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The Three Magpies
Read more: The Three MagpiesIt was a pleasant sunny afternoon. Always nice to be able to play a gig with your sunglasses on.
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Greystones Primary HSA Fundraiser
Read more: Greystones Primary HSA FundraiserGreystones Primary School asked parents for fundraising ideas so I suggested that TOAST play a gig in the school hall. Tickets were £5 and included a drink. The bar was well stocked with everything but ice and mixers. It being a warm night and dancing being thirsty work, this led to some over indulgence. I…
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Oktoberfest at Immaculate Conception Primary School
Read more: Oktoberfest at Immaculate Conception Primary SchoolThe concept of an “immaculate conception” could be born of an unfaithful wife, trying to explain to her gullible husband, an uncomfortable reality by blaming “a god” for her predicament. It’s certainly an excellent excuse if you find yourself unexpectedly expecting after a drunken night of passion following a successful beer festival. Which three letter…
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Yellow Jersey Beer Festival 2017
Read more: Yellow Jersey Beer Festival 2017Also known as the Grenoside Beer Festival this little known but popular event started out life as a Tour De France Party. Four years on this family friend event is steadily growing and but retains the atmosphere of a big family party. With 7 ales on, several lagers and ciders and a cracking DJ all…
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The Cheese Wedding
Read more: The Cheese WeddingAn unusual one this. The venue was a barn made of breeze blocks and corrugated iron on a farm on the outskirts of Sheffield. The so called “stage” was a narrow , raised concrete path that was probably intended to allow a farmer to more easily navigate a herd of cattle. Happily it also worked…
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A Wedding at Thoresby Courtyard
Read more: A Wedding at Thoresby CourtyardThoresby Hall is an impressive spa hotel which sits in a vast estate just outside Ollerton. The location for this celebration was Thoresby Courtyard wedding venue which is nestled in those same grounds. Small enough to be intimate but big enough to easily handle 200 guests, Thoresby Courtyard has a large, outdoor square with a…
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West Street Live 16 July 2017
Read more: West Street Live 16 July 2017It’s summer and we find ourselves again at West Street Live for another evening of 90s classics and 00s guitar hits. It’s the second time this year we’ve played Sheffield’s best live music bar and the West Street Live audience did not disappoint. You know you’ve made it when the rider consists of semi chilled…
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Mark’s 40th Birthday Party at Harrison’s 1854
Read more: Mark’s 40th Birthday Party at Harrison’s 1854I know it’s hard to believe but yes, I am as old as Star Wars, as old as Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album. I’ve been alive as long as Elvis has been dead. Today I am 40, so last night we had a 40th birthday party. I suppose I could have hired a band for my…
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West Street Live 21st April 2017
Read more: West Street Live 21st April 2017A welcome return to West Street Live and our first gig of 2017. This wasn’t for lack of interest but because of injury. Our drummer, Andy had to have an operation on his ankle and songs just don’t sound the same without a pounding kick drum running through them so we’ve had to turn down…
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October 2016 Gigs
Read more: October 2016 GigsWe found ourselves doing a back to back, Friday and Saturday gigs in October. The Friday was a 50th birthday party at a venue in Hillsborough. The other was a wedding reception at the beautiful Church House in Central Sheffield. We learnt a lesson this weekend – Always use your own PA if you can. The…
