Wrexham, William Aston hall.

So with another Lyric appearance done and dusted, back up north we went. Not just north, but north Wales. Which in previous tours, much like this one, has to be explained that this is as much home to me as is Scotland. They see "Wales" and say, "So Stevo, happy to be home?" What the fuck?!? I've stopped explaining and just started saying, "yeah chuffed as fuck, I get to get home for dinner today and see my mam and dad!"

Situated right next to the Wrexham football stadium, this venue is part of the university. A nice big hall which will be good for Haze as he loves the big convert hall sound. All that mush reverberating about the place, making the general sound as clear as the toilet boil after a night on the Guinness. Must make him nostalgic about the 70's when sound systems were at best, shit! 

Some shit, in a toilet somewhere. 

Or at least I assume as I was too young to know myself not having gone to any gigs until February 13th 1986 to watch Marillion in Cardiff on the misplaced childhood tour. What a gig!!!! 

Anyway...

The usually clambering over each other for a few hours ensued while we build up. Eventually it stated to resemble something looking like the setup we are accustomed too. 

Clayton and I walked into town for something to eat. I did try and meet up with the rest of the show, various phone calls back and forth with me going one direction and then the other, eventually saying, "fuck this!" and just going to wherever I could find that sold food that didn't cost the bank and/or kill me. 

I sat, chewed on my salad and onion rings and wondered why everyone up up here sound like Scousers. 

After I painfully trudged back to the theatre fighting against the freezing cold wind and wondered why the fuck did I not come away with any decent warm clothing this tour.  

Meeting was swift as was sound check. Yeah, Haze loves these big echoey venues. Almost no tweaking was done and it was straight to the pub... The facing student pub. Tucked away behind the football stadium and selling cheap drinks. 

Of course being the sound nerd, I noticed the sound system way before any fanny that was there. The band made this observation of me. I'm sorry, I get turned on by a three way sound system made by JBL more than any scantily clad fucking trunter. So sue me!!!

The show was done, pack down done and so it was off to Cannock for tomorrow show... There. In Cannock, a new place for us. Hopefully more eventful that today's show has been. ... Is a cunt. This has no relevance to today's show, but just wanted to put it out there.