Ticket
Academy 3 (Hop & Grape)
21st October 1999

Story by Tony:

Guided By Voices - One of my favourite ever gigs this.

Not knowing much about GBV at the time I went mainly to see the hugely under-rated support band Beulah. Think Pavement with a trumpet, mega-catchy tunes, great lyrics.

GBV played for hours with singer Robert Pollard downing a bottle of beer every couple of minutes - never a dull moment. Great tunes - Ric Okasek had just produced their breakthrough album.

There was a Beer Roadie at the side of the stage who must have passed him 20+ bottles throughout the show. You didnt know what he was going to do next - mainly because neither did he. I was converted.

Great gig!