Woke early in a travel lodge in Salisbury with a hangover, full breakfast with the guys in a Little Chef around the corner and over to the venue in time for our 11am soundcheck. Cracking venue - a chapel arts centre, beautiful acoustics and easy set-up. Great show, that one, audience really up for it, set was spot-on, nice dressing room and good food provided. Lovely. It was a record for people calling me the 'happiest drummer' - 7 people IN A ROW. One person even said they came back to watch us (having seen us last year) just because of my smiling. Too much, Salisbury, too much.
Then, after selling and signing various copies of the album, we were back in the car and over to Bath for the evening gig. Frustrating start - couldn't get in, nobody was there, but eventually by 5pm we could start unloading.
Soundcheck didn't feel great; my snare was clearly too loud for the room, yet the room was massive and I was using rods, not sticks, but the acoustics just weren't making me feel comfortable.
Nice to catch up with Matt as he joined us for the gig and a KFC before the meal. Show as an odd one; I think technically that's the best we've played all tour, but the audience - and there was a good turnout - were so quiet, even if they did enjoy it, and I feel we struggled to develop a spark with them. Nice gig, but I didn't come off stage buzzing like I have done on a few nights of this tour already. Salisbury earlier in the day felt more alive, even if it was a midday concert.
Did an interview for a Bristol blog afterwards which went well, although I really hope they don't put the bit in about my needing a girlfriend. He wrote it down and smiled, I bet it does go in.
Long drive home (for Gaf, the rest of us were passengers playing with our smartphones), I was home by 4am.
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