course you will" and "Thank God for that, they're giving up at last" - but, ha ha! here we are again!

Yes, the band is back, and the venue for our return is The Wharf on Brook Street in Macclesfield and the date is SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER starting, as usual, around 9pm. Landlord Chris has kindly put his premises and reputation on the line so we can get the old muscle memory going (or any sort of memory really!), and we are all really looking forward to it, and hope as many of our old (and new) friends will come along to witness the resurrection!

Just a few words to update on what has been happening in the intervening period of 9 months (which, actually, has only seemed like 9 weeks!). The major reason for our hiatus was that Andy had been having real problems with one of his arms (I think it's his drinking arm, which might explain a lot!); without going into detail, or breaching patient confidentiality, he was finding it hard to do the things with his fingers that guitarists do (ooh, matron!), so a complete rest seemed the best course of action. This also allowed Paul, Mon, Chrissie, Hugh and Dave to take several holidays each, without worrying about clashes with gigs (although synchronising hols was difficult and, therefore, so was sorting out times for us to get together at all!).

However, Andy's arm seems to be on the mend, although he's still not at full throttle (a blessing and a curse!), and we've managed to put in a few practice sessions, so it seems reasonable to see if things still work as well as before. We've tried a few new numbers, and there will be at least one included in the Wharf set but, for the most part, we'll be shaking some cobwebs of the old stuff (some of which actually seem like new ones, it's so long since we've played them!) so there will be no excuse for you folks not to join in.

So, there it is, get yourselves along to The Wharf in a couple of Saturdays time, and it will be like we (and you!) have never been away!