Tubesnake

Sunday afternoon 27th July 2008 at The Beamish Mary, Stanley. Great return to The Beamish on what must’ve been one of the hottest days of the summer.

Feeling uninspired
Think I’ll start a fire
Everybody run
Bobby’s got a gun
Think you’re kinda neat
Then she tells me I’m a creep
Friends don’t mean a thing
Guess I’ll leave it up to me
… Stone Temple Pilots 1993

The Beamish Mary Inn in No Place, Stanley, historically, is known for great food and real-ale (won many awards) and, at one time, for being an excellent MUSIC VENUE with bands twice a week.
Music has not been a real feature at The Beamish for quite a while now, with just a handful of […]

Moonage Daydream (2008)
TUBESNAKE recorded live at The Star Inn, Newcastle, on Saturday 21st June 2008.

Thanks to ‘Heedbanger’ for this video clip

Saturday 19th July 2008 at The Lambton Hounds in Pity Me, Durham. Tremendous night at the pub where the very first Tubesnake gig took place on Saturday 12th September 1992. I’m the sole survivor from that originating line-up which was a five-piece with two guitarists in those days. Looking at the set list for that […]

Texted my mate tonight about an upcoming Tubesnake gig and asked him what he was up to. He replied, “On the step with The Kinks, a whisky and a fat Cuban cigar!”. Cool, I thought, reasoning that he must be listening to The Kinks as opposed to actually squashing up next to them on his […]

Word came through via text just before we began our gig at The Daisy Hill on Friday that The Clarendon in Sunderland has closed its’ doors on live music. Three future dates we had planned there have now been removed from the web. Bumma!

Great (big) venue this. Good stage for snake charmers. Dance Floor for boogaloids. Tons of room for ya’s to drink while ya sit, stand, lie down or fall over. Shed some skin and start your weekend with a bang. Come and see TUBESNAKE at The Daisy Hill, Sacriston, Friday 11th July, 2008. Gig starts at […]