Angry rant about Enfield

On Thursday we played a gig in our home town. we don't do many gigs in Enfield so this was gonna be a laugh. Got in the pub, nice stage, nice lights.....all looked good. a brief sound check of some new material from me and Gary (we was just messing around pissing off the locals playing some metal) and we was good to go. all bands play their sets and its our time.

We was immediately told to turn ourselves down, which made no sense as we was using the same amps as the bands before and hadn't changed the settings, but we turned down anyway. People clapped and generally looked like they weren't listening. We played five songs and the power was pulled and we had to pack up, "no more" the landlord said. We had to shout to the crowd we was done, which to those who paid a fiver to see us play was quite strange not to mention unfair. Why the fuck do people waste our time like this? You cant hold a gig and not expect us to be loud. **Note to promoters; We're Fucking loud**
The worst thing was we brought the drum kit, the biggest instrument the band and didn't really get to play it.



Normally this wouldn't bother me, every band has shit gigs.....but this has happened so many times in our area its just not funny. its happened to us three times, its happened again at two other gigs I've attended......its just bollocks. All people in Enfield want is cabaret music, karaoke and wank cover bands who you can't really hear cos the neighbours will complain. a place for balding old men to sing badly without the fear of hearing something new. There's no place for original bands to play.

Hertford has an amazing venue in the form of the Hertford Marque, its a brilliant place. Young bands can play and touring bands now often play as well. why cant we have somewhere? it really does annoy me.

We've all made the decision that is just pointless playing here, except bar form.....there cool at bar form. no more enfield gigs.....


In this pub their was a copy of a Monet on the wall (something like the pic above). Blue tacked over the print was a poster advertising a two for one beer offer........In a way it summed up enfield quite nice....

Tom x