From Camberwell to Kilburn (via Moscow)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

We’re in the midst of packing for Russia, but we’ve just got time to let you know that tickets are now on sale for our gig at The Luminaire on Wednesday July 9th. We’re still in the process of sorting out the other bands who are going to play, but it should be a good one.

The Luminaire is definitely my favourite small venue in London, both to play at and to watch other bands. There are a few reasons for that:

The people who run it aren’t obviously evil, unlike the people who run some other London venues that shall remain nameless. They’ve given some thought to how a venue works, and they’ve designed the place around their ideas. The stage isn’t tiny, and there’s a dressing room that isn’t the toilet (although last time we played there, we had to share it with 12 women in spangly mini-dresses – I have my suspicions that it was them who drank all the beer on the rider that night). The sound and light are pretty good for the size of the venue, and there are signs all around the place telling people to keep quiet while the bands are on (I’m a bit of a fascist about that sort of thing). I don’t know anyone who says a bad word about the place – even Robbie Gee (the driver for our UK tour last autumn, ex-member of King Adora, and general rock’n'roll legend) has been known to wear one of their rather stylish t-shirts.

So anyway, the Luminaire is lovely, and I’m really looking forward to playing there again. Assuming we get back from Russia in one piece. We’ll keep you posted about how we get on over there…

Get your tickets here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/32339

Malcolm