Nagoya 12th nov 2010

Arrived at the venue, to sound check, again as yesterday the stage was setup and waiting, this is an easy tour for me, I really only have the guitars to worry about. We send our tech spec out really works well and the Japanese are very organised, I would say poasswibly even more than the German venues who are also very good.
Pete has asked for Marshall JCM900's 4100's which coincidentaly is what I use. Don't know whats wrong with mine though, Pete always makes them sound better, bastard!
We have been keeping Hoggy happy at sound check with a little starnglers even though they have beards and arn't very punk rock :)
During the show a girl threw her bra at Monkey so I grabbed it (the bra), a little later when no one was looking I put it on, (it was a perfect fit and really sweaty)
I then stood in the curtains at the side of the stage and some of the crowd spotted me and were laughing, my taget though was Pete surely when he spots me he'll fluff his guitar lines, he didn't but he did crack up. (he'd all ready made a couple of fuckups anyway :)
The line up for the show was THE ADICTS／LAUGHIN' NOSE／Oi-SKALL MATES and again it was sold out.

Will put some pictures up when I get some, below is a video of easy way out and viva.

13-11-2010 Tokyo last night

Drinking carnage, No one in there right mind would let the Adicts tour party have two hours all you can drink for 2000 Yen each, my first order was 14 beers!


Our host's were stronger than they looked, don't know what they thought as they carried one os us home on the first day ha ha! any way it wasn't the booze, "it was jet lag"


What a gig, sold out and the biggest venue of this tour so good news.
We have fallen in love with our Japanese host's, they are lovely and very organised.
The country is great too, very low crime (till Hoggy got here anyway!)
So weird to fly 6,000 miles and see hundreds of fans singing every word, i still haven't got used to that. Band wise it wasn't the best performance ever (tactfully put) But considering no rehearsal, everyone being jet lagged and hung over it was ok.
The fans loved it, and apparently there were over 200 t shirts sold by the promoters!
After the show Pete wasn't happy and got Hog and I to award points out of ten to each of the band, I was a litle Kinder than Hog who only managed to give them a 3 ha ha!

We have to leave at 11:00 in the morning to drive to Nagoya for the second gig.

More from Tokyo

I'm tired, hers some pics from tokyo last night

Last night

Right, got a little bit of time now, we have soundchecked and been out for a spicy noodle lunch, nice.

Well when I said things would get messy I didn't realise quite how messy. One of the tour party awoke to find there room mate crapping on the floor, couldn't find the loo! During sound check the words of "Who drunk my beer" got changed to "who shit on the floor" Everyone knew what had happened and we were all crying with laughter.

Adicts reunited 11/11/2010

The LA crew showed up at the hotel at about 19:30 and then we all headed out to eat, we ended up splitting into two parties, those who wanted sushi and those who didn't.
I'll eat almost anything not Sushi so ended up with the non sushi group.
We all met up after the meal and wandered around the streets looking for a bar. We found bar 27 which seemed perfect but we then did a deal with another bar, 2000 yen each, all you drink in 2 hours, it's gonna get messy!
It's 11am here, we are 9 hours ahead of uk, I have just got up and showered, feel slightly rough from last nights activities.

Gotta go, more pics later

We have arrived in Tokyo

The London crew arrive at Tokyo to be met by the promoter Tomo and her team.


Well that was a long flight, pretty knackered now. Kid scored 10 cans of Warsteiner in a single visit to the trolley dolly's, that is a new record. Kid also left he knee hanging out to far into into the gangway and I heard an almighty crack as it got hit by a trolley. It must have hurt kid a lot but he seemed t find it funny!

We didn't know what the plan was on arrival at Tokyo or who was meeting us but as we came out of customs a droog was stood there waiting for us.

Now at the hotel, we have met up with David the Spanish promoter and i'm gonna shower and maybe get a couple of hours kip before we go out to a bar.

The LA flight gets in about 17:00 so the others will join us by 19:00

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Japan here we come!

Thought I would complete the blog for this tour as I haven't done it for the last couple.
I am currently sat at home, been to the Anchor for a goodbye meal with Pol and a goodbye to decent ale for the next week probaly!
Just completed the online check in for Kid, Hog, Scruff n me, might save a little time at the aiport tomorrow. Sid the manager (Taxi)is coming at 04:30 and it's currently 11PM. I just cracked a nice cool tin of Adnams open, wonder what the Jap beer will be like, I know Sappora which i guess would be drinkable if cold. There is plenty more Adnams in the fridge so am pondering wether to just sit here till Sid turns up. Reading through the itinery we have 3 gigs Tokyo Liquid rooms on Friday night, bottomline in Nagoya Saturday and finally shangrila in Osaka on Sunday.
I have never been to Japan and reading through this stuff is making me really look forward to it.
The gigs look easy, not much travel and fairly early shows so should be a doddle, really chuffed the band asked me to do this tour, been so busy with work this is just what I need!
As well as some local Jap bands we have the real McKenzies for support, I haven't seen them but have listened to them on many occasions so looking forward to that!
Well it's only 11:15 so might as well get another beer in.
Looks like we (Kid Hog Scruff and I) arrive at the hotel in Tokyo at 10:00 am on Thursday then have the rest of the day off, Monk, Pete and Shahen get in at about 19:00. Reckon we gonna have a great evening, really looking forward to seeing everyone again. Should be some funny drunken stories to come from that one ha ha.
Looking at the flights it's a little under 2 hours to Frankfurt then we change planes and just over an hour later we will be on our way to Tokyo which is exactly 11hours all being well!
When I did the online check in we all got seats together so I guess the day will go something like this.
arrive at aiport, check in, go to bar, nearly miss flight due to being in bar too long, get on plane, further drinking, sleep, arrive hotel, go to bars for rest of day. See I can predict the future, the above will be spot on accurate!
Well that's all I can think of for now, wonder if there's anything other than shit on the Tele.
Stay tuned to Daves Bastards Adicts blog, we gonna have some fun! x

Saturday 1st May 2010 Newcastle O2

We had a lay in until noon & took off to Newcastle arriving at 2:30pm on the dot. Set the gear up everything relaxed & sound check was real good. We all went to a Thai restaurant the food was nice & then we went back to venue some of us went to a real ale house for a few beers. They had Prince Bishop ale which we all raved about, was fantastic, When we got back we were a bit pissed so I knew tonight was going to be good.Early gig on stage at 8.40pm.The band rocked again which included Kids drums breaking halfway through the show. Two kick drum pedals broke, We had to fix them both within 5 minutes it was a nightmare, while this going on & Kid getting more anxious, Monkey & Pete kept the audience amused with a load of twenty seven. Pete decided he wanted to meet everyone in the Audience he got pretty much the whole first row on first name basis, Not sure how long the break was but it was very long,,,The show ended with a huge push from the band & the Newcastle crowd loved it.Got back to the hotel had a quiet drink & hit the sack. & that was that.

Friday 30th April 2010 Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes was a great tour opener, the band were very tired from the last couple of nights rehearsing and planning at the studio, loadsa arguing over the set occasionally interrupted by some playing ha ha it was chaotic, arguments & swearing going on. This is pretty normal, the band are extremely passionate & kid gets very vocal, loud n sweary.Getting back to Cleethorpes it was a nice venue & everyone was nice to us, which is always a good thing, It pissed down with rain while we were over the road eating a lovely carvery dinner with Yorky puddings too. I got bollocked by the carvery man for pinching an extra yorkie but I didn’t mind, 1 yorkie seemed a bit tight and he couldn’t really ask for it back. The pedigree ale on the bar went down like nectar. The support band were the Sex Pistols experience, it was great to see another cover band opening for the Adicts.They really did a good job & nice blokies too, sid was producing some of the loudest burps I have ever heard, strangley Rotten seemed to have a similar talent!So The Adicts hit the stage a new set, includes Tune in Turn on Drop out. Life goes on,I love you but don’t come near me, Spank me baby. Off the new album & a surprise song never ever played before off 5th Overture album –I am Yours (Scruff singing instead of Pete, bit of a love song this one but I really like it, specially as Kid keeps looking at me when he sings ha hah ha. Love you too Kid! Youth, & 4321 from Sound of music. Very much a drastic change to the set & they performed pretty good for the first gig. For naughty girl we had a lovely little lady all of 10 years old dressed up as Monkey come one & sing. Pete struggled a bit, it’s surprising he’s here really. He just had major neck surgery & has had six screws a metal plate & cadavere bone put in, Just in February. He ripped away & rocked it as he always does. But it comes with a price, he suffered after the show. We all missed Mel, not well enough to tour, Shahen really fits in with the Adicts & rules. After the show we drove to a Hotel in Doncaster for the night. Everyone absolutely shattered & that was just the first one.