Update: The planned three Brixton gigs are now streamlined into two, through no fault of our own.

We are now playing the 6th and 20th of March only. Tickets available through the Hootananny. But, seeing as we’re rehearsed, we might as well fill our time. Look forward to imminent announcements of other gigs, including one further north in a city we cannot ignore.

OK. Enough teasers. When we played our ‘last ever’ show in May 2008, did anyone seriously think we were retiring to our allotments permanently?
I am happy to announce that CUD – that’s Carl, Steve, Felix and Will – are returning in March 2010 for a residency of sorts at London’s Hootananny Club in Brixton. We’re playing three consecutive Saturdays – the 6th, 13th and 20th (at 9.30pm each night).
Tickets go on sale from the usual suspects, or from the venue on 19th Dec, the perfect Christmas present for the Space CUDet in your life.

The CUD Band are still alive!!

Progress is slow on getting the tapes of the final CUD show edited and mixed, but it’s not something we’ve given up on. We do hope to put it out one day, maybe on an anniversary. Should we ever put out the recording of our ‘last-ever’ show, it would be amusing to promote it with a serious of ‘post-last-ever’ gigs. ‘Final: the sequel’, anyone?

Will this happen? Dafter things have!

If it hadn’t been for John Peel, a CUD band post 1987 would have been very unlikely, and certainly less heard of. Being invited to record our first session in 1987 was a surprise and honour, as is being invited to be part of the new 4-CD collection, Kats Karavan –The History of John Peel on the Radio.
As you’d expect from an artifact attempting to replicate something of the great man’s taste, the selection of bands is eclectic, and all the better for it. You won’t find some of the bigger names that Peel ‘discovered’. (The Smiths and Weddoes are noticeable for their absence) but it’s a wonderful souvenir of 40 years of inspired music. Seek it out.

Will Potter’s been using it to spread rumour and disinformation for a couple of weeks now. If you want to catch up with CUD gossip and other musings from backstage in CUD’s bass player’s brain, head to Twitter and follow @willgsptweets