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Evening all.

I went to see a number of bands last night, for my good friend Matt's birthday. The show was kicked off by Claire Buswell and her friends, with Speakeasy (Matt's own band) following, and everything was rounded up by the fantastic Dive Dive. Now, even before I'd heard them, this band had become one of my new favourite groups. That might sound a bit wierd, but let me explain:

You see, Matt had heard this band somewhere else at some point, and had been checking their website for news of gigs etc. He discovered that they were embarking on a low key tour of the country, but that they wouldn't be calling at leeds. This didn't please Matt an awful lot, but then he had an idea. 'What if,' he thought to himself, 'I emailed them, and asked them to come?' So that's what he did. It occurred to him that his birthday fell in the middle of the tour, so he suggested to them that they could come to the Brudenell Social Club, be supported by Speakeasy, and get paid nothing for it. In return, they would have an audience of a large group of Matt's friends, who wouldn't leave, because it's his birthday. They agreed. They drove all the way from London to play a gig in Leeds that they didn't get paid for, just cause some kid emailed them and asked them to play at his party. They're a signed band too...

Incidentally, they turned out to be really good, and you can check out their website here.