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ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS
28 November 2002 / The Basement / London
:: The Rain Band ::
The Rain Band tempt and capture the listener with their haunting, addictive, unusual vocals and melodies, infectious guitar sounds - from Marr-esque riffs to dirty chops - and fantastic buzzing basslines

YOU WERE RIGHT I WAS WRONG
29 November 2002 / Apollo / Manchester
:: Badly Drawn Boy ::
One (more) Around The Block, goes the bearded one - despite the apparent disregard for convention, Gough still hits the spot and charms both old and new fans.

MAD + BAD = ENTERTAINMENT!
29 November 2002 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: Monomania :: Palo Alto :: Transelement :: The Strap Ons :: CHAIRSMISSING ::
The Strap Ons as Manchester’s most in yer face band. Certainly they won’t be making any guest appearances on “Songs of Praise” anytime soon, but the Strap Ons are a little bit mad, a little bit bad, and a massive amount of fun to watch

HEROES ALIVE ROACHES DEAD
03 November 2002 / Apollo / Manchester
:: Papa Roach :: Murderdolls :: Hell Is For Heroes ::
For such an active, mandatory audience participation activity like moshing, it’s amazingly tame. Obviously the devoted few are cheering and singing, but for a large band playing a large venue, the apathetic reaction just says it all