Well, turned out good in the end.
Nice little venue in the arse end of Leicester. Venue surrounded by a pack of circling pipe-wielding hoodies on mountain bikes.
Kevin Hewick supported (as usual). Quite a long support slot from him. He played near 50 minutes I guess but then it is his home town venue, so he kept going...nice little start to proceedings.
Section 25 came on, and from the last time I saw them, seemed unrecognisable. This due to the only band member from that line up 2 years ago, being the drummer. Out went the Joy Division covers, no sign of them tonight.
Obviously tracks from Retrofit got an airing, alongside Looking From a Hilltop, Wretch, Girls Don't Count and a few other classics. Beth sure looks like her father too (but not in a bad way).
A fairly short set I thought, in the region of an hour. Really enjoyed it as a gig, and the sound was excellent.
Please have a look at the Youtube shots, and watch in HD - because you're worth it !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67UNBpje5Yk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfY1UZ0LvlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bk4dGbcz4I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW3-Fp0EJOc
Next up....Grinderman
