Grammatics Tour Diary Part 3Posted on Friday February 1, 2008 at 12:40am
So then, to pick up where we left off…
On Saturday we headed to Sheffield Students Union, a venue held dearly to the collective Grammatics heart. Trev managed not to ‘wash’ his jeans in the shower this time. Here’s me getting spooky on stage before soundcheck:
Sunday night in Leeds was always going to be a gamble. Luckily the gamble paid off and we all got completely trashed. Oh and the gig went well too…
Emilia and I pre-Whisky
The F Heads in Leeds
Monday morning came far too soon and we set off on a combined estimate of around 2 hours’ sleep. The journey was surprisingly picturesque as we traipsed the A roads to Norwich and a stop at Big Al’s Diner somewhere near Lincoln (’The Best Breakfast on the A17′) was a welcome break from trying to sleep sideways in the back of the van.
Emilia and Dom gaze longingly in Norwich… ?
Energised by a local support act in the shape of charming jerk-poppers The Kabeedies, the crowd in Norwich were pogoing by the end of our first song. I gave a sarcy introduction to ‘Broken Wing’ (with the best intentions) and ended up getting a mixture of applause, mutilated barbie dolls and stale hula hoops thrown back at me. All in good faith.
(Apparently, this was one of the racks at the aforementioned Liverpudlian Tequila bar. I don’t remember being there.)
Next, Bournemouth: another gruelling five hour drive of which I did absolutely none and slept the whole way. Sound problems onstage meant that for me at least, the gig didn’t go as well as it could have.
We made up for it with a spate of gear-trashing at the conclusion - unbeknownst to him, Dom managed to throw his snare drum at the menacing, tough-as-nails and unimaginably kind-hearted Futureheads tech, a man who goes by the name of ‘Bomber’.
Thankfully, he decided not to kill us and instead ended up another happy, drunken face at the end-of-tour party. The Futureheads shared copious amounts of champagne with us and we all ended up playing poker and dice back at their hotel suite (Jaff is a demon). Needless to say, it was an unforgettable experience.
The tour’s been a massively educational time for us and for me personally has been a huge honour, having been a fan of the Futureheads since I was 15 (a few years ago). If you’re reading this chaps, thanks for everything. Shoutouts also have to go out to Paul, Bomber, Andy (theirs), and Mido and Trev (ours), the unsung heroes of this whole thing.
And so we are to Stoke and beyond…
Peace out
xxx (Grammatics)
P.S. Here’s a link to a recent feature on us by Narc Magazine. The photo didn’t work on Myspace…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23377109@N05/2235547842/?edited=1
Also check www.rocksellout.com for a review of our Norwich show.
