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| Photo (c) Jill Bee |
Here we are Monday May 9th, just over a year ago since our debut here and LoGOz are back at the O2 Academy in Newcastle for the 3rd time in 12 months. Every gig we've played here has been with a difference. Popping our O2 cherry on May 2015 we supported our local metal buddies Ball of Mayhem, then in the September we were back with our very first triumphant headlining show, and now tonight opening up for world touring British rockers The Treatment. Also on the Bill were main support The Amorettes as well as Newcastle's Saints of Arcadia. We rolled into the venue and loaded up the gear around 5:15pm just in time to catch The Amorettes ripping through their soundcheck. Imagine Airbourne fronted by a young Joan Jett, and I think you get the picture! Nice. We were astounded at the amount of gear each of the 4 bands had brought to the table as it almost covered the entire floor of the upstairs venue room, and as many full drum kits as there almost was bands!! After a quick discussion and a stern warning from one of the Road Managers that we could share Amorettes kit but pay on the spot damages if anything was broken on the night! Ok dude. Chill man :)
With an unusual set up, as the three of us were all in direct line with each other because of the congested stage, this was gonna be interesting! But after a quick run through of NO WIN SITUATION we were in no danger. The sound was big and Ballsy and with the sound guy on our side, we were ready to rock! Literally.
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| Photo (c) Jill Bee |
As the doors opened bang on 7pm the Tyneside rock aficionados started streaming in. So it was pleasing to see as we made our way onstage for 7:15pm kick off, that a healthy crowd had gathered to see the boys. We tore into LONG TIME DEAD and then with no time for breath, straight into JUBILEEZER. The beauty of this gig is we knew we'd be playing in front of a brand new crowd. A hard rock/metal audience if you like! This is the kind of diversity I so enjoy with being in LoGOZ. We weave in and out of so many genres without being typically defined or pigeon holed. To me this can only be a good thing. We always want mass appeal and proudly so. And tonight's crowd proves no exception. As they waited for their headline heroes we more than added our fair share of top quality songs, banter, power and sweat to a cracking line up! We managed to squeeze 9 songs into a perfect 30 minute set fit for the occasion. I'm pleased to say we went down just great man! A very satisfying hat trick of gigs now completed at the O2 Academy in 53 weeks! We really must do this again sometime yeah? Thanks to everyone who came down to support us, it never goes unnoticed. Cheers to all the bands, everyone at the venue, and to Phil Beevers for putting us on.
Back to the future. We return to our native Northumberland for a headline gig this Sunday May 15th at The Tavern in Blyth. This really is fast becoming the areas top Live music venue. Now boasting a brand new stage area, the place is really making an effort to be a successful gig establishment. It would be great to help contribute to this by getting a great crowd in this Sunday and end your weekend in style. Support comes from punksters The Relitics. It kicks off 6pm. It's also FREE Entry so let's make it another cracking evening of purely original Live music!
Thanks for reading
Cheerz
Peesh X
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