Well this was one gig I was looking forward to as soon as I heard it was announced, two cracking bands at one of the best venues in Inverness, so off I toddled up to the big city to catch it, and boy I was not disappointed! I arrived in Inverness fairly early so it gave me a chance to get a few pints down my throat and a bit of chit chat which is always good. The Signal were first up, I have seen this band a good few times and they never,ever let you down but tonight was a bit different. This was without doubt the best I have ever seen this crew, they were absolutely brilliant! The new line-up is by the far the best so far, Nikki and Dave the always present front woman and drummer were as good as always, Nikki is all power and aggression and Dave is a mighty fine drummer, Sheree on guitar is a class act, she really is top notch and Lewis on bass is a great addition too, he really does a fine job. They hurtled through their set playing all the faves, "Tesco Inferno", "Wanker Banker" etc plus some new stuff too and it was all over far too soon, a really good set from Inverness's finest!!
A wee bit of an interlude and some more cider before Edinburgh's finest The Happy Spastics hit the stage, when I first heard they were coming up to play I was well chuffed, a band I really wanted to see and now was the time to see them! Kicking of with "Hee Haw" the pace never relented, and absolute first class showing of pure punk rock as it should be played, the band were as tight as fuck and the crowd really got into it. The whole set blasted along at a cracking pace and was over way too soon, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and then to end it we got "Tube Disasters" complete with "Neu Smell" intro which Jon Bones dedicated to all the old punks,which obviously was not me as I am just a young twat! They got a deserved encore and as it was ending I had to shoot of to get my lift home to McGibbon Towers, so a quick shift for me!
This was pure punk rock at it's finest, a great chance to see two top bands both at the top of their game, and it was a great treat indeed. Cheers go to the Elgin crew that made it through and a pretty good crowd in general and here's hoping it wont be long before I see them both again, I really hope to make it down to Edinburgh this year to catch some gigs so you never know!!
