Hanoi Rocks Launch Party
>> Firewater
>> Popup & the Hedrons
>> 25th May 2006
Firewater on Sauchiehall street has quite a strong reputation in the town for being an indie-kids dream with the Libertines on repeat and cheap ale a-flowing, and tonight it sees the launch of the Hanoi Rocks night, with a little help from XFM Scotland.
Popup and the Hedrons are tonight’s live acts, trying to give everyone a taste of things to come and at first it seems a bit weird that they are crammed a way back in an almost cage-like section of the pub. However the two ‘buzz bands’ of the Glasgow music scene don’t let anything get in the way of the show and produce two strong (if a little short) sets.
Firewater have certainly launched things in style tonight, with free champagne doing the rounds, every other drink being a pound (I still feel ripped off since I’m drinking Irn-Bru mind…) and the place being packed to the rafters with every Scottish music scenester I can name.
They also have some great bands lined up for the next coming months and this looks set to be a very successful night of live music. I just hope that when the honeymoon period is over that they don’t just start booking bands just because they can bring hundreds of their mates along, but I’m sure with XFM’s backing, and a fantastically well-run launch night that that will never happen.
So the Hanoi rocks night is set to be added to the list of regular nights of quality live music, so get your skinny jeans and converse trainers on now!
>> Joe Sach
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