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.