UK 30 Shows in 30 Days: Day 10 – “We are the UK fan base.”
From NME.com.
Sunshine is rare in this benighted land. Though we do believe it invites wit. The most one can reasonably wish for is a light drizzle to accompany the ubiquitous grey skies. Instead of torrent. Though that has its advantages too, as we discovered in Hayle the other night, playing inside an enormous white tent while the wind raged against the side walls. The amps were plugged in anyway. Ale was consumed, the flash of bodies moving together in time while the storm wailed on lent a certain air to the evening — that of people huddling close against a great abyss.
As Californians we are not accustomed to the emotional influence of weather.
We have, however become quite accustomed to the emotional influences of late-night post-pub fare: kebabs, jacket potatoes, fish, chips.
We’ve also been heartened at our reception here, which has been beyond our reckoning. We went to dinner tonight with Sean and Steff who we met on our first UK tour over a year ago.. Today’s blog is about them.
The touring continues. We still have 18 shows to go. Friday night we play Manchester at Moho Live then Sunday it’s Leeds at Rocket then Oxford on Monday then London again on Tuesday back at the Dublin Castle.
We’ve so enjoyed meeting all of you at the shows. We’d like to thank you for your enthusiasm and propensity to clap.