Gig report: The British IBM @ The Green Man, Royston

Band: the British IBM
Venue: The Green Man, Royston
Date: 08/06/13
Audience: Changed frequently throughout the gig, but some 'proper' British IBM fans there
Set: Cannibal, 3 Years, Animal, Sugar Water, Down Like That, Make It Happen, Pain In My Heart, Bob Noyce, Not Your Day, Feeling, CGE Adventures, Guns, Just Said No, Open Your Eyes, The British IBM, Washing Machine
Notes: It's been a long day today; rehearsals with the British IBM and Dowsing, followed by a very local (for me) gig in Royston with Aidy and Dave. All of this with a hangover from Liz and Mick's wonderful wedding the day before (in which I was both a guest and performer - put together a very last minute makeshift covers band with Grace and Alister and bashed out a few tunes - our set by the way for that was Sweet Child Of Mine, Wonderful World, You've Got A Friend, Can't Buy Me Love, Take Me Out, Hero, Superstitious, Sweet Dreams, Moondance, Summer Of 69, Only Girl, Jump, Your Song and Walking On Sunshine) which ended as good weddings should; drunken and joyful. The gig with the British IBM tonight was a longer set than normal, so several of the 'older' Aidy set made an appearance, alongside all the up-tempo stuff from the album and new tracks - Bob Noyce, CGE Adventures and Just Said No. The Green Man is literally only a 7 minute drive from me but I've never been there before - but it's lovely, a nice raised area for the stage, very helpful soundman, audiences drifting in an out but friendly and some genuine fans of the band who had made the trip over. A nice evening, it's the first gig in ages that we've ended with Washing Machine (we used to end every gig with it but got tired of this concept), that confused the locals a tad but good fun all the same.