Bloody hell - I'm south of the river! This venue once hosted shows by local acts Dire Straits and Squeeze in their early days, but this pub had another name back then. Today it's hosting another local act fronted by punk legend Tom Crossley - as well as fronting The Phobics for many years and playing every shithole in town he has also appeared in a TV advert - as himself. So he might look familiar even if you have never seen his band. Not only that, but another band have even written a song about him and his famous white shoes!
The event is part of the five day punk festival 'Nestival' at the
Birds Nest pub in Deptford. There are over 30 bands playing.
Tom is a particular fan of the legendary Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers and their iconic 'L.A.M.F.' album - he is a man of great taste. And also remembers and namechecks an infamous London band from the 1980's who's guitarist is in another of the bands appearing today - a band I also happen to be in - which explains why I have made the long journey from North London to Deptford as we are also playing today. But that's another story, and no one is interested in all that shit...
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