Tubesnake

Riders On The Stormin’ The Castle

Lenny — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:41:48 +0000

Yep! Today’s the day. Tubesnake at Witton Castle. There’s a buzz in the air and everything’s golden! See you there!

Pity Me Woodstock II … It Rocked! You Missed It!

Lenny — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:50:26 +0000

Following on from The Lambton Hounds Open Air Rock Festival on the bank holiday weekend of August 2009, which became affectionately known as Pity Me Woodstock, the pub has decided to re-host the event this year on a slightly smaller scale.

Last year featured Ha’Waysis, Bad Lashes and Victims of The Fury who each played on a trailer in the car park. Due to the ensuing torrential rain, Diamond Dogs and Tubesnake played their sets indoors.

This year, various acoustic players will perform in the beer garden over the course of the afternoon. If the weather fails, this will occur indoors. The evening will be filled by two live bands playing inside the pub. Durham band, Sabotage will kick off around 6.30-7pm for an hour and a half playing covers from the likes of Kasabian, Primal Scream, Stone Roses, The Strokes and more. Tubesnake will then perform two full sets from 9pm until late.

The whole event begins at noon on Sunday 29th August 2010 and also features a selection of Real Ales, BBQ, a Cupcakes stall and bouncy castle for the kids.

Tickets at £5 are available from the pub or you can pay on the day (kids free).

Placebo: This Picture

Lenny — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:54:24 +0000

This Picture (2003)

Coming Up For Air

Lenny — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:56:40 +0000

Saturday 14th August 2010. Our first visit to Bubbles in Ashington. Canny drive out since we’re from Durham and Crook but that passed in no time. Great feel to this venue with the blacked out stage in the corner adorned with a range of spot lights and appropriate framed rock shots hanging on all the walls. We had a great gig and were well appreciated and the numbers attending continued to rise throughout the night since a rock DJ takes over after the band and plays on til 2am. Good mix and age range in the crowd too with plenty dancing girls / ladies dressed in all their finery. Playing somewhere new often leads to an extra buzz and this night was no exception. Great venue! Great crowd! Thanks to everyone who joined in.

Stormin’ The Castle 2010

Lenny — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:43:49 +0000

The full line-up of bands for the 20th Anniversary Stormin’ The Castle is now sorted.

On the Main Stage, Friday 3rd September, Mother Earth open the proceedings, followed by Tubesnake, then The Force and closed by head-liners Powerage.
On the Main Stage, Saturday 4th September, the opening act is Radge Against The Machine, followed by Voodoo Six, then The Pistoleros and finally this year’s main head-line band The Stranglers.

See our Gigs page for full list of acts and time slots. For ticket information check out the Stormin’ website: www.storminthecastle.co.uk

Dancing Dales

Lenny — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:12:00 +0000

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

Ship Ahoy!

Lenny — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:30:31 +0000

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.

Snakes In The Grass

Lenny — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:24:40 +0000

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. We’re back for a swift return on Friday 23rd July! … Lenny

Durham Live Lounge: TUBESNAKE 9pm, Friday 14th May

Lenny — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:36:02 +0000

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”

Tubesnake: People Are Strange (Live)

Lenny — Sun, 02 May 2010 10:50:34 +0000

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

Ashes To Ashes

Lenny — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:43:49 +0000

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!

Stable Bar Rock

Lenny — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:34:41 +0000

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 Doors: The Crystal Ship

Lenny — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:14:36 +0000

The Crystal Ship (1967)

Buffalo Soldiers

Lenny — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:19:22 +0000

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

Resurrection Shuffle

Lenny — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:55:39 +0000

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