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SUBSET Reflect on Their First Tour

by Subset on September 2, 2010

Hey ho Subsetters!

The lads have finally managed to grab a few moments to reflect on their most memorable moments of the ‘You Will Never Make it Back Home Tour 2010′.

Some of you were there and witnessed these first hand and some of you may already be familiar with the tales.

Either way SUBSET HQ thought you Subsetters might be interested in this candid snap shot of what it’s like to be a member of this particular fuzz rock foursome that spends most of their time on trains, trying to figure out GPS when they’re fortunate enough to get a ride in a car and the dangers of sharing rooms with mad felines.

Here’s a quick list in no particular order:

  1. Watching Rob going bonkers with the sat-nav with Steve wondering wtf is going on as the TomTom repeatedly orders us to do a u-turn on the motorway
  2. Rom’s tonsilitis and wisdom tooth crisis before the Dunstable Festival and watching him get on stage shaking stuffed with drugs and tablets
  3. Doing newly synthesised MDPD in the train with a dude called “The Doc”
  4. A huge Rainbow in High Wycombe above the Nag’s Head before hitting the stage
  5. Hearing the news that a guy got stabbed during the “Love Music Hate Racism” festival in Luton after we played – some people really don’t get the idea
  6. Making it to the Regional Final for the Unsigned Competition. We found out after Steve left so called him up telling him we didnt make it and then screamed our arses off on the phone telling him we actually made it!
  7. Sleeping with neuropsycho cats in High Wycombe crashing at a fan’s place
  8. Jay’s trolley finally got smashed to bits and had to be put out of its misery after dragging it up and down railway station stairs during sprints to catch the last train
  9. Loosing an audience contest against Top Gear on TV while playing in Aylsbury – i.e. 5 dudes were in the venue and preferred watching Clarkson on TV than us live for real
  10. Playing sooo loud on a hippy stage in a cool but way too small venue in Newport Pagnel and scaring middle aged tourists trying to enjoy their cocktails in peace.
  11. Broke Rob’s guitar on stage in Camden but carried on playing and resulting in triple huge deafening feedback problems while performing in front of a judge panel
  12. Cheap Ginsters pasties warmed up at a petrol station managed by a rude Indian dude on the way to St Ives
  13. Watching Jay selling a yellow lighter to a craving crack head in Bricklane for 43p – bargain!
  14. Rob getting nasty food poisoning in Bedford after having the worst kebab on the planet but still managed to get on stage and headbang his way through the set

Well, there you have the highs and oddities (that the lads can remember) of SUBSET’s first tour.

They can’t wait to hit the road again soon :)

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The lads haven’t had much time to bask in their recent victory as the second leg of their ‘You Will Never Make it Back Home‘ tour is in full swing.

Included in this part of the tour is a trio of festivals with two out of the three being for very good causes.

This weekend has the Fuzztastic Four travel to St Ives (Cambridgeshire) to rock Floods Tavern on Friday and then return to The Flag in Watford on Saturday.

They’ve already gigged one festival booking last week which was the Love Music/Hate Racism bash. This saw the guys own the stage on a very sunny Sunday in Luton.

Coming up on Saturday 21st August is a double-tap of Luton Aid 6 and The Dunstable Music Festival. That’s right Subsetters – SUBSET are hitting two festivals in one day!

Luton Aid is in aid of Keech Hospice Care for Adults and Children and is being held in the famous Hat Factory arts complex.

The boys will be carrying tickets for their show at The Dome in Tufnell Park – This is the final step before (hopefully) SUBSET get to play at IndigO2!!

THE O2 People!!!

Get your tickets from any of the band or via the PayPal ticket link.

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