Sept 5 Winchester UK Railway SXSC

Oliver Gray. Say no more. This tour it seems is all about promoters. They make or break the show. In the absence of a national marketing campaign for the band, it is all about what kind of work the promoter does. Many times (especially in the UK), we stay at the promoter's personal house, all in the interest of keeping costs low. It can be done on the cheap, it just requires a certain amount the promoter's energy.

This is where Oliver comes in. He is a fantastic music enthusiast, and has carved his way through the business by writing about music, managing bands and promoting shows. Oliver's life is a case study of success through doing. Records of his developing years as a music impresario can be found in his autobiographical history "VOLUME", written under the pseudonym Gary Revilo (spell oliver backwards).

This year we found ourselves headlining the first annual SXSC festival,a day long event on two stages at the Railway Inn in Winchester. And once again we have absorbed the promoter's good will in regard to accommodation.

Thank you Oliver.

A somewhat surprised Oliver (centre) entertaining road managers Ryan and Rebecca at home