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Around the UK with Fionn...

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I spent the last two weeks rehearsing and then touring with Fionn Regan and the Champs.

It began with a long Monday morning queue on the M40.

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We rehearsed in Shepherds Bush next door to Alison Moyet.


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The BBC studios were also nearby, and on Tuesday night Joe of DADS went live on Jools!


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Next we headed out on tour.  First stop: Glasgow.


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Manchester was a cool venue with a maaaaassive d.i.s.c.o ball!


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London was great.


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Next up was Cardiff where Tom was hard at work mixing the amazing Man Without Country tracks in his crunked-up bedroom!


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And finally Brighton.  The weather was gale-force but doesn't Growler look victorious in the van.


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Unless I'm mistaken, every night was sold out.  Good times!

Champs in Belfast...

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Subsequent to our victorious trip to Mallorca, Danny and the Champions of the World headed out to Belfast's11th Open House Festival where we played with the incredible Foy Vance

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Dusty @ The Rusty...

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Went for a pint with Dusty on Monday

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A busy week...

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I've been a busy boy!

First up was a Tuesday night trip to London to see Sophie...

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...then on Thursday a journey to Cardiff to hang out with Beautiful Matt and Jon.  We went to see Man Without Country...

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... on Saturday we headed to Nottingham to celebrate my mothers' 60th Birthday!

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Then finally back to Oxford in the evening for a great gig with Dusty & The Dreaming Spires supporting 22-20s.  What did you think girls...?

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Ha.

Anyway, no rest for me just yet - tomorrow I'm off to stay with Lee (via Heathrow T5!) for a week in Stuttgart.

I should get packing.

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DADS in Mallorca...

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Last weekend Dusty, Joe, Growler, Danny George Wilson, Garo and myself went to Mallorca to do two gigs.  The first was in an old Monastery that had been converted into a music school in Muro.  The second was in a rock club in Palma. Both were pretty great.

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Next stop: Cardiff.