June 2008


We Raised £3,000!!!







Pictures from the night can be found here.



The evening started with a short Glamjam set. Ben from Icarus handled the lead vocals beautifully, and Jim did amazing back vocals and crazy eyes on Ballroom Blitz!
Special thanks go to Jim because he became a dad at 8:00 on Saturday morning and STILL made it to the Andy Tribute! 'Anything for Andy' is what he said! Diamond Geezer!

This is how the Glam set went...

GLAMSET
20th Century Boy Ben
Ballroom Blitz Ben & Jim
Get it on Ben
Devilgate Drive Jools
Tiger Feet Ben
Can the Can Jools
I Love rock and roll Kathy


After, some minor technical difficulties - Neil quickly legged it to the stage and sang an impromptu version of Whitesnake's 'Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City'!

At this stage it was time for the main event.
Jim was up first, and he started the DNA set by simply saying...

'Ladies and Gentlemen....


....DNA!'
At this point the whole place erupted, and we kicked into 'Local Boy in a Photograph'!

DNASET 1
Local Boy in a Photograph jim
Sunshine of Your Love Ben
Sweet Home Alabama Ben
Stuck in the Middle Ben
I Predict a riot Ben
Born to be Wild Ben – with Steve (Stone Cold Sober) on 2nd Guitar
Suspicious Minds - Ben (b. vox Kathy)


Jools (Glamjam, Renegade) then took over for the lead vocals to finish off the first set. And what an amazing job she did...

High and Dry - Jools
message in a Bottle - Jools
Teenage Kicks - Jools
Ever Fallen in Love – Jools
Rebel Rebel - Jools


Up next was Verina. Now, Verina is an absolutely stunning vocalist in a band called Dark Horse.

After this gig - she's going to be very much in demand!

DNASET  2 
The One I love (REM) Verina
Wishing Well (Free) – Verina – with Steve (Stone Cold Sober) on 2nd Guitar
Valerie (The Zutons) - Verina & Jools (duet)
Losing my Religion (REM) - Verina
All the Small Things (Blink 182) - Verina
Dakota (Stereophonics) - Verina
Alright Now (Free) - Verina
Angels(Robbie Williams) -Verina
Come up and See me (Make me Smile) - Verina & Jools (duet)
You Really got me - Verina & Jools (duet)
She Sells Sanctuary (The Cult) - Verina



Matt, guitarist from Permanent Vaction and all round good guy, proved that he's more than an Axe hero by performing a stunning version of White Wedding!

White Wedding (Billy Idol) - Matt

And to round off proceedings, we had vocalist from Permanent Vacation, Neil - fresh from gigging at the Nelson the previous night. What a voice!

This is them here.

Tush (ZZ Top) - Neil with Steve on 2nd GTR
I Fought the Law (The Clash) - Jools /Neil
Can't get Enough (Bad Company) - Neil
Paranoid (Black Sabbath) - Neil
Summer of 69 (Bryan Adams) – Neil
Don’t Believe a Word (Thin Lizzy) - Neil


In a very emotional climax to the evening, Neil led the Nelson choir in a very heartfelt, and teary...

Knocking on Heaven's Door - Neil


So, we ended up finishing at 1:15 in the morning! I'd never drummed for so long and still have the blisters on my hands - but I wear them with pride!

Thanks to everyone for all of their efforts! I know that Andy would be proud - It definately felt like he was there in spirit on Saturday night!

Special thanks to Anna, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to bring it all together, Rob for coming back and being the DNA sound guy for one last time (and he really is a sound guy!), Steve, Jim, Ben, Jools, Verina, Ralph, Matt, Neil (Love and bullets, guys) and most of all... YOU! People reading this! All of Andy and DNA's supporters who have really stepped up to the mark! Thanks for making this a sell out gig. It was a very special night with an important purpose....

To Remember Andy by playing the music he loved, and to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

A lot of money!

Cheers guys!




Andy's parents have left a beautiful message on the messageboard which you should check out!





Gavin - Andy's drummer and friend - signing off.
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