The Lock & Lace got itself a council approved music license only days before the news was confirmed that landlord Craig (he of continuing Snitch fame) was moving on to a bigger and better pub in Sheffield. This meant not only that Nottingham would lose a new and vital music venue, but that our band would be saying goodbye to a top mate, and Pointy enthusiast, too.

There was just time to pull together a ‘hello and goodbye’ gig, with as many acts as could be conscripted at the last

Later Pointy Pete taught BiTE how to perform 'Pretty Vacant' and other top tunes, as bands mingled, merged and unwound. It was — as is apparent — a top evening all round, and just the kind of booze-fuelled, guitar-fest send-off our heroic landlord wanted. Nottingham's loss is Sheffield's gain...