There was a 'jazz and blues' festival in that little town where I live these days (of which only about 30% of bands fitted that category but whatever) and it was one of the best nights out I've had this year. Various acts playing all over the place and all free entry. Punk rockers Vomit (formed in 1977 and local boys) playing a tiny sweaty and packed social club and what a good band they were too, then some lovely girl doing her own acoustic stuff at a local pub, must look up her name, and then the Town Hall hosting a band called Skatrain, basically a 7-piece cover band playing stuff from that fantastic era to an absolutely packed crowd, everyone from kids to old fellas dancing like nutters to those great tunes.
(then off to Wetherspoons until 1AM...
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Just goes to show you don't have to go to see some big name act and pay big money to have a brilliant night out... if you love live music and are open minded about what you want to see you can find talented acts anywhere. It's certainly made me more open to catching unknown acts in my local region that aren't charging much. You never know what you might find!
