Little Man Tate busk in Birmingham
TALENTED indie rockers Little Man Tate experienced problems when they busked in Birmingham to raise cash for a local charity.
Two of the Sheffield four-piece, singer John Windle and guitarist Maz Marriott, were in town to record a session for Emma Scott’s Kerrang Radio show ahead of the release of second album Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy on September 22.
The tuneful Northeners decided to while away a spare hour by playing a spontaneous gig outside HMV in High Street shortly after 12pm yesterday with all proceeds going towards the Kidney Kids fund at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
But things didn’t go quite to plan as the pair were over-powered by the amplified saxophone of Brummie jazz stalwart Andy Gayle performing opposite.
And when the charitable pair relocated and began to busk in an entrance between Thorntons and Levi’s they were asked to move on by two unsuspecting police officers.
“We got drowned out and then moved on but we managed to blag it,” Maz said.
After a short interlude they were allowed to complete their 20-minute set, featuring top 40 singles Sexy in Latin and House Party At Boothy’s, which generated more than £10 for the Kidney Kids fund.
For more information on the band, whose date at Birmingham Academy next Monday is sold out, see the What’s On Guide in the Birmingham Mail this Friday.
