Gig report: Eureka Stockade @ Wish You Were Here Festival, Cambridge

Band: Eureka Stockade
Venue: Wish You Were Here Festival @ The Portland Arms, Cambridge
Date: 01/10/2011
Audience: Crept into double figures at one point I think
Set: Heroes Fall, Without You, I've Been There Before, Sharks, All Alone, Through Every Darkness
Notes: In it's second year, the Wish You Were Here Festival is basically the Cambridge equivalent to America's popular South By Southwest, with several bands stretched over a number of venues and the audience paying once (in this instance for a wristband) which allows them entry to everything. It's a lovely concept and full credit to Green Mind Promotions who put this on, it was fantastic fun. Our set was at 5pm, which was the perfect slot for us - not too early so we would have an audience, but not too late either so we could enjoy the rest of the festival. Another gig and another slightly different Eureka Stockade line-up, our first ever show without bassist Nathan who has sadly moved on to pastures new and our replacement wasn't available for this one at such short notice. But we did have the ever-brilliant Dave Greeves on lap-steel guitar, Dave has guested with us a few times for the 'bigger' shows as well as playing on the album and he's fast becoming a regular member of the band now, socially as well as on stage and he's a bloody good musician who fills the gaps nicely. With not the biggest turnout (but then again who would want to be inside a small venue when it was scorching hot outside?) but lots of neutrals, requests for CD's etc and we went down well. If our regular supporter Jack Whelpton's opinions are anything to go by that was the best Eureka Stockade gig yet, I'm not 100% sure but it felt like a goodun - we were warmed up from a morning rehearsal then little radio slot, the sound quality was excellent on and off stage, the four of us gelled really nicely. Top day that was, saw some excellent bands later on and then enjoyed many drinks with good friends in the Portland Arms courtyard until closing time. More gigs like this please.