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I believe that this is one of my best shots I’ve taken for a while - Sid O’Neil at the Annandale Hotel leading The Vasco Era

Isn’t it amazing what a lighting rig can do. I first shot guitar strumming Sid O’Neil, his bass playing brother Ted and drummer Michael Fitzgerald at a small pub in Newcastle around five months back (Photography: The Vasco Era @ Northern Star Hotel, Newcastle - 2nd June 2007 or the flickr set The Vasco Era @ The Northern Star Hotel) with a less than basic light set up. This time at the Annandale Hotel the lights were up, Sid’s fingers were not bleeding (as far as I could see), the blood spatters on his guitars had been cleaned away and the music was classic Vasco Era goodness. These guys are just such a fantastic live act - I always have so much fun shooting them. I only wish I could have been around for The Fumes and the Skybombers, instead I was shooting the first gig of the night - Butterfingers.

More photos after the break or on flickr at Vasco Era @ The Annandale Hotel, Annandale

Shot for The Dwarf.