The Late Lounge is almost the perfect venue, great stage, great sound, great set up, great decor, and tonight a great band… What it lacks is punters… We turned up in our drove [singular] and had we not made the effort to peel ourselves from watching Songs Of Praise then this would have been a different gig for Sheepy – it would’ve certainly been a Ket party.
[pic above by tracey howarth]More
photos by kev smith, steve dunkley, phil newall
In a hundred years time there’ll be a statue of Pete Bentham in Concert Square holding Queen Victoria’s knob… It’ll be there to celebrate the achievements this man made to the alternative Liverpool scene… The Free Rock n Roll Scene… Rewind one hundred years to the present day and we are right in the midst of those celebrations, and long may they continue…
The Free Rock n Roll Festival is a two-day event put together by Pete of his favourite bands who have played his Free Rock n Roll nights here in Liverpool….More
Birkenhead; renamed Brokenhead by Bite Back who effectively arranged this whole day, plays host to a sackful of ace bands today. It’s dubbed Here Comes The Summer and boasts the aforementioned Bite Back, System Of Hate, Geoffrey Oicott, The Webb, Potential Victims and more…More