Tonight is a nightmare for bands playing who I want to see.  Rubella seem to be playing early and Eugene Machine late in Camden. This seems to be a good bet for trying to see more than one of the gigs tonight. When there is no Victoria line for over 30 minutes (eventually revealed as a broken down train at Kings Cross) I arrive at Stockwell after Rubella should have played. I arrive to find them sitting at the bar showing no signs of having just played a gig. In fact the 5 bands of the evening have become 3 so those remaining have new stage times. This is a two-edged sword: I haven't missed Rubella's set, but by they actually play it is too late to go anywhere else.
I'm sure the other gigs that I didn't make were all good and I would have enjoyed any of them. But I enjoyed the evening with Rubella and have no regrets. I just wish that everyone didn't play on the same nights (and that Eugene Machine played less rarely).
Noush is a little drunk by Rubella get to play at 10.15 and batters the audience with some blunt words. An encounter with a heckler is handled well. It's interesting to see several people approaching the band afterwards expressing their appreciation. They are all women and I think the men may be scared of Noush.