Friday 11th August - Esquires - Bedford.
Back home to Esquires with the mighty Bowfinger. More details to follow..
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - Bowfinger, Portion, T.B.C
Entry - T.B.C
Saturday 29th July - The Loft - Cambridge.
More Portiony goodness from The Loft!
Venue - The Loft, Upstairs @ The Graduate, 16 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge. CB4 3AX
Bands - Sub Pop Sunday, Red Dollar, Portion, The Crave.
Entry - £5
Many thanks to all the people who came to see us over the weekend! Many beers were drunk and the damage was minimal.
Friday 23rd June - The Loft - Cambridge.
We love The Loft, come and find out why! More details to follow..
Venue - The Loft, Upstairs @ The Graduate, 16 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge. CB4 3AX
Bands - Bowfinger, Portion, T.B.C
Entry - T.B.C
Sunday 11th June - Club 85 - Hitchin.
New town, new venue. Portion go to Hitchin.
Venue - Club 85, 74 Whinbush Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, SG5 1PZ.
Bands - Lost Without Cause, Portion, The 5-0's
Entry - £3
A huge thank you to all the people who voted for us this week. Alas, we didn't win this time but we've had a great response and in a slightly cheesy way it feels like we did.
We will be featured on Xfm Unsigned this week. Ian Camfield will be playing Blind Faith some time between nine and ten. Vote for us at here to win us a gig at the 02 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park this June!
Monday 29th May - The Purple Turtle - Camden.
Feeling sore from bank holiday Sunday at Esquires? The Portion headline bank holiday bender continues with a visit to The Purple Turtle the very next day.
Venue - The Purple Turtle, Camden, London.
Bands - Portion, Noises In My Head, Emit, Sketchbeat, Vinyl Teath, Capt. Blood Blood & The Sea Dogs
Entry - £4 with flyer here, £5 without, doors at seven.
Sunday 28th May - Esquires - Bedford.
Join us for a Portion bank holiday bender as we return to Bedford to headline a five band line up at Esquires. More details to follow..
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - Portion, More bands T.B.C
Entry - T.B.C
Friday 12th May - The Loft - Cambridge.
Another gig at the most funtastic venue in Cambridge. Will Blaine behave himself or will it end up another 30 minute interior make over? Only one way to find out..
Venue - The Loft, Upstairs @ The Graduate, 16 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge. CB4 3AX
Bands - T.B.C
Entry - T.B.C
Thanks to all that came out to see us last night at Esquires, big Portionated love for all!
Thursday 27th April - Esquires - Bedford.
We return to our spiritual home in Bedford to support The Ga Ga's on one of only four UK tour dates. More details to follow..
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - The Ga Ga's, Portion, T.B.C
Entry - £6 in advance via Portion
Many thanks to everyone who came to see us at The Loft, it was a grand night of music, beer and interior demolition. On a complete tangent there are some new, yet slightly old photos on the photo page.
Saturday 22nd April - The Loft - Cambridge.
We are heading back to the newest most fantasic venue in Cambridge.
Venue - The Loft, Upstairs @ The Graduate, 16 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge. CB4 3AX
Bands - Fruition, Portion, The Parade, Bloom.
Entry - £4
Wednesday 12th April - The Purple Turtle - Camden.
Our first trip to The Purple Turtle takes us back to our nations mighty capital.
Venue - The Purple Turtle, Camden, London.
Bands - Sketchbeat, Superkicks, Portion, A Genuine Freakshow, Special Benny
Entry - £3 with flyer here (jpg) or here (pdf).
Monday 27th March - The Loft - Cambridge.
This is a brand new venue above The Graduate in Cambridge and entry for this night is just a quid.
Venue - The Loft, Upstairs @ The Graduate, 16 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge. CB4 3AX
Bands - T.B.C, Portion, The Velcro's
Entry - £1, yes, one whole pound.
There is a review of the Crimea gig over at the Esquires website.
There are some (more) new photos on the photo page, and as a bonus here is an extra one of Blaine with some sweaty men!
Saturday 11th February March 18th - Esquires - Bedford.
Another night of Hairgel goodness for you. This is (still) going to be a really good night. In another the most recent change to the most changeable gig ever The Return will not be joining us on the 18th as they are fighting the forces of evil in a galaxy far far away have changed thier name to The Replays. The headliners are The Crimea, who are rather tasty and have had nice things said about them in NME and The Sun amongst other places. Support is from The Replays, Red Dollar (who were excellent when I went to see then a few weeks ago) and ourselves.
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - The Crimea, The Hot Puppies, The Replays, Red Dollar, Portion
Entry - £5. This is now a five band event so the doors will open at 7:30.
You can now get a dose of local bands direct to your i-pod (or other digital music playing thingjobbie) courtesy of Cambridge Riffs, a new podcast for local underground music. You will notice something familiar in show number three.
OK, my bad. During some routine maintenance I managed to roll the news posts back a month or so. The February 11th gig has most definitely been postponed until March 18th. Many thanks to Shaun for pointing this out. This proves once and for all that I shouldn't fiddle with the website when I'm drunk.
There are some more new photos in the photo section. Many thanks to Suzy for providing them.
You can now purchase our latest musical offering (Robots in Disguise) online through the Hairbrush Records website. Cheers Don!
There are some new photos on the new photo page. More coming soon.
Saturday 17th December - Esquires - Bedford.
The Hair Gel Christmas party is nearly upon us! It will be a "mini festival" type bash of epic proportions and the whole night is fancy dress so expect a very strange evening.
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - My Awesome Compilation, Portion, Tempest, Drift, The Tease, Last Man Standing
Entry - £7 in advance through Portion. Doors open at 7pm for this one.
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Saturday 26th November - Esquires - Bedford.
Portion return to Esquires to support The Suffrajets. More details to follow...
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - The Suffrajets, Portion, T.B.C
Entry - £6 in advance through Portion.
Thank you to the people who made the trip to St.Ives and thanks also to Flicker for the use of their kit. Nice one guys!
Thursday 27th October - Club Ice - St.Ives.
Portion visit St.Ives for the very first time. More details to follow...
Venue - Club Ice, The Broadway, St.Ives [Mapquest].
Bands - Portion, Flicker.
Entry - Free!
Thanks to all the people who turned out to see us on Friday. It was another beertastic night in Bedford and I for one didn't fully recover until Sunday.
Friday 21st October - Esquires - Bedford.
Portion join The Modern and two other bands for another quality night out in Bedford. More details to follow...
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - The Modern, Eyelash, Portion, T.B.C
Entry - £6 advance tickets on sale now. Call 0787 621 3624 to book yours. Tickets will be available on the night for £7 but be sure to tell them Portion sent you.
Saturday 12th November - The Angel / Roar Club - Bedford.
Our first trip to Bedford's newest live music venue. The good people at The Roar Club have invited us along to support the Young Knives and The Rumblestrips. If The Young Knives ring a bell you may have seen them on your telly box opening the channel 4 stage at V this year. More details about this stomping night of local musicality to follow.
Venue - 30 The Broadway, Bedford. [multimap]
Contact The Angel for more info: (01234) 266626/341431 / The Roar Club at The Angel.
Bands - The Young Knives, The Rumblestrips, Portion.
Entry - £5
*20/10/05* It is with regret that I must inform you all that we have been politely asked not to play by The Angel on the 12th due to contractual difficulties related to our appearance tonight at Esquires. Our relationship with the venue has not been harmed and we will be coming to The Angel in the near future. The Young Knives and The Rumble Strips will play as planned so if you fancy seeing them head on down.
Many thanks to all the people who turned out to see us at the Bull and Gate. What a night? Free beer, loud music, and best of all the most important question I'd never thought of finally answered. Can Brett play guitar with Blaine on his back? If you didn't make it you may never know.
New CD finally available. Well it took a long time but it's finally here. Robots In Disguise is the latest 3 track offering from Portion. This is the first professionally recorded and mastered Portion record, available in a plastic box with nice artwork and stuff depicting the evolution of Portion through out the ages. A three pound donation to the Portion fund will get you Blind Faith, Whatever, and Speedball as they were intended to be heard and if you ask nicely it can be signed or smeared with the bodily fluid of your choice. Joy!
Saturday 10th September - Bull and Gate - Kentish Town.
Ride the Portion Bus to our nations capital! This one is on us, there is enough money in the kitty to share the love so we a running the bus to London at no cost to you, the punter. Space will be limited and the remaining tickets are available on a first come first served basis. Book some now before it's to late!
Venue - 389, Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2TJ (Beside the Forum) [multimap]
Contact the bull and gate for more info
on the venue.
Bands - Portion + three other bands
Entry - T.B.C but about a fiver
Friday 26th August - The Annexe - Spalding.
Portion visit Spalding for the very first time and bring new songs with them.
Venue - The Annexe, 12 New Road, Spalding. As the Annexe web site appears to be down here is a map of the area here.
Contact the bull and gate for more info
on the venue.
Bands - Portion + support
Entry - T.B.C
The live version of Speedball is now free to download in the predictably titled downloads section. It was recorded at Esquires on the first occasion we played Speedball to an audience. Coming soon, more free boot-leg goodies ripped straight from the desk.
Friday 11th March - The Rugby Club - St.Neots.
A local gig for local people, and all for a very good cause. All money goes to the British Red Cross Tsunami relief fund. Tickets are available from us via the usual channels; alternatively Blaine will be manning the Portion ticket hotline, which you can contact on 07883381445.
Venue - St.Neots Rugby Club, St.Neots, Cambridgeshire.
Bands - Portion, Street Regal, Letdown, Listed.
Entry - £4
Saturday 5th February - Esquires - Bedford.
The Black Velvets are tipped for greatness this year. Here is what XFM have to say about the four piece from Liverpool. Vision State have recently played with The Zutons, The Ordinary Boys, and The Boxer Rebellion so it looks to be a quality night for new music. Ticket price will be confirmed shortly, but remember you can always save a few quid by buying your ticket through us.
Venue - Esquires, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QG [multimap].
Bands - The Black Velvets, Portion, Vision State
Entry - £5 with a Portion flyer, £6 without. An A4 sheet of four flyers is available here. (PDF)