Tubesnake

The Bonny Moorhen, Stanhope, Sunday 11th July 2010. Always a pleasure to do this gig seeing as we know half the town. Woody took the scenic route and we were set up with plenty of time to spare for a bit crack with the locals while The Doors album, LA Woman, played over our PA and drifted into the beer garden which was now sundrenched. Chris did us all a favour and brought his number one fan with him. Not that leggy blonde that follows him around but the type you plug in and keeps you cool on stage. As anticipated, there was an excellent turn-out and atmosphere as we kicked off at 4.30pm to ensure we were finished before the World Cup Final. Chucked in We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, a new one for the current band line-up but this song was a set regular in the first incarnation of Tubesnake back in the 90’s. A great gig and a great day out in Stanhope! … Lenny

Sunday 20th June 2010. Our first gig at The Ship in Eighton Banks. Good little gig this one with a 6 o’clock start and all done by 8.15pm. Excellent weather meant there was a good turn out with plenty of people inside and almost as many sitting outside catching some rays. Again, another venue with very little room for the band but you just gotta wedge yourselves in there and get on with it.

Back on the road after three weeks off. Friday 4th June 2010. First visit to The Saltgrass, Sunderland and although the room is only big enough to swing a cat and a half we had a great night. Nice and packed and almost felt like the audience and the bar itself were part of the band space. Carmel and her staff were great to us and genuinely seemed to enjoy the night. We’re back for a swift return on Friday 23rd July so if you wanna grab a seat you’d better set off now, although, there’s a possibility of playing outside if it’s hot. Knowing the British summer though I wouldn’t hold your breath! … Lenny

Doors open at 8pm and the night features 3 Bands: EVERENDING who were to play at 9pm have dropped out and we have been informed that TUBESNAKE are now on at 9pm for an hour long set. END REIGN will play at around 10.20pm and CURB CRAWL, from Leeds will follow. Rock DJ will then play on til 2am. This event is still “FREE ENTRY”

People Are Strange (2009)

TUBESNAKE recorded live at the Heart ‘n’ Soul Rally, Newcastle racecourse, Saturday 19th September 2009.

thanks to Brian Baty for this video

Got some serious problems with sending emails at the moment so in answer to Henry Dawson’s email from a couple of days ago … No, we’re not playing The Wheatsheaf in Sunderland on Saturday 1st May and were never down for that date. We were in fact booked to play The Wheatsheaf on Saturday 22nd May but the recent cancellation of flights due to the “Ash Cloud” has meant Chris, on bass, has had to move his holidays and we’ve had to cancel The Wheatsheaf date. The venue has been informed and we are waiting to see if we can get another date sorted. Cheers!

Friday 16th April 2010 at The Stables Bar & Brewery, Beamish Hall, near Stanley. This was a well attended gig made up of boat loads of friends from Durham, Chester-le-Street and Stanhope plus a big bunch of peeps who turned up to check us out as well as party-people diners who capped their night off with some furious dancing to work off their three courses. In fact, the dance floor was never empty from song three onwards. Great atmosphere and a damned good night! … Lenny

The Crystal Ship (1967)

Friday 9th April 2010, Buffalos Rock Night at The Buffs Social Club, Houghton-le-Spring. A tremendous night was had at Buffalos! Almost a year since we last gigged here and we had a good sized crowd in again. This is an excellent venue filled with music fans who pay £2.50 for their musical fix and we did our best to entertain and give them their money’s worth. Judging by the response we received and the copious amounts of dancing that took place we reckon we did a pretty good job. Chucked in Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane following a request from a member of the audience. This song is no longer a regular in our set and fairly sure the last time we played it was the last time we were at this venue. Thanks once again to Buffalos for the invite and we’d be more than happy to play there again. Rock on! … Lenny

Easter Sunday, 4th April 2010 at The Lambton Hounds, Pity Me, Durham. Our 5 o’clock start was delayed til 5.30pm as Tom and Woody raided a nearby mate’s garage to retrieve a replacement guitar amp after Tom’s gave up the ghost during the soundcheck. This allowed a few more punters to assemble and empowered the band to deliver the goods with a hightened passion from the outset in a deliberate attempt to eradicate the uncertainty caused by the faulty gear. The gig soared! First airing for The Last Time by The Rolling Stones and N.I.B. by Black Sabbath which were both well received by the crowd. Thanks to all who attended and helped create yet another natural high! … Lenny

White Room (2009)

TUBESNAKE recorded live at the Heart ‘n’ Soul Rally, Newcastle racecourse, Saturday 19th September 2009.

thanks to Brian Baty for this video

The Daisy Hill, Sacriston ceases live music!

I am sorry to have to advise you that the owner of the pub has decided that no further live music/bands will be promoted at this venue until further notice. This is effective immediately. Your gig bookings for 2010, at this venue, therefore, are no longer available and it is with regret that we take this sad action. The owner is considering his options currently and it may well be that live music will be re-started at some point this year but in a different format. One option is to put bands on once per month. Another is to use the other side of the pub for live music, although this is a smaller room, it is more managable/easier to heat/run. As some of you who have already played here this year will be aware, there have been considerable problems with the ‘concert’ room over the winter. The flat roof leaking onto the stage due to the severe winter weather, putting the stage area out of action. There have also been problems with heating the room, causing the customers problems due to the coldness of the room in the cold weather. Finally, the numbers of customers coming through the doors for live music has reduced due to the recession (this is the same in most pubs) and it is proving extremely difficult to sustain the bands financially. We would perhaps consider the band fees reducing and offering the door money in addition, as an alternative? Not sure if this is what bands would agree to, though? I would not rule out live music re-starting again, however, and if this occurs, we will be in touch about gig bookings. I wish you all well with your bands, and hope that we are able to re-start in the future, if things pick-up/improve/change! … Pete Robson (Events Organiser)

Tickets at £2 for our gig at The Lambton Hounds on Easter Sunday are on sale NOW! Call in to collect or ring 0191 3864742 to reserve or pay on the day. We are playing 5pm til 8pm. A Buskers Night, hosted by Dave Appleton, follows at 8.30pm til close so bring your balalaika if ya wanna get up and shake your ya-ya’s!

The New Tavern, Concord, Washington, Friday 26th March 2010. First time at this venue and a great gig it was. Plenty of floor-space for the band and Richie, who takes the bookings, gave us a warm welcome and a bit chat before ensuring we had full use of the house lights and lasers. Here’s an extract from a review of the gig which refers to our second set of the evening …

It was quite a relaxed little show until the lads started their second set. As the band ripped into an awesome version of Moonage Daydream it was almost as if the audience suddenly crossed the horizon between having a nice relaxed drink and being ‘up for it’ as, out of the blue, their reactions became much more animated and the level of applause grew audibly louder. Follow this on with excellent Doors covers including a ballsy Roadhouse Blues, add a showstopper nod to Cream with White Room and you have one happy audience, while a dip into the Stones back catalogue for a barnstorming encore of Sympathy For The Devil finished a very nice show! … Paul (MOO!pmsbull)

Organisers, Veece and Michelle, caught our gig at The Star Inn on Sunday 28th February 2010 and offered us a slot at this years’ Stormin’ The Castle. It’s the 20th Anniversary of the event and to be invited to play is great news! We last played there in 2005 when we opened on the Friday night. Live music this year is on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th September. The full list of acts and running order is still being formalised. We’ll keep you posted!

Ziggy Stardust (2005)

TUBESNAKE VIII recorded live at Stormin’ The Castle, Witton Castle, Friday 2nd September 2005.

Sunday afternoon, 28th February 2010, The Star Inn, Newcastle. Despite the on-off pouring rain outside, the troops still rallied to this gig. Thanks to everyone who made the effort and turned up, not least to bods from as far away as Stanhope, Crook and Durham. The place was packed and the atmosphere electric. Excellent crowd! Excellent gig! … Lenny

The Whitburn Lodge, Whitburn, Saturday 20th February 2010. Our second gig at The Lodge and nice to see a few familiar faces from the Sunderland area and a whole bunch who probably hadn’t caught the band before. Thanks to Kenny for once again dazzling us all with his dancing (never misses a Doors track) and to the audience for a great reception! … Lenny