What a great 5 gig weekend we had last week starting off at The Hanover on Friday night playing to a big crowd that were up dancing on the tables and chairs from the off, its always a good one at this venue. Next day saw us playing as a 3 piece due to Andys work commitments at The Bankhouse festival in Pudsey playing to a good crowd that were enjoying their music in the sunshine. Big thanks to the sound and stage crew that were doing a very professional job to and kept everything running smoothly. After a short 45 minute set the gear was loaded up and we were heading to play Churfest 2011. We knew it was going to be busy due to the fact that the traffic was at a standstill on Churwell Hill and we were’nt dissapointed when we got there to find queues waiting to get in and a massive crowd inside. This was another event where all the sound stage crew and organisers were doing a brilliant job making it an easy set up for us and bang on 4.45 we were on. With Howard on absolutely top form we belted through another 45 minute set that was that brought a fantastic reception and great comments from the huge crowd. Thanks to The Churfest organisers for inviting us to brilliant Festival.
After half an hours recuperation and Andy back from work duties we were off again heading to The Hop in Leeds situated at Granary Wharf. This was the first time we had played there and reports that we would be playing upstairs on a minstrel gallery brought some doubts about the gig but we neednt have worried. This place has a totally unique atmosphere and despite having a catacombed roof the sound was outstanding playing through the in house pa with a sound engineer that absolutely nailed it and deserved all the praise that we gave him. It was good to over hear a conversation where they said they would gladly have paid £10.00 each to get in. Another 2 couples that had been having a quiet meal at the top of the luxury appartments that are situated next to the Hop had heard us begin the gig jumped in the lift to find where the music was coming from and thoroughly enjoyed the evening after find us at The Hop, thanks for your great comments. A noise curfew meant that we had to be off earlier than we would have liked but never the less this was a top gig.
The following day we were at another new Venue playing at The Victory Bar in The Village Hotel, A reasonable crowd for a Sunday turned up including some that had seen us for the first time the day before at Churfest and thought the they would check out the full set. Another 3 hour gig with plenty of table dancing and the usual Styckleback mayhem concluded a busy but very enjoyable weekend

Get yourselves down to The Crown and Anchor in Rodley tonight, another hot

Styckleback will be playing The Duck and Drake tomorrow (Friday 29th April) for Kevs birthday bash, hope you can get down to join in the mayhem at what promises to be a mental gig

A big thankyou from the Styckleback boys to everyone that turned out in force for last weekends gigs at The Hop, The Little Un and especially at The Three Horseshoes where you were packed in like sardines and were going mental, it was brilliant to play in such an atmosphere, THANKYOU ALL.

Another 3 gig weekend sees us playing at The Coniston in Idle on Friday 15th April, The Black Bull Horsforth on Saturday night and The Acorn Rugby Club on Sunday.

Styckleback are back at The Hanover this Friday (18th March) which is always a brilliant gig and then on Saturday (19th March) we are on home turf playing Morleys premier music venue The Cross Keys Both these gigs look like being packed out from the amount of feedback we have been getting.

This was the 4th time we have been invited to play at a Bridge Rats event and yet again the organisation and hospitality were second to none. The big stage gave us loads of room to rock out in front of the 300+ enthusiastic crowd that made full use of the dance floor, AWESOME NIGHT! Thanks again to Rochdale John and all at The Bridge Rats MCC for inviting us and for the help loading and unloading our gear, much appreciation from the Styckleback boys.