Steve Ignorant

We didn't do such a good job of getting these posted while we were on tour, but here they are now.

Loading in at Hafenklang

Getting into Hamburg was quite a surprise for a few of us who have been there before but not for years.  Allison didn't recognise the whole area down by the docks where Hafenklang is located.  It's all been developed - a bit like Canary Wharf or something - lots of expensive flats, shops and offices.  In the middle of it Hafenklang still stands though - bloody amazing they managed to keep the venue on the same site despite everything.  I think they basically just built a whole new building around it.

And away we go

The stage at Hafenklang is only a few inches above the rest of the venue and I reckon you might call it "intimate".

Spike working hard

The crowd in Hamburg were one of the wildest on the tour.

This is why we did the tour. Those beautiful faces at the end of the night.

More smiling faces.

Pardon my finger there in the photo.

Thanks to everyone who rammed into the Hafenklang that night to have The Last Supper with us.  Also thanks to Daniel and everyone at the venue for treating us so well.  They served us an excellent home-cooked meal which is always appreciated by the band and crew.

More European posts coming soon.

Thanks. Steve.

Back again with some news from the European tour.  We've been having a real laugh.  The Last Supper band are great and I couldn't have done this without Gizz, Spike, Bob, Beki, Jona & Allison and Spot.  Despite the fact we are working on an average of 4 hours sleep a night, we still manage to get to the venues on time and have a giggle along the way.  Every night has been really different and it's been great to take the Crass songs to places where Crass never managed to go.

Lodz 21st October

I've always loved Poland because you're guaranteed a good night out.  Crass never made it here but I've been over with other bands. This lot certainly showed us a proper good time.

Ta-da!

Spike our drummer  took this one from behind his kit at the end of the show.

After the show I like to work out in my personal gym.

(Okay, not really - this exercise bike was in the bathroom of our hotel!)

Bob

Bob looks all pensive in this shot taken by Allison as we arrived in Lodz.

Thanks also due to Krzy who promoted the show and really looked after us.

Cheers.

Steve

Berlin was a top night.  The venue was a beautiful old music hall type place, and the promoter Franco really looked after us.  We had an amazing sound guy called George who was an old Crass fan and he did a fantastic job making us sound good.  Thanks also to Christian who did the lights and helped Allison make the visuals really special.  But most of all, thanks to the amazing crowd who came down to celebrate with us.  THANK YOU, BERLIN!

The crazy crowd in Berlin. They seemed to be able to sing all these songs without our help.

Me just about to kick off.

Gizz giving the guitar a bit of welly during Systematic Death.

Beki getting ready before the show. What the shirt says is true.

Allison snapped me writing the set list and caught herself in the mirror as well.

The lovely folks who came to see us in Munich at Feierwerk

We can't complain, you know.  The folks at Feierwerk in Munich really looked after us.  Such a lovely venue.  We had a great night and we thank Christian and Tom and all the crew for helping us out.  Thanks especially to all the folks in this picture who turned up to help us celebrate.

Cheers

Steve

The lovely crowd at the Exzess in Frankfurt on Sunday 17th October

Look at all the smiling faces.  This is the really amazing crowd who came out to see us in Frankfurt on Sunday.  Thanks to each and every one of you for coming out on a Sunday night and making it so special.  We'd also like to thank Verena and and everyone else at Excess for their kindness.  They cooked us a really lovely meal of veggie burritos and salads and did everything they could to make us comfortable and happy.  Also thanks to Bad Influence for supporting us.

Next stop: Berlin!

Cheers. Steve.

Calais

Me and Spot having breakfast on the road in Calais.  Spot (aka Steve Pottinger) helped me write my book "The Rest Is Propaganda", and he joined us as our driver and merch person in Europe.  It is really great to work with him again.  Over the last two years we've had many a meal together.

Belgium? Maybe.

Technology in the van.  Allison working as usual, and Beki always texting home to her family.

Edinburgh. Thanks to Dod for the photo.

For the last nine days I have been trying to write a blog and putting into words how I felt when I performed the Crass songs again at The Last Supper in Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh.

I am overwhelmed by the support and positivity of everyone that was there. The atmosphere was fantastic, the songs still powerful. It was truly an amazing experience and the band and I really enjoyed it.

I would like to thank you all for coming to the gigs, taking part, spreading the word and above all joining in the celebration of Crass.

I also would like to thank Beki, Bob, Gizz and Spike for all their hard work and their dedication. Thank you to Nathan and Helga for working non-stop doing the merch. Thank you to John and Jon for promoting it and looking after us so well. Thank you to Jona for always being there in the background and last but not least a special thank you to Allison, for believing in me, listening to my ideas about The Last Supper and making it a reality.

Available to order from Southern

The book I wrote with Steve Pottinger is now available to order from Southern's mail order department.  It's shipping on 18th October and you can pre-order it now.  We'll also be selling it at all the gigs of course.

Link:
http://bit.ly/igsbook

Thanks to everyone who has already bought it, I'm really overwhelmed by all the good feedback.  It really means a lot to me.

Steve.