Fir up, to the Devonshire Cat, bizarrely devoid of any official role this year since the busker bus main departure moves to the Hop, round the opposite corner of Devonshire Green. Having said that, it didn't appear to be struggling for it. After meeting a few friends and a swift and rather enjoyable pint of Absolution, one of my favourite local beers, a short walk to the Frog and Parrot on Division Street to see and old favourite of mine (I'm becoming quite the groupie!) - Smiling Ivy it was a pleasure to have them as my first band of Tramlines 2012 proper. A relatively short set nonetheless squeezed in most of my favourites, including the bouncing jumpy "Bombscare", Rancid cover "Timebomb" and humourous Woody Allen-alike track "Life Backwards". "Ape-o-Calipso" chilled the crowd down and before new single, "Efficicient Waste of Time" [click to download] went down really well, and A.W.O.L practically caused a riot in the tightly packed little pub.
Catch Smiling Ivy at 5pm in Weston Park and at the Vine Inn on Sunday at 6pm A short run to Harrisons followed
Beg Borrow and Steal
The Madding Crowd
Spiders
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