I know that their rent must be expensive, but is there really any need to mark the cost of beer up by quite this much? I had a distinct feeling that they encourage bands like the Scandal to play here - giving them half hour sets, so that they bring dozens of mates that the venue can then rip off.
The Belgrave Scandal, wearing their suits again, came on stage at around 8pm. Initially they were plagued by a big sound problem - which kept cutting the lead guitar out - how to make a band happy from the word go! Once this was sorted, however, the band tore through a largely familiar set, although they did also debut an excellent new song. This new song was so excellent in fact, that it could possibly be better than any of their others, given a few more listens. Always a very encouraging thing for a band, when their new songs sound as good as their older stuff, even on the first listen - their songwriting definitely seems to be going in the right direction.
Shockingly missing Take That Train out of their set, the band finished with a fantastic and energetic version of Soul and Power, to leave the sizeable audience of friends very happy. There were even loud shouts for more, which sadly was not possible, as I would have been up for another half hour encore!
Getting out of that expensive venue asap afterwards became a priority, so we relocated to a cheaper drinking venue nearby. Great band and a great performance, shame about the venue.
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