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\"\"<\/a>Friday is always a day where you are either confident that your pre Rebellion training is paying off or the first day that the hair of the dog feels like a great idea and you start to feel the burn.<\/p>\n

After a hearty breakfast in some greasy spoon or a vegan falafel and a power walk. Or if your of a certain age like us a banana and a bowl of bran. then a quick blast along the seafront to get some of that sea air in your lungs and then its good to go for round two.<\/p>\n

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After some Bingo with Max (fingers crossed we win the trouser press from his hotel room (cough cough) eyes down for a line (its bingo speak) then it’s some magic with Rat Boy before the Rock and Roll starts proper.<\/p>\n

After a decent perusal of the running order, I would recommend partaking in some limbering up and stretches to T-F-G or as you would know them – The Fucking Glorious (what? we don’t know or ask) but they make a decent noise so pop into the sauna that is the Arena nice n early before the walls start perspiring. Then I suggest you stay put for some of that Grime street punk that is the Riskee And The Ridicule.<\/a>\u00a0A band we’ve been following since we were introduced to their recent debut (reviewed Here<\/a>) With barely time to grab an ice cream and wipe off the sweat it’ll be a hop skip and jump into The Pavillion for Turbulent Hearts<\/a> but here goes the first clash of the day as Raging Nathans<\/a> are on at the same time back in the Arena – a band who were seriously good in the Introducing stage last year.\u00a0 Proving that the organisers do take notice and bands do progress.\u00a0 so, always worth getting your tapes in or whatever constitutes a demo these days. Hard work certainly pays but don’t forget you have to have some tunes too.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The one thing you try not to get bent out of shape over are the clashes.\u00a0 Sure its often unavoidable and when it happens its a bummer. Make your choice and stick to it sometimes its good to watch the first half of one then go to the other for the last half especially if it’s later in the day and the bands are playing for an hour you can comfortably see half a set.\u00a0 Sadly for me, Friday is going to be all about choices I’m going to either plan ahead (military style) or just flip a coin and stick to it.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As for the Empress early evening, you can catch up with some established acts like Penetration<\/a> who\u00a0are immediately followed by TV Smith<\/a> playing The Adverts. Tonight the UK Subs<\/a> also hit the Empress Stage and will turn in their usually epic set over the last few years their sets have become more and more epic and The Empress usually fills up so if you are partaking in some Subs get in early it’ll get very busy.<\/p>\n