Little Fish have their name in lights; it may not be the most prestigious gig, but it's nice to see this landmark. The band are scheduled to play at 12.30, but they insist on playing at 11.00 as that is the time it says on the ticket, and many of us have work tomorrow. When I arrive at 10.30 the crowd is slim, but by eleven it has swelled nicely. Little Fish experiment a little with their set order. This is the only time in all the many gigs I have seen them play where they didn't start with Devil's eyes.
There is a sense of lateness. Juju doesn't lead people as fully as she usually does. Quite a few of the crowd sing anyway, probably they were Punt or the last Jericho gig. Having seen them play so many times it is difficult to judge whether the set order change is good or bad. For those of us who typically see the band 2 or 3 times a week it adds to the variety, but its not what we expect. There seems good interest in CDs and mailing list at the end, so I guess the altered set has gone down ok with the audience.