The Chelsea Inn, October 31st 2021
The great & the good of the Bristol music scene packed into the small, but dripping in charm & character Chelsea Inn, Easton. For what many of us believed would be an emotional farewell to one of the best @beefywink.
What actually followed was an outright celebration of love, togetherness in a moment & knowledge that this is far from the end. More like a transition.
We arrived for the music marathon laid out by @facemelt.promotions in time to see @erotic_secrets_of_pompeii take the cramped floor space, acting as a stage. Like a scene from the film nuns on the run (you have to be of an age, but look it up, its a great film) the Bristol 5 piece ripped through their set. It was fun to see frontman Thom utilise the little space he had so well.
Next @shlugshlug set about making quite the impact. These boys know how to make some serious noise. So much so the equipment struggled to handle them, but dispute the sound & equipment issues they ploughed relentlessly onward & the crowd loved them for it.
@burnout_uk faced an ever swelling crowd & the trio delivered their mix of rock/punk with a splash of funk to perfection. Vocal duties & drumming giving an ultra cool vibe to a set which the crowd lapped up.
As the show crept ever closer to its headline act the main room was so tightly packed even lifting a beer to your lips was a challenge. The vibe though was so wonderfully good natured & playful. With many in attendance in full Halloween fancy dress.
Our final pre headliner were a duo we’ve seen a couple of times before in @peacelilyuk , but not post pandemic. I’d forgotten how bloody good this band is. Playing up to the crowd with intensity & at a pace that really started stirring the crowd into moshing mood.
Finally it was time..the reason the vast majority of the crowd were in attendance..the final ever gig from @beefywink.The atmosphere from the first chord to the last scream was electric. Rarely have I witnessed a crowd & band meld together in unison like I did last night. At times it was hard to see where the crowd ended & the band begin, the whole pub a sea of swirling bodies as BW belted out tune after tune with everything they had to offer. Pure joy, pure love & the most fitting send off ever
@thebristolnomad / @bristolnomad_gigphotography
Role: Photographer / Reviewer / Interviewer
Chief, the one that bugs the team for team for their reviews and images. Creator and founder of The Bristol Gig Guide. Can usually be found swamped in admin or getting cramp kneeling at the front of a gig.
Available for: Gig Shoots, Gig Reviews, Photo Shoots, Album and Single cover shoots, Videography work, Interviews and Touring
First attended gig: Republica, circa 1996.
First gig shot: Hands Off Gretel, at The Louisiana!
Dream gig: Huge metalhead and my ultimate dream gig would be shooting my heroes Slipknot at a huge stadium gig, or as festival headliners. And to experience shooting a headline tour outside the UK
