There were due to be a few bands on the bill, but then the promoters announced a "secret" solo acoustic set by Jack Penate - so the place ended up absolutely rammed full of people. Especially since Jack Penate's people spent the whole week massively promoting it. Big bar queues, big toilet queues, and generally more people than you would want in a venue of that size, meant that it was not as good a night as it could have been. But after a day drinking at the cricket, I didn't really care too much.
I did manage to hear a bit of the first band, a decent new band called Cat The Dog. What I heard sounded good, in particular their song called Gotta Leave, which was a clear standout song. They are supporting The Hold Steady later this month, so I will get a decent chance to see them again properly. By the time they finished, lots of people were flooding into the venue, including Jack Penate, and Felix from The Maccabees. I ducked upstairs to Club Easy Lover for a bit, and in the process missed Charlotte Hatherley's acoustic set - never mind.
Approaching midnight, Jack Penate took the stage for a set which included the highlights of his songs, plus some interesting cover versions. At Glastonbury, he played a "secret set" full of covers, and this seemed to be a similar thing - Marvin Gaye again being covered. Penate was also joined for one song by Dev from Lightspeed Champion (whose song Galaxy Of The Lost is one of the best of the year so far). Penate finished up with Second Minute Or Hour, and Torn On The Platform. The set was not exactly tight (despite being solo), there were some technical hitches, and he seemed more than a bit drunk and shambolic, but it was a good set which was very well received.
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