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.

Monday 7th December 2009 off home

Flying home. We all left on different flights leaving Pete in Frankfurt sound asleep suppose he needs it.
Monk flew back to LA via San Fransisco and got stuck there, Hog, Kid, Scruff, Shahen and me flew back to Heathrow and Sid the Manager took us all home (Except shahen who dissapeared into London).

We averaged 3.5 hours sleep per night for the last week + whatever time you slept on the bus (in my case zero) We are absolutely shot!
I can't remeber being so tired but we had great fun.

Sunday 6th December 2009 frankfurt

Breakfast was a pain as we walked into the restaurant for it there was not a seat to be had & everyone was pissed off with us for the noise we made so what we did was make more noise. Rain rain & More rain.
We were supposed to leave on time but the blitherers Kid Hoggy Monkey were late for breakies & Mutti was being a wingy git ahh it was all good once we dragged our arses out & into the van. Off we go in the van & the bar was open once again!

Nice venue Nice staff, Good Sound system. Soundcheck was easy & everyone happy.
The show was the best of the tour & the crowd were reserved until halfway through the show then the Adicts let them have it giving them some new songs & some old. Monkey was on form tonight (about time) Pete played his heart out & Kid Rocked in time for a change. Shahen kept falling over which was funny & Scruff had to blow it by mentioning through a microphone Hendrix and getting me to do some Barking, Pete wasn't imprssed but we thought it was funny as fuck!
They Played Calling Calling in the Encore which delighted many fans as they never play it, it's agreat track and the first time I have seen it done live. They have also being playing youth with scruff singing it, again a brilliant song.
it was great night & a great way to finish the Life goes on 2009 leg of the tour
We are all Knackered & could sleep for a week but the saga will carry on. Because the Adicts will be back next year giving it all they got & bringing you all more & more & more.

Saturday 5th December 2009 Stuttgart

Rough is how we all feel. Breakfast was another experience Stuffy nonses frowning upon rock n rollers well fuck me.

we don’t exactly dress for breakfast & Mutti wearing a bathing suite doesn’t go down too well either. He was complaining all fucking day, Pete Upset him & he stormed off having a girly tantrum. Whe asked later what was it about he actually admitted Pete was right giving Pete more ammo to taunt him, but Pete didn’t, getting worried about Pete Now its not like Pete to be quiet.
Only half of us got up for the breakfast & off we went to Stutgart
A Rich City with a certain attitude slightly different to the rest of Germany. Nothing new I suppose we have seen it all.

The lepers did a good gig & we did The Biz as usual Throwing in a couple of goodies to thwart each other from getting stale even Kid got to sing May Whitehouse.

Friday 4th December 2009 Leipzig

Pissing down all day long, Everyone has a cold. Pete is struggling with muliple ailments & is up top asleep, unusual for him, saying that he has been no problem on this stint of gigs he is usually fired up & having a go at everyone, He is mellow & doing what he needs to do.
Scruff was complaining again about the sound, little does he realize is it is his job to communicate with the monitor mixer for his mix, but saying that he & Shahen have been working on this shite doggy track in the hotel called Hendrix, it’s a dance techno load of shite & they are obsessed with it, it's actually quite funny, they sampled Mutti into it too!

?…Scruff went into one & has never stopped rattling on about his new dog which is a sausage dog named Hendrix. We all think he has Mel’s Syndrome. Good Ol’ Mel. Bless his heart.

Arriving at the gig-hotel just a 5 minute walk away, we are all on the same floor for the first time, that spells trouble for anyone else who is on that floor & it was.
Soundcheck was a breeze & the catering was lovely. We played table football & had the room to accommodate plenty of people.
We bumped into a bunch of fans who are staying in the same hotel as us they were really excited.
The cute lepers played a great gig & sounded great.
Hoggy and me sorted out the stage in good time & were good to go ahead of schedule which made less stress to make any mistakes.
The Adicts hit the stage to a full house & they loved it, There’s not much the Adicts can do wrong on stage when they are on fire like this. The end of the night went smooth too, we had time to enjoy the disco a bit & hang out with some old friends & fans. We had to say Goodbye to the Cute Leppers as this was their last gig with us on the tour. You can guarantee we will be playing together again in the Future. We Loved them.
Back at the hotel Scruff & Shahen went into their little world with Mutti tonight recording his voice for what reasons we do not know. The rest of us had a good drink & made a lot of noise.
The fans who stayed in the hotel were a bunch of nice house wives & were hammered. It was an enjoyable evening.

Thursday 3rd December 2009 Berlin

It was nice to get to a show early & set up. Outside the venue was a Christmas fair & the scenery was nice all families enjoying the event.
I had to rush off to the local Music store & get a special cable for Pete’s wireless hoping they had it & to my surprise they did. So I was happy.
The Cute Leppers are joining up with us on the tour tonight, they are a good band & have a good future ahead of them. We were in for a treat. When we got to the venue they were already soundchecking & we just enjoyed listening to them.
All was hectic as usual getting set up, things don’t wanna work & Kid moaning like a old woman, it seems to be his thing these days moan moan fucking moan, he claims he can’t sleep in the van. But every time I look over he is asleep. Maybe if he went to bed to sleep instead of drinking all night long then he wouldn’t moan so much.
Berlin is a Big City & a beautiful one at that. Mutti Bastard tour manager is becoming a bit of a Bastard himself, maybe he needs sleep too. His comments are rather bland which does not go down well first thing in the morning with some of us.
The gig was spot on The Adicts ripped & put in a good shift. Shahen seems to be tired & makes a few bum notes, especially in places that really doesn’t need ‘em. Monkey tends to forget the words of the same songs each night, Mental blocks & Pete he sometimes just flies off into another song trying to keep everyone on their toes
Good gig by everyone. great crowd. Driving back to the hotel we went past the largest piece of surviving wall but Mutti didn't wanna stop for pics.

Tour routing

Mel

Hi Mel, we hope your feeling better mate

Love and Peace from all on the Adicts tour bus.

Any old excuse to dodge the tour mate!

xx

Wednesday 2nd December 2009 Tilberg 013

We walked back to the hotel after the gig





Hoggy can be pretty scary!



This morning there was a bit of a disagreement over a bar tab on room 322. eventually shahen agreed to pay the 320 euro bill.
The weather is worse than ever floods on the news things could get tricky. We had a good sleep in & decent breakfast it was a short drive to Tilberg & what a beautiful venue, Pete slept until 30 minutes before the adicts went on. During soundcheck something happened to the PA & we thought OH NOOO, but they fixed it. Our hotel was 3 minute walk for the venue.
Supporting us were old pals Funeral Dress who did a good performance.
The Gig was the best one of the tour for Adicts individual performances & they were very tight. So the Adicts are back in the groove & when there on it there's not a lot can match the energy of the show. The crowd were on form tonight. After the gig we loaded up & began walking back to hotel where it was bar after bar & then we bumped into a Geezer with a tuba coming out of a church band practice otherwise know as an excuse to touch up alter boys. He played a couple of disco songs hoggy & threatened to ram the Tuba up his arse if he didn’t play a stranglers song & there it was Peaches. Hoggy 10 points me 0.
It was a very stoned night that was had some. Shahen took a little walk to the grass shop where he scored some smoke. We eventually got kicked out of the last bar we were at. The bars here don't like you taking your own booze in. We were asked to leave politely, it was time for bed anyway & we had to be out of town by 8am, 7 hour drive to Berlin tomorrow.

Tuesday 1st December 2009 Dortmund FZW

Kid proving that he can hold a glass without dropping it

Breakfast was a treat best on tour up to date full on English with beans.
We left late & arrived at the perfect time for a quick shower & then sound check.
The gig itself was a good’n but Scruff didn’t think so he had a tantrum on Stage because he broke a string & his back up Guitar wasn’t tuned up. Well that was my fault I didn’t bother and Scruff hadn’t either. So I got loads of shit from Pete as is normal when anyone screws up in or around this band, if you screw up there is no where to hide! Unless you are Pete of course!
The Crowd were very laid back, well it was a Tuesday night & the weather was shit.
Kid had a slaver on that night his drumming was almost shite if it were not for the amounts of Jack he consumed, a fan commented saying he could remember when Kid was tight as fuck. Little do people realise that kid decided to break his toe on his left foot the night before being a idiot, I mean how many people do you know who sit on a chair & crushes their own toe, there was blood everywhere. After the gig we had a few in the bar & kid cheakily put all the drinks on Scruff & Shahens room. Kid spilled a whole tray of large Jack & cokes 6 on a tray, All over Monkey & Pete. & of course Kid blamed Pete for the mishap but as witnesses can vouch it was kids fault 100% but it was funny. As we all trundled off to bed Monkey had locked himself outside of the building & he has no idea how he got back in. I think Pete rescued him in the end. Pete’s health is bad, it’s a worry, he is in so much pain & tries to put a brave face on it. & he is a difficult to deal with.

Monday 30th December Aachen

We got up early dreading the drive from Paris to Aachen especially getting out of Paris fucking hell they drive like a bunch of sardines being devoured by dolphins, So we slept most of the way only stopping to have one last shit in france. The gig tonight will be fun We have TV Smith & Eddie & The Hot Rods on the bill with us.
After making good time we checked in to the hotel where we immediately hit the bar & kicked back. The soundcheck was quick & easy. It was a night to remember The Hot Rods were great Barry still has the voice & the band are awesome, They played a short set best of & it was nice just to have a decent support act for a change. I hope we do more gigs together. TV Smith did an acoustic set with Pescali on rhythm guitar & Monkeys drunken Twin on drum VOM from Die Toten Hosen. For an acoustic gig it was really loud.We played a reasonable set Pete was having a nightmare of an evening, I thought he was going to pass out after the fourth song, he stayed on his feet but had no idea where he was so as the band played a song Pete was playing something else it was quite Psycadelic at times. No one really noticed I don’t think. Once again the Adicts played songs that have never been heard making it interesting. The Crowd Loved it & the end of the show was a celebration. The venue we played in was an old war time bunker & it could house the whole population of Aachen at the time it was a maze of tunnels & weird rooms. At the end of the night Vom was blithered & he resembled Monkey in the same state it had to be seen to believe. Back at the Hotel we hit the bar with some members of the Rods & a good night was had by all.