Sankara - Full Moon - Cardiff

So the first date has come around ... all I have is a post code, I have never been to this venue, (or any of those on the tour), so it will be an adventure. We arrive early and pass the end of the road the pub is on, but this end is blocked off, and in our attempt to come back a different way we circumnavigate Cardiff at "going home time", so it is gone 5 pm by the time we finally get there.
 The Full Moon being down a side street was not an easy place to load/ unload, no immediate parking, and several venues all protecting their own turf expectant for the (hopefully) coming crowds.
Negotiating a short term unloading spot, we took out the camera kit, but left the lighting on-board - the venue was too small to be cluttered with lights. Once emptied the search for a parking spot was on, we moved over the bridge and searched around the back streets for an empty not reserved for residents spot. Eventually finding one, but I would come back several times during the evening to check it was OK!

The Venue is upstairs, round several corners, down a bit, and into a back room, the (very small) stage huddled into the corner between the Bar, the fire exit and Gents. The boys will be huddled together tonight fighting for space.

Loading was a little chaotic, as this was a "home"
venue, everyone arrived under their own steam, and the kit was loaded and dumped. Then Vinden went to work building the kit.

Once everything was loaded on stage the sound check process went under-way.  KT and I left in search of some food, and snacks for later.
Around the corner we found a "express" market, and stocked up on "goodies" and water. The food of choice was Chinese ...  an oriental fast food place, with eat in facilities.

Back at the venue KT had the merchandise stall on a table by the bar, with Jay manning the entrance table downstairs.

We started on time and by curfew all three bands had successfully negotiated their sets.

Breakdown was relatively straight forward, and although there was many more people around, we got the vehicles up close and loaded quickly.

KT and I were crashing with Jay and Ruth's along with Ryan. It was 2 am before we finally settled down amongst the cats and sleep. Tomorrow would be a long old day, bit we did not know this at this time.