Make a stand.........for ROCK...

The gig @ the Fat Ox was one of the best we have ever done, the crowd were Fantastic, the atmosphere was intoxicating and we had an absolute blast from start to Finnish.Kev and The Hamster even dared to try something new, which saw a furry spartan bassist raised onto Kev's shoulders and paraded around the venue for all to see, but...
The night was not free from a major incident...after all the gear was loaded Kev set off in search of pizza ( a treat for a job well done)driving through Whitley Bay he caught sight of a bonny blue light in his mirror.
'What seems to be the problem officer..' said Kev, and the reply was to send a shiver down his spine 'nothing much, unless you call all your gear falling out of your trailer' were the words that hit him.Kev ran to the back of the trailer to find the back door open and the huge bag that contained all the lighting and microphone stands hanging out of the back.After a brief explanation to the police and a few apologies the gear was re-loaded and Kev now with a severe loss of appetite headed for home ,before anything else happened.
After a very quick sleep we were heading to the Three Tuns to support another local charity, and the bad luck just kept coming, Phil's guitar decided that Sunday was it's day of rest and it took him about 15 minutes to resolve it.But even this could not stop us from playing ( a slightly shorter set) but a set never the less.
All in all it was a weekend we will all remember we met some great people , saw some great bands and had a laugh at our own expense...a great weekend.

Are you the band ?

A recent change in management
at the travellers rest, and the previous tenant had taken away the booking diary for the pub.So on arrival we were asked if we were the band for the evening, which was a new experience for us.
We made ourselves feel at home and started to set up, and we were ready to rock just after 9....ish.During the first set the Spartan Army was attacked by a 'Gia-normous' vampire Moth ( reports from Jo,Margaret & Karen )but it did not dare attack wor Kev, they only thing to attack Kev was a swift blow from Phil's guitar on his back which gave Kev a bit of a shock, but did improve the sound on the night.
We tried a couple for different songs on Saturday and thought we would a bit of a mix of new and old to get the party started.
Spartan would like to report that the Travellers Rest is still a great pub and we would like to thank the new management, and wish them every success with a great music venue.
Hope to see you again real soon...

A Grand Day Out.........

A Twist of fate..
Fate is a very strange thing, due to the closure of the Bebside we were to have no gig this weekend, and then we had a call from the Grand Hotel who asked us to play as they had a vacant slot.
We are very pleased to report that we had a Fantastic night at the Grand, we were made to feel so welcome and while setting the gear up the place started to fill up steadily. Next thing you know it was time to do our stuff, a really receptive crowd got us in the mood from the off and we had an absolute blast ripping through the first set.
After a few alterations to our lights ( cheers ) we assaulted the second set which seemed to be over as soon as it had started, and after a couple of encores it was time to pack up and head for home.
We would just like to thank Lachlan , and also everyone who came to see us at the Grand .