MAPS Festival Manchester May 25th

Absolutely bloody shattered today, I have a hangover and feel like rubbish, look like it too which would be ok if I had a lazy sunday ahead but today were performing as part of the MAPS festival which is a festival spread across a variety of venues in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. It started Friday but we havent had chance to check any of it out with being away but Manchester has been rammed all weekend so I know its going well. Denim gets back to mine for 5.30pm and we head to our first destination and first set of the evening for 6.30pm MOHO Live next door to Afflecks Palace, as we arrive theres a band playing so we get changed in a cosy room with a black leather couch thats calling my name to snuggle up on and crash out but no time for that. We get on stage around 7pm to a small but appreciative crowd including the previous band who form a front row for us. A couple of photos with members of the audience and then we scoot of to the second venue of our evening, Night and Day on Oldham street where we are now set to go onstage at 9pm. We have a couple of drinks, mingle with the crowd and watch a couple of really good bands but its so rammed in the small venue that its really draining and sweaty. We find a little cosy corner at the back to set up base and sit gossiping and watching the door man who had the best curly moustache ever a la Eugene from Gogol Bordello. This time we had to change in the ladies toilets- the glamour while creating a fascinated crowd of drunk older women, they were lovely though and vowed to cheer very loud for us which they did!! We managed to entertain the packed out crowd of trendy manchester scenesters which I was happy about as I wasn't sure how they would take to it. The smiles on everyones faces and cheers said they especially loved our silly charleton-esque routine that we did so all in all we are half way there and going well!!
We meet my friend Liam and stroll to venue number three of the evening definately in need of an alcoholic fix by now, purely just to keep me awake, im so shattered from hitting the gigging and partying hard since thurs. The Roadhouse is half full, theres an interesting Ska type band on that are followed by a pretty decent female fronted band. They look really young and as always we dont really fit in. The manager was nice and gave us her office to change in due to too many sweaty young boys in the changing room but the sexist soundman was a bit of a wanker to be honest from what I hear from Denim he talked to her like she was a little girl and was suprised to hear she was part of a show and not some little fan of a band. Either way by the time we got to the stage doing our girl on girl dark duet to Tainted Love he looked to be enjoying himself as did the rest of the room, lots of girls were loving it which I prefer really so from another success all that was left was to head to the after party at Ruby Lounge. After walking through the streets of manchester totally shattered but having fun to cries of 'theres Johnny Depp' at my friend Liam (he is Jack Sparrow wether he likes it or not!!) we arrive at our final destination. The door man is happy to see us I think, he loved it last time we performed, he had sneaked in to watch the show and said he would again ha. Ruby Lounge was full to the brim with a mix of people. We are late for our last set so get put back to midnight which gets a mixed reception. Fraser King are playing tonight, I really liked them last time I saw them. We get ready backstage and after hanging about for a while and chilling its finally the last leg of the show. I would normally love the excitement surrounding the festival and want to party well into the night but tonight im on reserved energy. I do love the gig though, we only have to do ten mins, two routines back to back and with a packed venue and everyone leaning on the stage the energy and atmosphere is awesome. We go for it and really have fun. The crowd go wild, we run off and were nearly done!! We stick around for a bit of a mingle before heading off around 1 am shattered, leaving Liam behind to get harassed by drunk girls wanting to have pictures with them haha rock on!!
All in all a triumphant day for the glitter kittens!

myself and denim in the kitchen at The Roadhouse

Johnny Depp lookalike Liam

Pete Doherty lookalike Denim