Hamsters in Hull

Subject: Hamsters in Hull
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 06:14 AM

From The Hull Daily Mail=
The Hamsters have been together for 15 years, and recently played their 3,000th gig.
Billed as the UK's premier blues/rock performers, The Hamsters are now set to perform at The Springhead Pub, Aston Road for the first time.
The band originally got its name from the Sex Pistols, who used it as a pseudonym.
Now its members say they enjoy the irony of being an aggresive band with a cuddly name.
Respected across the UK, The Hamsters count former world champion Formula One driver Damon Hill amongst their fans.Members of the band, widely regarded as the leading interpreters of the music of Jim Hendrix, have performed with artists such as Eric Clapton,Doctor Feelgood, Walter Trout and British blues phenomenon Alexis Korner.
Early in 1995, the band released Route 666, wich entered the NME chart at number 7.And The Hamsters' new live album They Live By Night was released in January.It features 15 tracks,11 of which have never been recorded by the band before, including new material.
Having toured the USA and performing at three sell-out Jimi Hendrix festivals in Holland, they're now concentrating on Europe.They can be seen at the Springhead Pub on Friday, April the 12th.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I have seen this band, they are really good, the Springhead pub is the best music pub in the UK.look at their website=www.springheadpub.co.uk

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 06:49 AM

The Hamsters used to play Leeds quite often at the Irish Centre on the York road. They are definitely a band worth seeing, and do a lot of Jimi Hendrix stuff. Their T-shirts are also pretty entertaining.
Quack!

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 10 Apr 02 - 09:25 PM

Hi Geoff, I went to Leeds Irish Centre once (big building on the left), it took me ages to get home as I got stuck in the stupid one way system, and ended up driving round the Leeds ring road a few times until I spotted the right exit road!

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 11 Oct 02 - 02:25 PM

refersh, they are playing tonight at The Springhead Pun, Hull, it is the best music pub in the UK, and has kive music every day, see website at=www.springheadpub.co.uk

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: RolyH
Date: 11 Oct 02 - 03:48 PM

Yeah
I've seen the Hampsters and they are a fine band.

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 11 Oct 02 - 06:15 PM

Was that the Hamsters backing Otway on Top of the Pops tonight?

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 11 Oct 02 - 10:08 PM

Sorry, I thought this thread was about John's pet hamster. I see it's not. I'll go away now.

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: HuwG
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 09:12 AM

Damn ! Missed this thread until too late. They played at the Town Hall in Glossop on Saturday night, at a gig organised by The Lift Global Music Club, your correspondent helped get their gear upstairs in an extremely wonky lift.

Excellent gig, lots of punch from the word go, excellent time had by all.

I particularly liked some of the guitars on display, especially a battered-looking SG with zebra stripes; the sound from it was quite something.

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 09:41 AM

The word Hamster also caught me out. Somehow I had this vision of poor old John working a treadmill until he'd generated enough electricity to pay his phone bill !

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Oct 02 - 10:32 PM

Is a HAMSTER as useful as GERBIL?

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: MudGuard
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 02:33 AM

Are these the hamsters you wanted to use for producing electricity?

SCNR, MudGuard

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 11:49 PM

Damn! Missed the point

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 10:52 PM

Rats! I thought this thread was going to be about summat exciting like hordes of crazed, mutated hamsters attacking elderly pedestrians in the streets of Hull. It's just more music stuff. Crap! This forum is really going downhill... :-)

- LH

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 07:15 PM

Now you mention it LH there was something about a crazed hamster in Hull somewhere Rambling Sam

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Apr 04 - 11:03 PM

there at the springhead pub tomorow 9friday].

Subject: RE: Hamsters in Hull
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 03:39 AM

jOhn, does Brenda get in free, harriWattsband @ Springhead 19 May.