3/6/2023 A busy day of music in North and South London...

I have two gigs to go to today - in different parts of London. Just to make things more (or Moor) complicated I am playing at one of them.

So I have to head down to South of the river in the afternoon. Although Bermondsey Joyriders are one of my favourite bands and I have seen them loads of times - I have never actually been to Bermondsey. Until now. There is a mini punk festival at Moor Beer Vaults. The Moor Beer Company are one of a number of small breweries who have started hosting live music events. I like beer, and I like music - so this is a gig I was never going to turn down.

It's organised by the PhilanthroPunks charity who I have played for on previous events.

It takes quite a long time to get to South London from the Northern Heights but unusually for me I arrive with time in hand. Only to find things are already running at least half an hour late by the time the first band hits the stage. 😕

First band on was Spit Sisters.

No pictures of the next band as I was otherwise engaged on the stage making a racket...

Next up were Landlord Lynch who were very good.

Next were She Bit Me First who were less punk and more polished.  Led by and older and more experienced singer/guitarist who had obviously been around the block back in the day before 'real life' (or starting a family) got in the way...

Next we get something a bit heavier and more raucous from Chad Calamity & The CTGBs.

Then I had to head off back to North London to see some good friends playing in a rock covers band, so I missed Resuscitators, Girls Like Us, and The Scuts. I know the latter are very good as I've played in the same bill as them before. So I'l leave you with the drummer from one of the previous bands - I think he has been enjoying the products of the Moor Beer Company!

So off I head on the long trek back to North London to see my friends. They are playing in Southgate which is actually quite close to home so easy to drop in on the way home - while looking like a poser walking into the pub carrying a bass guitar. 🙄

Above average quality musicians (the guitarist is a pro session player) playing rock covers - a good way to wind down at the end of a long day.

Horizon provide a nice break on my long journey home from South London, and after a chat after they finish their final set it's only a short tube journey home after a busy day. 🍺🎸🍻