Alistair Griffin at Carling Bar Academy, Islington plus Paper Heroes, Ivyrise, The Rileys – 19 September 2008

This turned out to be one of the earliest starting gigs in the history of the cosmos and arriving at 7.15 pm just didn’t cut it. Nothing is quite as heartening as hearing the band you’ve paid to see playing inside whilst trying to get the burly security to check your ticket quickly!