We took the Saturday off as it was Phil’s brother’s engagement party in Blyth, Northumberland. He’s yet to set a date for the big date but Phil kindly offered to knock him 10% off if he pays in full at the time of booking.

This Saturday was our first gig at the magnificent Guyzance Hall in Northumberland for the wedding of Phil and Lucy. Our set went down great as did Phil’s cheese-tastic DJ set that consisted of PJ and Duncan, The Outhere Brothers and Psy.

Sunday was another first for us, the first time someone has been arrested as we’ve played and marched out by police officers. Don’t judge the venue, it took place in Bishop Auckland’s finest boozer, The Cumberland Arms and even Sue the Land Lady didn’t have a clue what the craic was. We were a bit gutted as we’d rather it had happened as played The Clash’s I Fought The Law!

This Friday see’s us back at As You Like It before a wedding on Saturday. It’s quite soon after our last gig there but they obviously can’t get enough of The Fontains at As You Like It. It’s our only public show this week so come down for 10:30.

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We headed to the coast on Friday where we played the wedding of Simon and Heather at The Grand Hotel in Tynemouth. We set up and sound checked with our volume controls at a modest level only for the house DJ to come and blast David Guetta so loud the vibrations could topple the cakes and scones of the high teas being eaten above us in the lounge. As usual the ceremony ran a little late so Heather and Simon agreed that we should start after the buffet which worked a treat as people were fed, watered and ready to dance. Our sets went down a treat and after we finished we retired to the lounge for a Peroni or two and left the DJ to deafen the guests (who to be fair did enjoy his set).
Saturday was the big one for us with two gigs packed into one day. Both were for NHS Fleet Services with the first taking place outdoors at their family fun day held at Gosforth Race Course, Newcastle. We shared the bill with another North East based wedding and function band, The Gatecrashers. They are top guys and you can check out their website here. We were first on with a 10:30 start. As a band it’s not often you walk on stage and greet the audience with “good morning, Gosforth”. The weather held and our sets were appreciated by the crowds sitting around on the grass, enjoying the day.

That evening we ditched the black shirts and red ties in favour of Hawaiian shirts and headed up the road to the Gosforth Park Hotel for the company’s Hawaiin beach party. VW Beetles, camper vans, surfboards, palm trees and even a steel band were just some of the props used to theme the room. We followed on stage the brilliant UK Beach Boys whose apt set got the party going, ready for us to carry it on. Tired and exhausted we left the venue at 3am, happy in the knowledge that Bruce “The Boss” Springstein would surely be proud of our four hour stint.
Sunday saw us back in Bish Vegas (Bishop Auckland, County Durham) at The Cumberland Arms. The pub was a little quieter than normal for us, why we aren’t too sure, but the people there enjoyed our sets and it was good to see some familiar faces.
We’ve got two public shows this weekend. The first is As You Like It in Jesmond, Newcastle. It’s a great venue and we are on at 10pm playing three sets till 1am. Saturday see’s us back at The Townhouse in Whitley Bay from 9pm, which was a great gig last time played there so we are hoping for the same again!

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We were back in north Northumberland at the very beautiful Doxford Hall near Embleton. Despite being beautiful and the perfect backdrop for wedding photos it has a notoriously tough load in. Just ask any DJ or wedding band. It’s like a stage from the world’s strongest man competition only we are musicians and not the world’s strongest men (some people would say we aren’t even men). Anyway, a lot of puffing, panting and cursing later and we finally got the gear in and played for the wedding of Hamish and Jo. We had a great night made all the worthwhile when we chatted to the lovely couple and were thanked by them at the end of the night. We’d like to wish them all the best for the future and hope to see you at a gig in the not too distant future.

This week we are playing a wedding at Lartingdon Hall in Teesdale, Couny Durham and have our first public gig in what seems like an age. It’s at The Marquis of Granby in Sunniside, Gateshead on Friday. We’ve never played at this venue before so not sure what to expect but we hear it has a good reputation for live music so are looking forward to it! If you find yourself with nothing better to do then come down, we start at nine. We’ve just bought some new lights to add to our collection so if the music doesn’t impress you at least the lights might.

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There’s loads going on for us at the minute. We’ve just been told we’ll be playing at As You Like It, Jesmond, on Friday May 31st. It’s a venue we’ve wanted to play for some time so cannot wait for that gig. See the events page for more info.

We’re in the process of buying some bright, flashy, swirly lights to make us look even cooler (we didn’t think it was possible either) and we are looking to upgrade our PA system to make us sound even better (that we can’t believe). Apparently this PA system doesn’t just go to eleven, this one goes to twelve. (pat yourself on the back if you’re cool enough to get that one)

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