Last night we played our first gig with our new bass player, John A Stewart, at Dry Bar in Manchester. In two weeks John has learnt the set and has filled out the live sound wonderfully. Your next chance to see the new look Merchandise will be on 17th July at the White Horse in Westhoughton where we’ll be developing new material and going through everything we do.

Last night also saw Matt Maher’s first gig with the band on drums. Rob had been given a few gigs at Glastonbury late in the day and Matt depped excellently, learning everything in two days! I’m sure we’ll be featuring him again!