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.