Right Turn Clyde, with supporting acts AKA Charlie Brown and New Road.

Esquires Level II, Bedford Saturday 5th October, 2002

AKA CHARLIE BROWN hit the stage with high expectations from many, after excellent performances at the Planet 2 'Battle Of The Bands' competition.
Their performance had good points but there was a tendency to sacrifice the songs quality for a bit of poo poo humour. Sounding a lot like Blink 1-82 they played a collection of songs including Britney Spears and So Solid Crew covers that finished with by far their best song 'Rebellion', a storming punk rock anthem.

Planet 2 'Battle Of The Bands' winners - NEW ROAD recently finished their new EP - 'The Sunshine E.P.' and were playing a collection of the tracks here tonight.
Since their performances at the Battle Of The Bands, and a couple of bottom of the bill support slots before the summer break, their sounds has improved immensly. Their songs are well rounded Ska Punk singalongs with big choruses and skanking verses that really got the crowd going.

After Vanilla Pod's cancellation tonight I dont think the crowd knew what to expect from RIGHT TURN CLYDE, and you couldn't help but feel sorry for the group who got the worst crowd reaction of the night. Despite this they played a quality set of brilliant rock songs with punk rock stylings that definitely caught my ear. The sining was quality, they were tight and they had a great rhythmic sound which gave them a personallity all their own.
Their stage presence was cool and there was humerous crowd interaction, even though most of Esquires didn't seem to be paying attention, which was a shame as it made the Bedford scene look slightly rude and arrogant in front of what really was a good band playing a fun show.

Review by Dominic Critchley.