All I can say is that it's a good job I love the blues. With an 8pm doors and a 9pm start a lesser man would have gone home but staying the course despite almost a pint of 13% beer being consumed. I sat (at the back of the room of course) and waited for bluesman Big Boy Bloater and his band to take to the stage. The crowd was sparse with vast expanse in front of the stage as most of the audience sat near the sound stage. However after quite a lot of waiting (so much waiting) At 9pm Big Boy Bloater and his two accomplices, The Limits kicked off Friday with Saturday Night Desperation Shuffle through any desperation was hidden as he jammed with some nifty blues licks and his gruff vocals delivery.
They moved through Insanely Happy to the shuffle of Messing With The Booze and Friday Nights All Right For Drinking, particularly apt with the amount of alcohol being imbued outside in the front bar. Now despite the show featuring some talented blues playing having an 8pm doors but 9pm start time did irk me a little especially due to how few people were in Fuel's back room, having a local support would have helped with the numbers I'm sure but as it happened BBB played his set with vigour interspersed with some friendly banter, with some responses coming from the audience. Still it was entertaining enough and the perfect excuse for some Friday night drinking. 7/10
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