Five Years and a Day...

The first ever gig...

Krude's first ever gig was live at the Shamrock following the England - Argentina game.
And the only Englishman in the band wasn't hiding the fact...

Luckily for him the entire bar--and it was full--Helix were buying the beer--was supporting England as well. All except the two quiet Argentineans in the corner. Even the Welshman on the bass wanted England to win, just so that he'd have a friendly audience for his first ever gig.

Why he chose to wear the hat though, he doesn't remember. But then he doesn't really remember much, what with only dragging his flu-ridden body out of bed two hours before hand.

Which is also his excuse for standing at the back, rooted to the spot, rabbit in the headlights look on his face, all night long. All he can say is that he's not like that now.

To make up for Hywel, Steve looked the part but then he'd done this kind of thing before and, being Canadian, supports an American Hockey team, and doesn't really care about football.

You might have noticed that a week before the gig, when the invite went out, that the band hadn't quite got the name right. Crude. Who'd have thought of that? But by the night itself we'd worked out how to get it right...

And with that simple K, and the minor matter of a gig, Krude was born...

Oh, and England won.