Thanks !
15 December 05
This isn't a news story as such - it's a note to say thank-you to everyone who helped make the 4AD 25th Anniversary shows happen. We couldn't have done it without you.
Jeff Craft
Jo Biddiscombe
Tom Baker, Natalie, Minna and Piia at Eat Your Own Ears
Paul Hutton and Metropolis
Martin Mills
Vaughan Oliver & Chris Bigg
Jonathan Digby
Jo Brooks, Zoe White and the Merch Massive : Shaun Adams, Julian Rigby, Jahanara Hussain, Eileen Peacock, Rich Walker, Melanie Gaugl and Rupert Skellett
Gina Birch and the camera crew
Steve Lamacq, John Pearson and everyone at BBC 6 Music
Dean Rose, Justin Deighton and Alex Higgs at Thinktank
Everyone at Alma Road
Ed Stringfellow
Gina Coates
Jo Morris for the t-shirts, bags and badges
Jane Pollard for coming up with the circular flyers
Justin Spear
John Mark Lapham
Jo Paton at Blackheath Halls
Sascha at The Scala
Robin at Sketch
Kath and George at Bush Hall
Stephen Kijak and Mia Bays
Crawfords Cars
Oz, Budgie and Ash at FX
Bob from Beat About The Bush
Phil at Matt Snowball
Tristan and Ben at Peter Webber / Ritz Rehearsals
Rock It Cargo
To the bands, management and crew :
Tunde, Kyp, Dave, Jaleel, Gerard and Matt (TV On The Radio)
Katrina, Sean, David and Rob (Celebration)
David, Emily, Will, Ruth and Alun (Minotaur Shock)
Matt and John (Magnetophone)
Sonic Boom and King Creosote
Kim, Kelley, Rich, Mando, Jose, Carrie, Josephine and Todd (Breeders)
Mick Allen
Ray Furze, Gary Fail, Goth, Skirmish
Polytechnic and Glyn Roberts
Joel, JC, Tommy, Adam and Tim (Wolf And Cub)
Paula Frazer, Simon Edwards and Steve Backman
Kristin, Billy and Bhodi
Emma Pollock, Jamie Savage, Paul Savage and Richie Dempsey
John and Peter (Mountain Goats)
Craig Clouse and the mighty Todd
Mark Kozelek and Phil Carney
Neil, Rachel, Ian, Al, Joe, Nick and Dennis (Mojave 3)
Johann Johannsson, Matthias Hemstock, Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson, Una Sveinbjarnardottir, Greta Gudnadottir and Gudmundur Kristmundsson.
Kazu, Amedeo, Simone, Carlo, Buffo and Tom Sarig (Blonde Redhead)
And, of course, thanks to everyone who came along.
It was a blast.