For the first time in my life in Kenisia, I didn’t feel like the oldest person at the gig! Yes, kids, it was the B.O.B. (Bath, Oakland, Bremen) Festival. This gig was held at the Porter Butt in Bath.
First up were Don’t. A female fronted punk band who had a nice loud set. The back bar was full as was the front bar. Part of the difficulty was dragging the old punks to the back bar to hear the bands but it all worked out somehow. Then panic set in. Word got round that the Setbacks drummer, Chris had a migrane and wouldn’t be able to play. The other lads must have given him a good pep talk because a few minutes before we were going to take their slot, they announced they were going to play! Yay! It gave me a few extra minutes to write a set list! I love the Setbacks and it had been a while since I had seen them play. They did a smashing job and played two of my favourite songs: You, and I Don’t Know. Great set.
Kenisia took the stage next and played a good 40 minutes of punk ska soul noise mayhem to a packed house of old and young punks. Thanks to the lads who came to see us at the Ski Lodge in Yeovil and invited me to a skank on the floor in front of the stage. A wicked time was had by all. As I write this, Phil is preparing to put up one of the German bands tonight at his humble abode after they tear up the stage in town. Eep! Two people were sadly missed at the show that night – Lynz and Vince. They are huge supporters of the punk rock and music scene in general and we know they wanted to be there. We will see them both on Thursday at the Junction in Bristol (12 April) when we will be reunited with Catch It Kebabs. Yay again!
Lastly, Citizen Fish took to the stage and had everyone on their feet. They played a crazy set and seemed to have as good a time as the rest of us were. Mint.