Spartan - Normal service now resumed

Live @ The Phoenix
Kev and the lads welcomed Gazza ( The Hamster of Doom) back to the Spartan fold on Saturday, after his return from Las Vegas.Gazza and Margaret had only returned to the uk on Friday night so the gig on Saturday was the first time the band had seen each other since they left for the holidays, and even with a couple of weeks off they managed to continue where they had left off.
We stuck to an all classic set ( so Gazza had a fighting chance ) as the jet-lag kicked in during the 4Th song of the first set, but in true Hamster fashion he managed to keep it together till the end of the gig.But there was a casualty as Margaret ( Mrs Hamster ) was caught out by the dreaded jet-lag and had a much needed snooze during one of the quieter numbers of the night.
We would like to say a great big Happy Birthday to Christine one of the devout Spartan Army, and thanks for celebrating your '21st' with us ( but we use that term loosely).
Thanks to everyone who came out to see Spartan back to Full Power, and Thanks to Kev for letting the Hamsters away early after the gig so they could catch up on their much needed sleep.

The Market Tavern...Bedlington

Well it make a lovely change.....
to be able to report that we had a ' Normal ' night at the Market Tavern.We managed to remember everything that we neglected to pack for our Hexham gig, and we also managed to arrive at the venue without incident.But did all this new found good luck put us into a false sense of security.... No it did n't.
As you will see from the photos below we had another great nite at the Tavern and it still remains one of our favorite places to play.
Have a look at the slideshow below for edited highlights.