Tuesday 8th March, Oxford - Zodiac

Oxford. 
Different town, different crowd, different support band, but another 
great sell out gig.......including some amorous crowd behaviour which 
I'll get to later! 

After waking up fuzzy headed as a result of celebrating an amazing first 
time at Shepherds bush Empire, its not until everyone has showered that 
the cobwebs start to disappear. Also after pigging out on the buffet 
style food in the dressing room some of us were even smiling. 
New support band Ghosts (Will's hot tip) began their set to a half full 
venue, but thankfully it took next to no time to fill up, and the ends 
of their songs were met with deserved applause. Alterkicks gave another 
fine performance leaving the crowd well and truly warmed up. 

Cue us......It's always fun playing intimate venues. Shepherds Bush was 
amazing, but in venues like the Zodiac you do feel much more connected 
to the audience. I personally had a great gig! (Let me explain why) 
We got about four songs in, and all was well. The vibe in the room was 
good, but appaered to be slightly overwhelming for one couple just in 
front of me. Having powerful lights on stage means we can quite often 
see the crowd very clearly. The male half of the couple in question 
couldn't resist reaching around his partner and having a squeeze of her 
lady-bumps! I had a great view! It wasn't the act in question that 
excited me or got my attention, more the females reaction, as she was 
half loving it, but also extremely embarrassed that I could see the 
whole thing. This continued pretty much all night, and I imagine that 
his hands are still there now. 
The crowd response was amazing all night long, and Thru The Glass once 
agian signalled a great end to a great show, however if anyone in the 
front row thought that I was serenading them, i wasn't....my guitar 
strap broke! 

Oh oh oh!! One more thing - another landmark for us ......... 
someone threw their bikini top on stage, the first time that has ever 
happened! Tom says thanks - he's wearing it now, but he desperately 
wants the matching pants!! 

Adam 


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