Just back for one day, tomorrow Imelda and Band are recording a video for the international release of "inside out" - better dust off my Kylie hotpants then!
As you can see this fleeting visit hasn't gone down at all well with littlun Tallulah, oh dear.

Feb 19th - ROCK CITY!!! Nottingham, I've had some great times here but never played it myself, It lived up to its name, one of, if not THE most raucous crowds of the tour and I have to say the Band were on fire tonight, Imelda, Darrel, Steve and Dave are so good - sometimes I feel like one of the audience just loving it! can you tell I've just had a great gig! a great end to this UK tour.
The brilliant Pete Williams Band opened for us, its the best I've heard him, great stuff, was good to catch up with him and Deano on Drums.
Roll call on this UK tour then:
Imelda
Darrel
Steve
Dave
Soundman Trev
Lightman Tom
Stageman Coff
Tourman Brett
DHP man Anton
DHP man2 Paul
Merchman Jason
Thanks guys x

Feb 18th, Southampton Guildhall, again another place we have supported in, great tonight and amply backed up by Big Boy Bloaters new Band "The Limits" great to see Matt the Mod on Drums, aint seen him for ages, unfortunately I was suffering from "Bristol Hatchet" I had overly enjoyed myself and it took its toll on the old noggin, act your age Garey you're not 20 anymore! so it was early doors for me.
Last date of the UK tour tomorrow in the legendary Rock City, Nottingham - looking forward to that muchly!
Paul from DHP and I enjoying banter at the Hatchet.

Wow looking back at this blog - all the posts are sort of looking the same aren't they, and VERY Gare heavy, well its always been a personal Blog you see for family and friends to keep an eye on what I'm up to. I now realise its been put onto Imelda's Facebook page ( tell-tale sign was going from 25 followers to over 100 in the space of about an hour )soooo I shall promise to include Imelda info as I go and a few candid snaps (not those sort!).

Feb 17th Colston Hall Bristol - Great to be back here, we've played this place about 4 times but always as a support so it was good not only to come back in our own right but sell it out too, 2000 capacity! AVE IT BRISTOL! John Lewis was support - always fantastic to see him, great crowd, great night! caught up with friends Burlesque starlett Missy Malone and The Damned tech Magic Dave.
Good people in Bristol.

Feb 15th, The ABC in Glasgow, Glasgow, Glasgow, so good they named it thrice. what a reception! Imelda loves the Glaswegians and it seems they love her back, couldn't have gone better, you can even see Wifie Saff in the crowd there! was great to catch up with friends too, Carol, Em, Neil, Marty etc ended up in a great old pub around the corner called The State, ironically its how we ended up!
Uh oh, looks like Alfie has delivered a text book silent but deadly to our new lighting guy Tom - that'll learn ya!

That'll be Edinburgh Castle then, and look the memory of Burke and Hare will always live on ...in this lapdancing bar.

Feb 13th, Edinburgh, bit of a ballbreaking journey but got there in the end, Liquid rooms, very small place but brimming with atmosphere, people had travelled from Spain and of course Ireland to see us, great!
Steve was captured on CCTV and everyone got suitably sloshed back at the Hotel, great gig - really passionate people the Scots aint they!
Imelda May still confidently holds 13 position in the UK Album charts!

12th Feb, Leeds, could possibly be my favourite gig of the tour so far, Its a tough one as they have all been great, really great crowd participation though tonight.
Edinburgh tomorrow - cannae wait!

Imeldas better half, Alfie.

By day she's hatchet faced Imelda Higham who smells of biscuits and shouts at parked cars, but by night she is the super croissant haired Imelda May queen of the dessert!

Imelda in The Sun! who'd a thunk it!

Tour Manager Brett, lovely boy.

Friday 11th Feb, Newcastle, Excellent gig, really good fun, bit of a booze-up after too which is always nice.
Leeds tomorrow, nice!

Thursday 10th february, I hightail it out of Norwich straight back to sunny Birmingham for a belated birthday prez, the John Shuttleworth show at Birmingham Town Hall, absolutely brilliant, all the hits and more! standouts in the set - "Pigeons in flight", "smells like white spirit", "Kens got wind".
Thanks to lovely Dean and Charles (pictured)for the tickets - great night, off to Newcastle now!

HOT DAMN! EVEN DARREL GOT DEM BLUES BRUDDER!



Norwich was very good, there was even a bit of a violent vibe going on down the front between mosher wannabes and old'ns which is never a bad thing.
Great to see Bloater and Lisa etc, ended with a fuzzy head.
Nice pic here of Trev our soundman, below that is a lovely pic of Paul from DHP, he makes sure our gigs sellout - nice "moobs" Paul.

Tuesday 8th Feb, the beginning of the UK leg of the tour started in Birmingham and the Brummies did us proud, a sellout in the Birmingham Institute which back in the day was the Digbeth Civic Hall, lots of great people have graced that stage so it left a warm fuzzy feelin in my belly, of course that could have been the beer.
Supported by the fantastic Toy Hearts, yet again absolutely fantastic!
Off to Sunny Norwich tomorrow to rawk their world!

Feb 6th, Imelda May Radio session for BBC London Jo Good show, we is famous now, they are still having trouble with my name though - Alf Gaig!?!

Well Feb has started very nicely, apart from me bloomin earole!, went to see the fantastic C.W Stoneking from Australia in Birminghams o2, Fantastic performance as you can see, in this pic "Crazy legs" Morgan, me and Little John - we got the Blues man!

Tuesday night was pretty good at Vicat street, I had to shoot back to the Hotel straight after though as my Alarm call was for 3.30am! I know! and to add to the pain, as I entered the Hotel foyer for my cab at 4am - who was sitting there still boozing? yes, you got it, Imelda, Darrel and some Clabbys! yeah nice one, Damn you early flight people!




Anyhoo, at home in beautiful Erdington for a few days now before our UK leg starts, Erdington is famed as being the birth place to Charlie Hall, who appeared in roughly 50 Laurel and Hardy flicks, to honour Charlie, Erdington named their branch of wetherspoons pubs after him, so if you are ever here why not visit and join in with the 8am pint drinkers and have a 75p breakfast!.

Its the 1st of February! pinch, punch first day of the month, white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits!
So, last night was a success although my own enjoyment was clouded by my deafness - Damn you perforated ear man!
Dawn French and her lovely Daughter gatecrashed our dressing room after, Dawn soon realised I was a scary fan and left...but I did manage to secretly snip about 4 inches of hair from the back of her head during a quick photo, which I shall wear in a locket around my neck UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!