22nd July 2019 – Verona

Arena di Verona. This has to be the most spectacular place to finish up on this wonderful trip around Europe. Another stunning…

20th 21st July 2019 – Rome

pic – Leon Fletcher Rome has one thing in glorious abundance. History. High summer is probably not the best time to see…

18th July 2019 – Cattolica

Cattolica is a small community to the South of Rimini, along the coast, that started life as a resting place for pilgrims…

17th July 2019 – Turin

Power Food Beautiful venues seem to be everywhere in Italy and today’s Stupingi Park is no exception. Situated to the South West…

15th July 2019 – Nîmes

Around the time the Romans built this venue, Gladiatorial battles took place on a regular basis and the thought of 24,000 people…

13th July 2019 – Lucca

Current temperatures across Europe are high but not like last week so it looks like a good week to hit Italy. Saturday…

11th July 2019 – Gdańsk

watching the cricket Śliczny, the Polish word for lovely, seems an appropriate way to describe the surroundings when you walk Northwards along…

10th July 2019 – Kraków

Dutifully checked out of the Park Hyatt in Budapest, we climbed into our cars and vans. A logistically complex day lay ahead…

9th July 2019 – Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary, one of 48 land-locked countries in the world. That means, no beaches, no surfing, no blue…

7th July 2019 – Munich

Peeking through the curtains, I noticed it was raining. With Summer in full swing now, we haven’t seen wet streets for a…

6th July 2019 – Mannheim

So today began in Leipzig. The continuance of the fitness regime saw me in the gym, today with Graeme and Tom. A…

5th July 2019 – Leipzig

Losing a close friend is something we all eventually experience. This morning, I was shocked to be feeling so low and a…

3rd July 2019 – Kestenholz

No words today, apart from ‘Rest In Peace, Alan’. We all miss you. [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

3rd July 2019 – Alan Rogan

Alan Rogan It was with huge sadness yesterday that we learned of the loss of our pal, Alan Rogan.  As well as…

2nd July 2019 – Stuttgart

Never before has it occurred to me that Stuttgart was associated so strongly with wine. When I think of Stuttgart, I think…

1st July 2019 – Oberhausen

Tim Myer and Christoph Kemper Right in the middle of the Ruhr industrial region of Germany lies Oberhausen, a working class heartland,…

28th June 2019 – Vienna

Wiener schnitzel. Need I say more? You cannot come to Vienna and not have this traditional dish, vegetarians excluded. We hadn’t been…

26th June 2019 – Prague

Browsing through the Times online, I read this morning that Prague is the official Hen capital of the world. It’s hardly surprising…

25th June 2019 – Hamburg

Each day off we have is usually necessitated by travel distances and the crew were ‘overnighting’ to Hamburg where I’m sure they…

22nd June 2019 – Antwerp

Here in our hotel, there’s a yellow spin bike in the gym that I’ve been taking an interest in. Not an actual…

20th June 2019 – Luxembourg

Belval is an area to the West of Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg which was once the home of the country’s steel production….

19th June 2019 – Lyon

Rhône and Saône, the two rivers that converge in the heart of France’s 3rd largest city. It was the Romans who initially…

17th June 2019 – Paris

The PreSonus interfaces in the rack Blimey, what a day.  Over the many years we’ve been coming to Paris, we have enjoyed…

15th June 2019 – Copenhagen

Hygge, unless I am mistaken, is a word, often used in Denmark, which means ‘hug’ or ‘cosy’. They say the Danes are…

13th June 2019 – Herning

Summer storms seem to have settled into a pattern this week on the flatlands of Denmark’s largest land mass. Last night’s storm…

12th June 2019 – Göteborg

Looks like we’ve outstayed our welcome – Stage manager, Dave Hall Grand Hotel get togethers happen more often than you’d think. The…

11th June 2019 – Stockholm

Lyssna, is the Swedish word for listen. It sounds almost as daft as a chef or restauranteur explaining that his diners ‘eat’,…

9th June 2019 – Oslo

There are a couple of things about Norway that are intriguing. Levels of public intoxication at weekends in Oslo are legendary and…

8th June 2019 – Bergen

Flying into Flesland airport, Bergen is an experience. On approach, it is difficult not to gaze in wonder at the myriad fjords…

7th June 2019 – Ålesund

Norway beckons.  Øur day began in England after a perfectly timed 7-day break. Once again the team reformed in the GAT lounge…

30th May 2019 – Birmingham

Bearing in mind the short distance between Manchester and Birmingham, it was no wonder the logistics team decided that a drive was…

29th May 2019 – Manchester

Manchester has had its fair share of tragedy as a consequence of cowardly acts and with the 2 year anniversary of the…

28th May 2019 – London O2

The Millennium Dome is, believe it or not, the busiest music venue in the world. The crown was taken, rather ironically, from…

26th May 2019 – Glasgow

Cars and vans collect us and drop us off at venues, hotels and planes throughout the tour and our 2 wonderful teams…

24th May 2019 – Dublin

Leaving London at 1pm on what promised to be the busiest day ‘ever’ in the skies over the UK, we headed for…

19th May 2019 – Newcastle

Wherever we play, we meet lovely people and enjoy wonderful audiences but tonight, Newcastle was special. Mark began his musical journey not…

18th May 2019 – Leeds

‘On a day of cultural adjustment, we breakfasted in Berlin after a relaxing day off there. After 3 weeks of intensive gigging…

16th May 2019 – Hannover

Memories of Hannover on tour go back a long way and we all recall a particular show here in 1996 in the…

15th May 2019 – Berlin

Berlin is a truly fascinating city. The second most populated in the EU… soon to become the first. I first came here…

13th May 2019 – Cologne

Kölsch and Himmel und Erde. Cologne has many wonderful things to offer visitors and the local beer, Kölsch, is soft, refreshing and…

12th May 2019 – Strasbourg

After a beautiful Milano show, the band stayed put whilst the trucks and buses drove back across the Alps to Strasbourg. I…

10th May 2019 – Milano

Milan. Well, it seems there’s hardly time to draw breath before we are on the move again. With this incredible touring machine…

9th May 2019 – Zürich

Standing in the general aviation terminal, commonly referred to as ‘GAT’ (Gin And Tonic), Paul Crockford demonstrated his impressive fiddle technique to…

7th May 2019 – Toulouse

Morning sunshine pours relentlessly through a small gap in the poorly drawn curtains, committing me to fully fledged membership of the day…

6th May 2019 – Bordeaux

Vineyards extend in every direction in probably the most prestigious winemaking region in the world. Bordeaux is certainly the heart and hub…

5th May 2019 – Pamplona

Against a backdrop of blue, the city of Pamplona appeared on the horizon as we approached from the North. AGUR is the…

3rd May 2019 – A Coruña

Celtic music is very much a part of Galicia and Asturias, two regions in the North Western corner of Spain and La…

30th April 2019 – Lisboa

Folk percussion Filling with warm Summer sunshine, the tiny hotel courtyard was the default assembly point for musicians as departure time drew…

29th April 2019 – Cordoba

Dropping in on the beautiful city of Cordoba is something to look forward to and the opportunity to stay in town after…

28th April 2019 – Madrid

Clashing with the Madrid Marathon in more ways than one, the first day off of the tour found us arriving at the…

26th April 2019 – Valencia

pr Please note… Paella is not Spain’s national dish, most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish. It has ancient…

25th April 2019 – Barcelona

https://youtu.be/j52MSVn0RTE Barcelona After a couple of days off, the band found itself assembled at a well known airfield to the West of…

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