Twisted Wheel at the Rockhouse, Derby 03/10/09

The thrid night of the tour, and Twisted Wheel hit the town of Derby. With the Rockhouse venue being upstairs, its all hands to the deck to make sure the equipment gets inside and straight down to the soundcheck.

Way before the doors are open, theres already a huge crowd gathered outside to witness the nights shinanegans - they won't be disappointed....

The Rockhouse, being another sell out date of the tour begins to fill quickly and theres swift trade being done on the merchandise stall too with T shirts, badges, vinyls and cds flying off the counter like hot cakes. If you're going to a gig on the tour, make sure you check the stall out as Twisted Wheel t shirts are a bargin at £10, with badge sets and vinyls at £3 you won't find a better deal anywhere....... With the venue packed solid, the lads come on stage to the usual chants of 'Wwwheeellll' and storm straight into 'She's A Weapon', 'Bad Candy', 'Racket' and 'Lucy The Castle'. An excellent change to the new set, the crowd love 'She's A Weapon' and with it being the opener, it sets the energetic pace at a high.

It didnt take long for the crowd surfing to commence, with quite a few people coming over the front, it was getting quite a squash down at the barrier with the mosh pit just behind them, but everyone was having such a good time, nothing mattered, everyone's total concentration was on the band... Slowing down for 'Bouncing Bomb', the audience singing at the top of their voices, gave everyone a chance for a well earned breather Highlight of the night has to be the brilliant 'Bang of The Beat' and the awsome extended 'We Are Us', with the original arrangement for 'Turnaround' making a welcome return. I can't think of a better way to end a Wheel gig, other than with the octane fuelled 'You Stole The Sun'.

Set List

'She's A Weapon'

'Bad Candy'

'Racket'

'Lucy The Castle'

'Let Them Have It All'

'Bouncing Bomb'

'Whats Your Name'

'One Night on the Street'

'Smash It Up'

'Bang of the Beat'

'Strife'

'We Are Us' (extended)

'Turnaround' (original version) 'Oh What Have You Done'

'You Stole The Sun'

So Derby has a lot to live up to, it was easily the best gig of the tour so far... see you in Colchester 15th, Brighton 16th and Exeter 17th October with many more dates following, including Scotland which undoubtedly will be out of this world.

jane xx

(p.s. sorry about the pix- poor quality due to the exessive use of dry ice)