Things are very red downstairs at the Crosskings. A slightly different show from the fishes and a new guitar.

The support bands provided good support (and Geisha were pleasant to chat to as well)

There you see the new guitar and a red venue.

For the last date of their mini-tour Little Fish play just across the road from my Hotel. Very convienient.

Saturday dawns wet and misty. This severely hampers my sightseeing but I manage a tour of the shops in Penzance. Although most of the usual high street brands have a presence even at this edge of the kingdom, there are at least more individual shops than the typical high street. There seems to be quite an emphasis on good food and I enjoyed a coffee in a sort of deli where I spent quite a lot of money on nice things which are probably not healthy.

Lands End is covered in a blanket of fog. I found a quite pub near St Michaels Mount to enjoy a pasty and a pint of Tribute for lunch. I arrive in Falmouth with a few minutes to spare before Juju’s record store gig. This is enough time to try a local cream tea; a bit of a mistake as I end up feeling rather sick. A cream tea is rather substantial and not enough time had passed since lunch.

The record shop (obviously they don’t actually sell records anymore, but CD shop sounds less friendly) is cosy. Do not be mistaken, this is not the Virgin Mega store, but it has a nice atmosphere and the crowd are largely young. JuJu does a few songs and it’s all very nice.

After much chatting its time to rush over to Hayle for the evening gig soundcheck (well I don't need to rush, but Juju does). The fog mist and rain have now merged intoone and the trip is quite scary.

When Little Fish enjoyed a mini tour of Cornwall in the Summer I was in Rome. That tour was such a success that the fish have been invited back for a couple more dates. Tonight they at the Corn Exchange in Camborne; for those of you as ignorant of the geography of Cornwall as I was, Camborne is between Truro and Penzance.  My route planner says its 4½ hours from West London. The M4 is tediously slow but the A30 from Exeter is much better and faster than I expected; I arrive not feeling particularly tired after a five hour drive. I have booked a hotel just down the road at Hayle. Being out of season the hotel is quite and good value. Everyone is welcoming and friendly: the guests in the hotel bar spend some time discussing where I should park in Camborne (it had not occurred to me that this would be difficult outside London). Whilst their directions sound rather complex, they turn out to be very useful when I arrive.

Camborne at 9pm on a Friday is teeming. There are hoards of underdressed girls (maybe boys as well but I remember them less vividly) this is what I assume the eastern European cities full of stag and hen weekends must be like, or just another night on the Cos del Sol. In this case though the girls in unseasonably short skirts are not 18-30s dressed as schoolgirls, but are actual teenagers attracted by an underage disco (there must be an excitingly trendy name for this.) 

The Corn Exchange is a large venue with TVs showing football (from Spain I think) all over the place including behind the stage. At least the football has finished by Little Fish headline the evening, earlier bands are not so lucky. Lazily I did not note the first 3 bands although I watched them all and found them a pleasant warm up for the main event as support bands should be. The main support band was The Sycamores who gave a rousing and energetic show which drew me to taking a few pictures.

It’s after midnight when Little Fish start their set and the audience are already in high spirits. They, like me, enjoy a performance with the normal, but still amazing, energy. The set includes the new song  Not That Easy and they respond to fervent demands for a encore with the second showing of Dead Man’s Shoes. I have actually heard an acoustic performance of Not That Easy; as with all the songs the lyrics and tunes make them enjoyable and memorable as acoustic versions, but when you add the power of drums and electric guitar they become unforgettable rock classics.

Surprisingly I’m not exhausted when I get back to hotel at 3ish.

Becks is the creator of the little fish logo, and most of their other cool artwork. He is an artist and has a show at the Freud Cafe in Oxford. It runs from Oct 7th - Nov 4th so if you're in Oxford go and have a look at his pictures in this cavernous cafe which used to be a church.

Today as an opening event for the Show, JuJu performs a few accoustic songs. The building has a nice ambience and lunchtime diners are treated to half a dozen songs including renditions of Jackie D, Perfect Stranger and as a special treat Error in the Sunrise. The staff worry that the singing is too loud and flap around. The paying customers carry on paying and clap approvingly and loudly.

Having arrived quite early to get a parking space I end up leaving around 5 after a relaxing afternoon chatting with a number of pleasant people including Jay from Family Machine who generously offered me cups of tea.

Strange Evening with earlier bands competing with rugby  (on a screen at the back). Then we get smoke and disco lighting for Little Fish....

Miraculously I've got a few pictures which are OK and JuJu's voice is not struck down by the smoke. The set is a bit short and ends with a new song which might be called 'I hate you'. On first hearing it is another winner. Little Fish have all the best tunes.

Third Little Fish gig in 3 days. Tonight there are a few technical problems, but the fishes swim through them.

You must be getting bored of all these pictures of Little Fish, so here's one of me taken by JuJu.

Maybe that's enough for you to demand we go back to pictures of Little Fish.

When I saw Little Fish in May I was inspired to write a long piece extolling their brilliance and predicting their rise to superstardom. I particularly noted that this summer you'd still be able to buy the band a drink after the gig, but not for much longer.

At the Dublin Castle tonight I saw the balance begin to tip. There really was a significant crowd of people who had come to see Little Fish specifically, and quite a few I recognised from previous gigs. But each gig that goes along the people that have been before bring their friends. And anyone who did come tonight will surely return after a superb performance. I don't think it will be many gigs now before the queue to chat after the gig is just impossible even for people as willing as JuJu and Nez; and looking at some of the gigs they have booked before christmas you might even have to queue to get in !