Venue: OT Club (Saturday 27th April 2002)
Acts: Ceramic Hellmets, The Spooks (aka Kick in the Teeth), Pink Ink Celler
Last night's gig was an excellent night with a storming performance by Ceramic Hellmets who were undeservingly up first for a band of their calibre. They opened with Aneurysm by Nirvana and played an excellent set with lead singer Kiel Cathers on typically entertaining and energetic form, including the auctioning off of his "offical" Ceramic Hellmets t-shirt for �1. Their set included Alive by Pearl Jam, Lithium by Nirvana, Thin Lizzy's Whiskey in the Jar, Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n' Roses, Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC, Smile by Flickerstick, and also one of their own songs (think it was 'absent reminder'), Plenty of humour and plenty of talent.
Next up was our beloved 'The Spooks' (Kick in the Teeth). They were on excellent form also, with plenty of moshing going on during their heavy set. Their set included - Them Bones by Alice in Chains, Judith by A Perfect Circle, Spoonman by Soundgarden, Cradle Rock by Rory Gallagher, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine. Team Snarflebarrel was out in force to support them.
Lastly was the "headline" act Pink Ink Celler. They're fairly new on the scene and played a decent set which included Teenage Kicks by The Undertones, Enter Sandman by Metallica, Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin and Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. Also playing were the Altar Boys, an incredible band that I can't believe nobody knows about, they played a storming spontaneous set, a real bonus for all in attendance. These guys are amazing.
What was nice was �2 a pint plus lack of door charge (ahem shhh) = economical beans. Anyway the night went off without too many problems apart from a few minor glitches including some trouble in the toilets (i'm saying nothing) and t-balls bleeding palms (which was obviously his own fault). But T-ball you were warned about choking the chicken before playing, you'll learn.
Joe Pesci says: Fuck me, I havent been knocked about so fuckin much since I took a fuckin beating from that mother fucker Charlie M. Those guys from the Ceramic Hellmets and the spooks. Fuck man they've got some set of fuckin balls, funny bunch of mother fuckers too they made that mother fuckin Irish prick Nerney sound fuckin good y'know. As for the last guys WHAT THE FUCK! like I dunno y'know maybe it wasn't their night but I think it was down to that guitar playin mother fucker spending too much time bending over to lick his dick y'know and that other guy trying to be funny, he should leave that to that castlederg cool motherfuck. They aint got fuckin nothing on the mother fuckin alterboys though, man those fucks can lick my dick any time y'know what i'm saying.