The Steve Thompson Band – A Year in Pictures
It’s that time of year so here’s a review in pictures of the past year of the Steve Thompson Band.
See you in 2017
- the first rehearsal back in February, just a 3-piece with me on guitar, Paul Smith on drums and Richard Rutherford on bass.
- Dean Stockdale joins on keyboards (and accordion
- We rehearse as a 4-piece
- a disastrous boy band pic by the Transporter Bridge
- For posters and fliers, we adopted the image of my red acoustic on which I wrote most of my 80’s stuff set against an industrial image by Kev Howard
- the vocalists started to arrive initially Lorraine Crosby and Mick Whitaker and we moved to Newcastle from our base at the Customs House in Middlesbrough for vocal rehearsals.
- the vocalists started to arrive initially Lorraine Crosby and Mick Whitaker and we moved to Newcastle from our base at the Customs House in Middlesbrough for vocal rehearsals.
- On September 28th, we performed our first show which was a showcase review at Nemix Studios, Newcastle. It was very well received.
- Me and Terry Slesser went into Custom Space Studios South Shields to record his track for the CD “Out-Takes, Rarities and Demos” to be given away free at out December show.
- the CD “Out-Takes, Rarities and Demos” to be given away free at out December show.
- Then we have a new song and a new singer Kerrianne Covell who will join us for our Live Theatre Show.
- We got a big boost when Metro Radio’s, Alan Robson gives the band a great deal of support
- on December 14th we performed our last show for 2016 at The Live Theatre Newcastle. It was very well received.
- on December 14th we performed our last show for 2016 at The Live Theatre Newcastle. It was very well received.