This is a very last minute gig, only confirmed on Saturday. I can't remember who I saw at Goldsmiths college previously, but it was a long time ago. The travel situation is not great as the East London Line is closed for the forseeable future. The tfl journey planner tells me to catch a train from London Bridge, but even with the tube closure I can't use my oyster card. It is quite efficient (5 minutes from London Bridge) but expensive. I'm also quite worried that I'll have to leave early to get back. Fortunately John has driven down from Oxford so I can get a lift back (the fish only have a small van full of gear, so no room for even a small-ish photographer).

Little Fish are the only band on the bill and are due to play at 10pm, then 10.30 and are finally called to the stage around 11.00. It's quite a big hall, fairly typical Students' Union venue. I guess the crowd are fairly typical students too, not so different from my own time as a student, many years ago.The Guiness is only £2.20 a pint (when I was at college it was 18p). The place begins to get busy from about 10pm and there's a fairly decent crowd when the fishes take to the stage. Apart (presumably) the person who booked them and me and John, I don't suppose any of the crowd have seen them before (New Cross being a long way from Oxford or Camden), so its interesting to see how the students respond. They seem to take to the Fishes like a student to beer (obviously I can't say 'like a fish to water'). The lights are a little red and not really used to their full potential, but it's an enjoyable evening anyway; and thanks to the lift from John, I get home by 2am without resorting to nightbuses.