Face Of Cheam

So essentially this should be the last ever time I will see Thunder (though that was said at Camden Dingwalls around seven years ago). One of my favourite rock bands and a shame the last one bar two festivals at Hammersmith clashed with Oasis. Still a chance for a pub crawl of Cambridge where an odd mix was done. The second one called the Live & Let Live, a real ale place, was quieter than a library despite there being three other people drinking in there. The Six Bells had a pool table in a conservatory making conditions uncomfortable when playing. The Kingston Arms had a nice garden where there was no draught lager. Better was the Cambridge Blue with a selection of over 100 bottles. We stayed in the garden and sampled a couple. Time for a couple of others too one of which, the Man In The Moon, we watched the last few games of the epic Federer Roddick Wimbledon final. Amazing stuff.
Onto the gig then, and Thunder have been changing their set each night. This did mean we had no Backstreet Symphony, but we did get Just Another Suicide and Welcome To The Party, both favs of mine. Other than that they were excellent with standerds such as Love Walked In & A Better Man all highlights. Worth the long journey home (two nightbuses from Kings Cross) for probably the last time I will see this great band.

Loser / Welcome To The Party / Higher Ground / Low Life In High Places / Gimme Some Lovin’ / Moth To The Flame / The Devil Made Me Do It / Love Walked In / Stand Up / You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down / Don’t Wait For Me / I Love You More Than Rock ‘n’ Roll ///// A Better Man / Just Another Suicide / Dirty Love