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Katie O’Brien’s Sheffield
Read more: Katie O’Brien’s SheffieldToast were invited to play at the opening weekend of Katie O’Brien’s Sheffield, an Irish Tavern just off West Street. It has been a long time since we played at a bar in Sheffield. Indeed let the record show that our last performance at a bar was at West Street Live back in 2017. I wouldn’t go…
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Live Music for a Ball
Read more: Live Music for a BallIt was November 2023 when I received a Facebook message asking about our availability for an event at Aston Hall in Sheffield in January. I arrived with a car full of gear at 6pm and was directed around the back of the hall to a function room. I was able to park very close to…
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Live Music for a 21st Birthday
Read more: Live Music for a 21st BirthdayWe were invited to provide live music for a 21st birthday party, at Halifax Hall in Sheffield. Connoisseurs of this blog (a gruesome oxymoron), will know that we’ve not played Halifax Hall since the 16th of June 2016. In truth, I didn’t know that until I went trawling back though several years of listless verbosity that some…
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Our First Stadium Gig
Read more: Our First Stadium GigWe were invited to provide the entertainment for the celebration of Mattresses Online 20th birthday at the New York Stadium in Rotherham. Road closures hampered our initial to access the car park and upon arrival the place seem deserted. After a bit of wondering around I located some activity and an entrance. Unfortunately the closest…
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A Wedding at Hideaway
Read more: A Wedding at HideawayPhoto by Beck Payne Photography I was completely unaware of Hideaway tucked away on Eyre Lane in the backstreets of Sheffield city centre. I suppose it’s clear from the name that this should surprise no one. We were delighted to be invited to play at Lynsey & Kev’s wedding reception. A very easy going couple whose…
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A Wedding at Kelham Island Museum
Read more: A Wedding at Kelham Island MuseumPhoto by Andrew Wheeley Weddings. We were invited to play at Sam and Danielle’s wedding at Kelham Island Museum. We had the talented James with us again for this event and he and I were there to set up early on the Saturday morning and be out of the way when the guests arrived. Unfortunately the…
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A Wedding at Mosborough Hall
Read more: A Wedding at Mosborough HallAngela and Tony invited us to play at their wedding at Mosborough Hall. A beautiful venue on the outskirts of Sheffield. Wikipedia tells me that the building was originally a manor house in what was then a small village in Derbyshire, however due to population growth over the years the village was incorporated into the city of Sheffield…
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Grenoside Beer Festival 2023
Read more: Grenoside Beer Festival 2023You know the drill. Arrive at 10am. Set up the gear. Sound guy arrives at lunchtime. I go home. Reconvene and 7ish, have a pint. Play a bunch of songs. Have a breather and another pint. Play some more songs. Set the auto DJ going while we pack up. See you next year!
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Hooten Lodge 90s Festival
Read more: Hooten Lodge 90s FestivalWe’d been keeping the last bank holiday in August free in anticipation of a call from Farm Fest X. This didn’t come but we did get the call from the event organiser at Hooten Lodge who were looking for a live band to play at their 90s and 00s festival. As the sun dipped behind the trees…
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A Wedding at Sherwood Glade
Read more: A Wedding at Sherwood GladeKatheryn and Paul booked us for their wedding at Sherwood Glade in large part because we played at Emma’s wedding (Katheryn’s sister) back in 2017. You can read about that and see how poorly we’ve aged here. We are now considered the “family band”. Sherwood Glade is a lovely wedding venue nestled in woodland just outside Nottingham.…
