Very nice to finally meet Nicholas Dobson and Michael Mellender at the ICS Dragon’s Ball last night. Their enthusiasm for making music is really inspiring – very glad they made it over the pond to Europe. Am now the proud owner of an ICS ‘Destroy’ T-shirt

It was also very nice to see the Plan C Allstars and Buffalo Typewriter playing – both bands were formed specifically for this gig. I think it was the first time the guys in each act had played for many, many years. Highlight for me? Brother Buffalo’s searing synth solo in ‘Over the Line’ – very loud, and the crowd loved it.

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