SPARTAN - CHRISTMAS PARTY 2008

All i want for Christmas is ...........
Another gig like last night,this must have been one of the best nights so far, the atmosphere was electric and the spirits were high.
We arrived at the Travellers Rest at our usual time and started to set up, Once we were all done we hurried into the plush changing rooms (marked 'MENS') to get into our alter egos.

Kev emerged as BATMAN, Gazza was Jon-Bon-Spartan,Mick crept out as 'the psycho drummer of burnopfield' and Phil was no more Mr Nice Guy - Alice Cooper.
After the initial laughs from us all standing in front of the biggest mirror we could find, we jumped on stage to start the Christmas Party in true SPARTAN-STYLE.It was a Fantastic night, we feel very honoured to have so many friends able to come out and play.
We would like to say a special 'Thank You' to Karen and John and all the staff at the Travellers Rest who always make us feel so welcome, we all agree that you make the venue a great place to play.On the subject of thanks, we would like to take the time to say a BigThank you to everyone who has attended our gigs and To the SPARTAN-ARMY who make us feels so proud with their support.

A Wheel-e Good Night

We nearly did n't even get there...
Our trip to Hexham to play the Old Tannery was nearly the first cancelled gig of the year, this was due to the trailer that carries all of our gear decided it wanted a night off.Just outside out Hexham the main bearing on the trailer sheared and sent one of the wheels off in a different direction, luckily no one was hurt.Thanks to Mick who happened to be passing, the gear was re-arranged into the two cars and we managed to get to the venue a little later than planned.
Meanwhile at the venue ( Garry and Phil ) were sitting in a nice warm pub wondering where everyone was,and then the rest of Spartan turned up and told us the tale of their horrible journey.We thanked our lucky stars that no-one was injured as it could have been very serious indeed if it had happened a few minutes earlier when Kev was on the motorway, travelling at speed.
As a true professional Kev just unloaded the gear from the car and we started to set up ready for the gig.Although the pub was a little quieter, we still had a fantastic night and did not try to think about the incident that had preceded.Thanks to everyone who came out to see us on such a cold night, we hope we raised the temperature as we had a Great night....eventually.


But the SHOW must go on....

The Market Tavern - November 29th

A Welcome Return
to such a Great venue, and we were glad to see so many of 'THE ARMY' in attendance, you all made a great nite very special indeed.W e love to play at The Market Tavern because you always manage to make us feel so welcome and we would like to Raise a Glass to you all.
We tried to bring you something new to our set of covers, and hope you all enjoyed the revised first and second sets( they seemed to go down well ??)
Well you managed to bring a warm glow to all of us, even though it was a very cold night indeed.