Spartan in Delaval

Want a great way to spend a bank holiday.....

Although there had been no real publicity for the gig, the turn out was Fantastic, and it was a real thrill for us to be able to play for such a cracking bunch of people you made us feel so welcome.
We were totally taken by surprise and had no idea that it would prove to be one of our best yet.

Little did we know what was about to happen on this bank holiday but we were not expecting 6 encores,a great atmosphere, good crack, and FOOD, no one could ask for anything more could they ?.

Spartan go into' MELTDOWN '

We prayed for good weather.......and were not disappointed.We all had a great time at the Meltdown Festival and it make a big difference playing outdoor and in the sun.Kev was his usual self and after being there for all of 2 minutes had joined the queue of little kids to have his face painted ( shame we don't know any Kiss songs ).We would like to thank everyone who came to the Bebside and hope they raised loads of cash for such a good cause.

Martha's Vineyard - Hebburn 16th August

Well i did n't get lost
Managed to get to the venue without incident this week, and we would like to that Ian and all the staff for making us feel very welcome, as this was our first time at Martha's Vineyard.Had a great night a smashing venue to play and loads of space for us to set up in too,played a mixed set to try and give you all a taste of what we do and by all accounts it went down well.
Hope to be asked back there next year

Northumberland Hussar - August 9th

Another New Venue
For us and the hope that we go down well is always in the back of your mind, but you can't help wanting to impress everyone who has turned up to see you.We really like this venue as it was a bit of a challenge to set up and thanks to 'AL' from 'On the Level' for giving us some advice and help on the matter.Garry turned up straight from work still in work clothes ( not very Rock 'n' Roll ) but after the gear was set up he changed into his spartan gear, ready for the off.Had a bit of a later start to enable the venue to get in some more customers, and had to wake Garry up just before the first set (Sleepy Head).All in all we had a fantastic night and it was great to be able to meet and chat to you all between sets,and we hope to be asked back to play here soon, as it was a great night.

The Wheatsheaf,Benton August 1st

There was a strong chance we would have to cancel but.....

With just 2 days notice Kev's old music buddy and the reason Kev joined Spartan in the first place Graeme stepped up to the plate to drum for us.Mick our drummer had been struck down with a severe ear infection and had lost his hearing making it near impossible for him to be able to play.Graeme kindly stepped in and helped us out( catch Graeme with his band 'The Alleycats'),as previously mentioned he only had 2 days notice and played a blinder or else the gig would have been cancelled.
We would like to thank Graeme not just for his drumming skills on the night but he has always been a major influence in our band and has given his time and help on numerous occasions without a second thought.The gig was a great success and we would like to thank Mick( from the Wheatsheaf ) for all his help on the night,hope to be able to come back with the full SPARTAN Experience soon.