Although I think I was a bit premature, and turned up to an empty pub at 11.15 so I waited for it to get busier on the sofa and chatted away to the girls as they painted faces, gave head massages and braided hair all at cheap prices of no more then £3.
The place itself had been transformed, and resembled the inside of an events tent, with different coloured material draped from the ceiling, and bamboo shoots stapled around every beam, and the name 'Bangarang' written in wooden pieces across the stage, which all helped to create a real festival atmosphere.
Blues artist, Rag n bone man and Rum Committee were headlining that night, but lost their star sparkle as you could see their dressing room at the back of the pub and they simply wandered to the bar to buy their own drinks, walking past us civilians as they did. None the less, when they got round to playing they were great, and had the crowd bobbing along with them. Chanting to some of their old songs, and enjoying some of Rag n bone mans new tracks from his album Bluestown, and they also got treated to some free styling from the pair.
Charlie Postles drove up from Devon to see the gig and said 'It was wicked, they smashed it just like they always do.'
Overall I think the night was a success with good UK music, some happy fans and hopefully a good amount of money raised for the organisers, Youth and Unity.
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