Winston's Zen

TWISTED WHEEL – THE LEADMILL, SHEFFIELD 13/05/09

Anyone who’s been around here these last few months will have noticed my admiration for a certain punk rocking Oldham trio knows few boundarys. I’ve been singing their praises all over the interweb. Back in March the Zen ran an interview with front man Johnny Brown, and as a result we were contacted by Jane from the excellent fansite TwistedWheelStoleTheSun. After exchanging a few emails Jane agreed to keep Zen readers informed on the current Twisted Wheel headline tour.

They kicked off on Wednesday in a venue I haven’t been to since my youth. Jane very kindly brings us this summary of events and some fantastic photos of the action.

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The tour got off to a blistering start at the Leadmill in Sheffield. Tiny venue with a great atmosphere. First support band up, The Answering Machine who were given a muted response. Second were Detriot Social Club, who got the crowd moving.

9:15 and the reason why we're all here... Twisted Wheel, come through the crowd, onto the stage, to rapturous applause. Kicking off with the usual Lucy The Castle which got us all in the right mood.. it was a thirteen song set, which included newbies Turn Around, Honey Girl, Tonight and the blistering Keep it up Boy/Take her Higher and ending with We Are Us.

A great gig for the start of the tour.

Jane
(http://twistedwheelstolethesun.blogspot.com/)

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A million thanks to Jane. If you're a fan of the wheel, go check out the site you'll find plenty to keep you informed.

I’ll be at Twisted Wheel’s Kings College show myself next week. And if all goes to plan I intend to be at Silverstone when the boys open for the great Paul Weller at Mini United, the Mini’s 50th birthday celebrations. Expect to hear more about both here on the Zen.

Right, I’m off to prepare for what will sadly be my one and only day at this years Great Escape festival.

Back soon
Winston

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