Second gig in England

After the success of my first gig in England and having to setup my own gear, the band continued and we named our group as the Hampered Balls. This time, the band was invited to be the guest band during the Filipino Christmas Party in Romsey 2009. There was a bit of obstacle during that time as two of our bandmates were in Uni. Dave did not make it to the gig and Ali made it and just jam along some of the songs as I gave him mp3 copy of the songs. It was first time seeing my English mates playing Filipino songs. We didn't have a bassist that night but we managed to get the crowd to sing and dance with our songs.

Also we did a semi-unplugged session while they having the food and it was a 3-piece unplugged set. Lofel was the vocalist, Mike was rhythm guitarist and I was the lead guitarist. We played Torete by Moonstar88 and Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin by Kitchie Nadal.

During the finale of our gig, we asked Abu our good friend to jam with us and he sang Kisapmata by Rivermaya and Narda by Kamikazee. Also the band played Sweet Child O' Mine, Summer of 69, Everybody Wants To Rule The World and Mustang Sally.

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