Due to time mismanagement (Nando’s and late friends) I ended up missing Super Tennis, whom I’ve heard nothing but good things about. However it seems like this band is touring quite a fair bit down south so the chances to see them again look high... pleasing.

A much wiser man than I once said “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all” and that is exactly what I plan on doing for Loverman. Seriously unimpressive. After a ‘song’ we decided to head to the bar to catch a rest (working all day, it’s a tough life.)

We made it back upstairs in time to catch the last half hour of Canterbury,. A band who’ve been doing the rounds for quite a few years now. While the fresh-faced boys’ (seriously, they all look about 18.) brand of dancey punk with almost campish pop moves isn’t my style at all really, the band are pretty tight at what they do and I can see why the fans they have like them. Catchy riffs, sugary sweet vocals and an element to the music that makes you want to dance around and get loose, nothing overly original and – no offence – the band aren’t going to be getting huge off this sound, but for 20/25 minutes it’s not a bad listen, not at all.

By the time local lads Tellison take the stage the place is pretty packed. I, for one, am shocked. I always knew the band had bags of talent but I never thought they’d appeal to the masses. This is a venue bands like Gallows, Say Anything, Nightmare of You and a buttload of others managed to sell out – big name bands, is what I mean. Fair play to the guys, they’ve been touring up and down the country for the better part of 2 years now in support of their debut record “Contact! Contact!” and tonight they bring out the big guns from said album “Hanover Start Clapping” and “Henry Went to Paris” being, in my opinion, the two biggest ‘guns’. However, the band are definitely not living off their former glory and play a pretty mixed set of old and new, most of which give the impression that this new record could well be a “Contact! Contact!” beater. The band only play for around 35/40 minutes but they get the crowd moving on a snowy Thursday night in London and every time singer, Stephen interacts with the crowd he looks genuinely shocked and pleased that this many people have come out to see his band and are truly enjoying it, which is always nice to see. A solid performance tonight, nothing spectacular but by no means bad. A nice introduction to what the future holds for Tellison, and on the strength of the newer songs...it seems pretty bright.