GIGS 2000-01
(all in Aberystwyth)

PLAYING FOR PEACE - COOPERS ARMS 5/12/0001(02)

Not a great gig. i felt very ill and distinctly uninspired. setlist was:

also on the bill were Rick Simms, Tom Pople, Dai and Jon from Seven Words, the utterly mindblowingly embarrassingly good Jamie McCombie, and someone's dad.

ABERYSTWYTH SONGWRITERS CIRCLE I - COOPERS ARMS 28/11/0001(01)

Shared set w/jon swain of seven words and tom pople. went pretty well for a first time self-organised gig and is the first gig i have ever played for which i received payment (�15.60 to be exact). Was completely upstaged by Tom's rendition of 'Jonny B Goode' but clawed some dignity back with a David Bowie cover. Setlist:

    1.Ideas and Fighting
    2.Asking you to Dance
    3.Xmas Song
    4.The Cynical Little train
    5.Defence Mechanism
    6.Straight to Video
    7.Life's too good
    8.Jaded Wannabe Parade
    9.Ziggy Stardust (by David Bowie)

KEVIN SEDGELY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY - KEVIN SEDGELY'S HOUSE 17/11/0001

A quite embarrassing appearance. I played 'jaded wannabe parade' in his loft to about twenty people. The atmosphere of stoned reverence was immense - spoiled slightly by his sister laughing loudly at the lyrics. I then sang 'If you're happy and you know it' with Tim from Mako/Seven Words. (and by the way you smart witted cunt, the 'stone reverence' thing was a joke, unlike every earnestly meant self promoting thing you say)

JAPE SUPPORT SLOT @ LIVE LOUNGE - BAR 9 15/11/0001

Back to usual with a largely indifferent audience although it's the first time anyone's danced to me - bizzarre. I played quite badly although i still got positive comments from people which means there must be an inherent beauty and truth to my music which is obvious for all to see. I apologise to any White Stripes fans however. Setlist was:

    1.(sorry jenny)/Ideas and Fighting
    2.Asking you to dance
    3.Jaded Wannabe Parade
    4.Here (by Pavement)
    (- followed by a failed attempt to play the tank vs. cat intro)
    5.Life's too good (for other fkers and not for me)
    6.The Cynical little train
    7.Hotel Yorba (by The White Stripes)

Jape were excellent - chilli peppers meets RATM - far far better than the acoustic night gig. it's just a shame that there weren't as many people there as there normally is. having the car-alarm fest that is Plasma in the next room didn't help. although Plasma does raise lots of good money for Bay Radio and shouldn't be knocked for that.

INDIESOC UNPLUGGED IN BAR 9 - 13/11/0001

My first headlining gig and definitely the best one i've played despite forgetting how to play Xmas song. The response was amazing - probably just as a result of actually getting a response rather than the usual indifference. Setlist was:

    1. Ideas & Fighting
    2. Xmas Song 3.
    The Cynical Little Train
    4. Guilt-free shag
    5. Fragile Thing (sung by Alan Brown)
    6.Defence Mechanism
    7. Straight to Video
    8. Believe everything you read
    9. Candy Says (by the Velvet Underground)
    10. Life's too good (for other fkers and not for me)
    11. Asking you to dance
    12. Jaded Wannabe Parade.

the other bands there were Mako, Jape, and Rick Simms.

SOUTH BEACH - 21-22/10/0001

Sat on the beach with a bunch of hippies singing Belle and Sebastian songs i was asked if i was being myself or pagan wanderer lu. i replied pagan wanderer lu so i suppose that counts as a gig. don't remember what i played though. i think at one point i played the opening bars of 'Xmas song'. Solid.

VIBRATION WHITE FINGER - PO NA NA 20/3/0001 10.00

Second gig of the night and bottom of the bill again (under some fucking djs) it seemed to go okay after someone realised i couldn't hear myself singing and turned the volume up. Vibration White Finger were outstanding as usual. Setlist was:

    1.The Cynical Little Train
    2.New Fountains
    3.Xmas song
    4.Jaded wannabe parade
    5.Oh, hell!
    6.Defence Mechanism
    7.Life's too good
    8.Fragile Thing.

COMIC RELIEF NIGHT - RUMMERS WINE BAR 20/3/0001 8.00

Bottom of the bill on an acoustic night of people doing mainly covers. i managed to completely fuck up my first song due to technical problems and the fact that i didn't know the words, never mind though it was for charity. Songs played were:

    1.The Shining (Badly Drawn Boy)
    2.By the sea (Suede)
    3.Xmas song
    4.Stars of Track and Field (Belle & Sebastian)
    5.Defence Mechanism
    6.Fragile Thing/Ziggy Stardust(David Bowie)(segue)

THE OUTBACK - LLANBADARN STUDENTS UNION 13/12/0000

Bottom of a bill also featuring deflour and The Jonny Narcissist songs played were:

    1.The Cynical Little Train
    2.Life's too good (for other fkers and not for me)
    3.New Fountains
    4.The Mystery
    5.Defence Mechanism
    6.Fragile Thing.

Some teething troubles with an absent P.A. led to me singing through deflour's guitar amps, thanks to them for that. No thanks to The Jonny Narcissist for sitting on the stage with their girlfriends/groupies and talking all through my fucking set, being generally arrogant, slagging deflour off before they'd even come on, and being one of the shittest bands i've ever had the misfortune to sit through twice.