2002: This link is to my ‘old’ web site, when Eddie & The Hot Rods joined in on one of John Otway’s Dunkerque weekends. This trip also included Richard Holgarth’s first appearance as a ‘Hot Rod’.

Eddie and The Hot Rods at Sawyers Venue, Kettering, taken in November 2006 and May 2007. These pictures are reproduced here with the kind permission of the photographer, John Routledge .

E&THR are frequently included in the Rock ‘n’ Blues Weekends at Butlins in Skegness (see ‘Events’). Here they are in 2008.

2009: Another visit to Skeggie.

On to November 2009: E&THR at the City Hall, Salisbury. A seated theatre venue.

Still in November 2009, the boys return to another of my favourite venues, The Half Moon in Putney. This time, they were ably supported by The Trash Mavericks, hailing from New Jersey. Look out for lots of familiar faces in attendance.

Later in November 2009, the boys embarked upon a tour of Germany. The first night of the tour was in the Chemiefabrik in Dresden, formerly in East Germany, and the first set of pictures shows them supported by the Guitar Gangsters. The second set of pictures was taken the following morning on the site around the venue.

The second night of the tour was in the Subway To Peter, in Chemnitz, also formerly in East Germany.

Day 3 saw us in Hamburg. On the drive up, I took a short detour to have a look at Colditz Castle. The Hamburger Dom Kirmes, a travelling funfair, was in town near my hotel. The Hamburg venue, Silber (Silver) was near the Reeperbahn, so I had a very quick look around here after the sound check.

Wild At Heart in Berlin was the 4th gig of the tour. Very interesting venue. A late start, too, with most of the customers not turning up until about 11:00.

After driving around Stuttgart city centre several times, and encountering the boys in the van doing pretty much the same thing, we eventually found the Landespavillon, venue for day 5 of the tour.

A chance to visit a traditional German Christmas market in Freiburg on day 6. Tonight’s gig was in the oddly named ‘The Great Rang Teng Teng’, which was probably the smallest venue of the tour. To get to this venue I managed to go the wrong way down a one-way street, and thus park facing the wrong way, too.

The last night of the tour was in the Musik Bunker in Aachen. Also appearing was TV Smith, and headlining were The Adicts. A great climax to the tour.

Back to the UK, and the Mick Jagger Centre in Dartford, for a double-header with The Boomtown Rats. (with apologies for the poor quality - the didn’t allow flash photography)

We’re still in the UK - The Electric Ballroom in Camden, to be precise, with The Blockheads headlining, and additional support from The Boomtown Rats.

A very special gig, as the boys return to their home turf in Southend. The Riga Music Bar hosted the Eddie And The Hot Rods Christmas party. Here you will see the band as it has never been seen before, and as they are unlikely to be seen again.

For the last gig of 2009, we took a trip up the M1 to The Musician in Leicester. Here, the boys decided to unveil a new guitarrist.

Eddie And The Hot Rods share the billing with The Radio Stars at the 100 Club.

The lure of Skegness is irresistible. This is the 2010 version.

Eddie And The Hot Rods were included with other acts at the Lee Brilleaux Memorial Show at The Oyster Fleet, Canvey, in May 2010.

Milton Keynes Midsummer Fayre (subtitled ‘Singing In The Rain.). An open air ‘all-dayer’. The rain started just before the Rods got on stage. At the end of their set, I was too cold and wet to stay for The Blockheads, who were headlining.

Eddie & The Hot Rods make another return to Southend’s Riga Music Bar. The first group of pictures in this album shows them rehearsing two new songs during the sound-check. Tonight’s support was by the Bex Marshall Band. (9/7/2010)

Harlow Linkfest: A day in the sun at a new all-day festival. The full line-up was Bite, Anthem, Sounds of Weller, Sax On Fire, The Ten O Sevens, Popdad, Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Subways.

August 2010: Eddie & The Hot Rods return to The Half Moon. This smallish album was restricted to long-range shots from my ‘merch perch’ near the back.

Prima Donna visit Southend’s Riga Music Bar, supported by The Rodz (3 members of Eddie & The Hot Rods). Additional support was by Black Spring Rising.

Prima Donna join forces with the full Eddie & The Hot Rods line-up at the recently refurbished Twist in Colchester. Also supporting were Fagins Den, and The Family Dickens.

Prima Donna again join forces with Eddie & The Hot Rods on the last night of their combined tour. The venue is another one of Pete Feenstra’s, namely Joe’s Garage, at the All Saints’ Arts Centre, in Whetstone. (13/11/2010).

Postponed from just before Christmas because of the snow, this visit to the Riga was Eddie & The Hot Rods (and my) last gig of the year. (28/12/2010)

Another return to The Half Moon by Eddie & The Hot Rods - with a few familiar faces in the audience (013: 4/3/2011)

Eddie & The Hot Rods make their first visit to The Tropic in Ruislip. (023:26/3/2011)

E&THR make another return visit to The Riga, this time supported by Heavy Metal Kids. Another great night! (071: 8/7/2011)

I joined the French ‘Pub Rock Legends Tour’ for a few gigs towards the tail-end of the tour at the end of October 2011. The tour featured Classic & Troubles, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Nine Below Zero, and Dr. Feelgood. I first caught up with them in Le Transbordeur, in Lyon.

Next stop, two days later, was Le Fil in St. Etienne.

On the way to the next venue, I stopped at a very impressive bird park.

I took my leave of the tour in La Rodia, Besancon. The bands had a further two gigs on the tour, but I was to go home to prepare a birthday celebration.