“The biggest skies in the world” is how tonight’s host Matthew describes the Suffolk/Norfolk skies above tonight’s venue – Wingfield Barns As I drive East the land opens out flat, like the blank pages of a new diary. Anything’s possible tonight. It’s unwritten....
The Electric Theatre sits in the middle of a roundabout in the centre of Guildford, raked seats and a sound system that the in house tech Chris has finely tuned. On the journey I bought a bag of chips from the shop and they were so bloody awful I threw two thirds of...
Upon arrival at Taunton I take a walk in the evening sun to stretch my legs and untangle my head after a gruelling 7 hours in the car. Last night I was in Manchester watching Eliza Marshall’s wonderful ‘Freedom To Roam’ – the experience was worth every minute of...
The Lorry and its load swerved wildly, swinging back and forth in front of me. I heard myself say “what?” out loud as my foot touched the brake pedal and I was re-assured to feel my car respond to this request, quickly followed by a brace for impact from behind that...
Post yoga, pre sound check. My eyes are open, my mind is open to the present moment. It occurred to me that perhaps I used to mask this with caffeine and alcohol. It’s very grounding to my same yoga routine, the one I do in Japan/at home. When you arrive at a new...
When I pulled into the Aspley Retail Park in Hemel Hempstead I knew I’d arrived and the gig had begun! It was 4:30pm and I felt a sense of relief that I’d managed to pop over the m25 before the drawbridge of congestion had been raised and swallowed me whole. Folks...
