Band: Fred's House
Venue: Woodfest, Hatfield
Date: 08/09/13
Audience: Really busy, fantastic
Set: Take A Ride, Wrong Time, I'm Not Saying, Hold On, Looking Glass, Fine Life, Marathon Man, Beautiful You, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Notes: Our third gig in three days so performance-wise definitely hitting our stride (technically my fourth gig as played percussion at a friend's wedding last night), we were asked to close this popular festival. One or two issues regarding getting equipment to the stage; seriously, if you're running a festival, please make it possible for musicians to park even near the performance area, especially for drummers as we have a lot of stuff - I didn't realise it was that much to ask. But that minor issue aside, the festival itself is very nice; it has a family vibe to it, it's held in a forest so quite picturesque, even in the pouring rain. Our tent was very busy and the sound engineer was top notch. Third gig in three days and easily the best performance of the lot, a real confidence and energy. The unexpected encore found us playing a skiffle version of The Beatles', 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' - a track the guys have had in the set for a while but something I rehearsed with them for the first time in the studio last week. Easy drive home, service station dinner and banter with the band, a nice end to a really decent weekend.
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