The venue was very different - they basically hired a practice room at Yellow Arch Studios and sold enough tickets to fill it comfortably (50). They dressed the room with fairy lights and a very powerful set of stage lights, they laid out their equipment as if they were just going to have a practice and they filled a large plastic box with ice and bottles of beer and proceeded to hand it out for free.
The band mingled with the small crowd, having a laugh and a chit chat as if they were performing to a group of friends. Their laid back approach made the evening feel really special and it was easy to forget it was an actual launch party.
They had support from artist Ian Britt. We were very impressed with his simple but captivating musical style - it was genuinely nice music played by a really talented musician. He enjoyed some banter with the audience and played some really catchy tunes including a Michael Jackson cover!
Dead Like Harry threw themselves into their performance from start to finish. You could see the sweat pouring from their brows all the way through. I think they played almost every track they have ever released throughout the evening including the new tracks I Believe, The Morning and Where Do You Go.
The evening was stunning and their new material sounds as good as the older stuff. Due to me being a complete wimp we decided to slip away at the end of the set rather than hang about and chat with the band. I figured they would have enough people wanting to talk to them and the only words I would have been able to muster were 'you were awesome'. :)
We headed to the wonderful Gardeners Rest a little up the road and had a couple of pints from their Beer Festival menu instead. It ended the evening perfectly.
Here are some of Doozr's wonderful pictures from the evening:
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