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The Brownies @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen

Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 23:00 by Registered CommenterWildblanket in | CommentsPost a Comment | References1 Reference

A last minute gig which the Brownies announced only on Friday. The evening is organised by Heart!Attack who are advertised as being from Boston and to be playing first. It soon becomes apparent that the Brownies won't be playing at 10.15 as they were told. Presumably being from abroad the promoters don't realise how saddly inadequate the London Tube is on Sundays, with the last tubes going shortly after 11pm.
On the plus side Hoxton Bar and Kitchen have free wi-fi so I can check the exact last tube options. By going a slightly roundabout route I can get a tube from Liverpool Street at 11.50 (rather than 11.30 for the central line), but Liverpool Street is a fair walk.
The Brownies consider packing up and going home, but decide to play even if the crowd have gone home. In fact they play a good set although the lights are unfashionably red.
I get to Liverpool Street in time to see the last train leaving the platform. Now I have time to kill until the night buses start (They don't start any earlier on Sundays, this is the so called integrated transport policy). When I do get a nightbus it is fairly empty and quick, fortunately. It's been a good night in spite of the amateur promoters.

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