Not scared at all... Moral Panic at The New Beehive, Bradford
20 November 2007
On Saturday I broke a vow I made about ten years ago
not to appear with rock-bands and jugglers; when I
made my vow I had just performed my poetry at an open
air venue with two thousand very pissed rock fans in
the audience; the sound system was seriously crap,
and I was still a bit of a new boy in the performance
world. It was scary.
To be sure there were no jugglers on Saturday’s bill, just me and two other poets (Oliver Mantell and Robin Vaughan Williams), and some pretty cool bands, amongst them The Chartists and Slumhunnies It all took place at The New Beehive in Bradford, had the fabulous moniker of Moral Panic, ran from 3pm on Saturday afternoon to 1am on Sunday morning. I was on at about 6pm and, do you know, it worked. An appreciative music audience turned out be an appreciative poetry audience and Olly, Robin and I had a very warm reception. I wasn’t scared, not scared at all….
So if there are any big bands out there looking for support next time you play Wembley, I’m your man.
To be sure there were no jugglers on Saturday’s bill, just me and two other poets (Oliver Mantell and Robin Vaughan Williams), and some pretty cool bands, amongst them The Chartists and Slumhunnies It all took place at The New Beehive in Bradford, had the fabulous moniker of Moral Panic, ran from 3pm on Saturday afternoon to 1am on Sunday morning. I was on at about 6pm and, do you know, it worked. An appreciative music audience turned out be an appreciative poetry audience and Olly, Robin and I had a very warm reception. I wasn’t scared, not scared at all….
So if there are any big bands out there looking for support next time you play Wembley, I’m your man.
