Fans to choose setlist
FANS of indie band Little Man Tate have been allowed to choose the setlist for the band’s forthcoming Birmingham Bar Academy gig.
Next Monday’s show is one of a handful of dates on the B-Sides The A-Sides Tour which features some of the Sheffield group’s less familiar songs.
‘‘Whenever we’ve toured and met fans they’ve asked us to include their favourite B-sides in our set,’’ reveals guitarist Edward ‘Maz’ Marriott.
‘‘Up till now we’ve struggled to do so but with these shows we’ve got the opportunity to please everyone.’’
Fans were asked to email a list of their favourite tracks to the band.
‘‘We’ve got between 15 and 20 B-sides to choose from but we’ll also be playing some A-sides,’’ says Maz who is looking forward to the release of second album, Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy, on September 15. ‘‘The most popular request we’ve had is for Just Can’t Take It, the flipside to The Agent, our first single, released as a limited edition on our own label.’’
The Little Man Tate line-up is completed by singer Jon Windle, bassist Ben Surtees and drummer Dan Fields.
They have mixed memories of Birmingham, the most recent being when Maz and Jon busked in the city centre last Tuesday.
‘‘We had some time to kill before an interview at Kerrang Radio so we took our guitars onto the streets to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
‘‘We only busked for 20 minutes but made £10, including a donation from the lead singer of The Twang who was passing by.’’
He’s not so happy recalling a gig at Aston University when a fight broke out between his band and Liverpool-based The Troubadours. Security staff had to separate the groups.
‘‘They kept walking through our dressing room and taking our beer, vodka and Jack Daniels,’’ Maz alleges. ‘‘They caused a bit of aggro and things got a bit hairy.
‘‘But we’ve also had some great shows in Birmingham over the years. We’ve had really good times.’’
After signing for the V2 label Little Man Tate released debut album About What You Know. But when the label was bought by Universal a number of acts, including LMT, were shown the door.
‘‘Looking back it was a good thing,’’ Maz says. ‘‘We signed for a small indie label, Skint, who are based in Brighton. They are passionate about the music and we are more involved in things like the artwork and organising our gigs.
‘‘Plus they have a fantasy football league so we’ve set up a Little Man Tate team!’’
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