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The Glasshouse Gateshead last night, Roachford supporting Level 42. Roachford is a superb singer and keys player, with a bass, drummer and guitarist in his band, he gave a fantastic performance and really got the crowd going, we thought he was excellent 👍🏼 This was the 40th anniversary of the World Machine Album, which we saw when it was originally toured at Newcastle City Hall back in the 80's. I've seen Level 42 many times, and this incarnation of the band is IMO the best I've seen, with a trio of brass (tenor sax, trumpet and trombone) and the incredible drumming of Pete Ray Biggin they have reinvented themselves and give a polished and entertaining performance complete with brass section dancing, playing percussion and providing backing vocals. I spent as much time watching the amazing PRB on the kit as I did Mark King, who at 67 still does what he does really well. Previously known as The Sage, this is a fabulous venue for live music of many kinds, and the crowd last night had a fantastic night watching two accomplished bands.

We played Murton Officials Club in a local colliery village 20 minutes from home last night. It's a small club with a fantastic crowd, and one of our favourite gigs, with a very easy hump in and out. After a week with a chesty cough I struggled with my singing, but keys and guitarist helped out and we really enjoyed a brilliant atmosphere. I only use my Cliff Bordwell fretless on three songs, but got sent this pic of me studying the fingerboard between verses..

Beautiful ❤️

More great advice from the BC community, I hope you get your bass fixed 🤞🏼

Well done!! 👍🏼

Great work!! Don't bother being overcharged on a simple decal by the likes of Rothko and Frost - they wanted £57 for my 'complex design' which was simply a take on the Stingray logo 🙄 and since completing my BlazerRay build I've always recommended folk on here to use Rob at https://www.guitardecals.co.uk/ Two (in case you mess up!) top quality ultrathin waterslide transfers to finish your headstock 👍🏼

Excellent that @wateroftyne what a drummer! 😯 Great stuff!! 👌🏼

Touche Dave ❤️ one of BCs most regular and well read contributors, always enjoy your input and experience on here 😜 We are back out playing tomorrow, first gig in four weeks. So the bum notes, general forgetfulness and totally wrong lyrics will entertain the venue if nothing else. 😆 And that's before the other three banc members chip in! 🤭 😎

Been kidding myself I'm still a young 'un Richard, but upstairs gigs remind me I'm definitely not 😖 Young at heart tho, still 20 in my head 😜 Full 63 in my knees tho 😆

Absolutely fantastic that! And not a P bass in sight 😲🤓 The whole set up there is fabulous, and I've heard the staff are superb too, looks and sounds great 😜

Great work so far 👍🏼

Fabulous pics of an amazing local gig @wateroftyne glad you and the band enjoyed The Fire Station, looks like an incredible night was had by all, it really is a superb venue 👌🏼

Brass on all of mine, usually home made apart from my '98 Warwick Thumb and my CB fretless. See my BlazerRay and Vigier Passion threads in Build Diaries 👍🏼

Loved Sabbath Bloody Sabbath as a younger me, and subsequent albums too, played Paranoid and War Pigs in a band with my mates as a teenager, influential singer/front man who was a larger than life character. RIP Ozzy 👌🏼😞

My B2A sits behind the settee, great little bass, with the drop Dtuner bridge too👍🏼

@Buzzy Absolutely genius Sir 🤣🤣🤣 I nearly choked on my Werther's Original! 🤭

I watch a bit then fast forward through the acts my Nana would have termed 'tripe' back when she was alive, and I would agree after some of the dross I've seen so far. Strikes me there's some truly dire stuff out there purporting to be music, but then again I must be getting old 😆 Chic however, and in particular that drummer.. Talented band and timeless tunes, witness the crowd involvement 👍🏼

Sad news, like others have said, Take On Me was a breath of fresh air completed by an incredible video, great singer. My eldest lad has a mate whose Dad has been trialling a new treatment up here in the NE with amazing results, he even made local news a while back. He's back on his bike and living a very improved life so far 👍🏼

Nice one, I'm definitely not a fan of the relic thing as I've always tried to look after all my basses, but that looks authentic enough to me 👍🏼

I love his vids, he's absolutely hilarious, but really informative too, brilliant 👍🏼😎

I quite enjoyed that, had no idea he was a guitar collector mind, amazing 😳 I liked the way he tries to improve his collection by swapping out guitars with dings and dents for a similar model that's in better condition. Safe to say he's not a fan of the relic look then 😆

Get to a venue well ahead of 'first set' or playing time. Leave nothing to chance. Your overall sound.... .....is everything 😉