Caravan
Basingstoke Haymarket
The classic Canterbury band, rebooted.
★ There’s a photo on Caravan’s Facebook page, taken by drummer Mark Walker, that looks out from behind his kit while playing on stage tonight.
The long-standing (but only one of them original) members of the band – Jan Schelhaas, Pye Hastings and Geoffrey Richardson – face the audience, cracking on with business. Then there’s the elated face of Lee Pomeroy, Caravan’s new bass-player and friend of Walker, grinning away with a thumbs up to his pal, having the time of his life. This is the story of the night as Caravan play the first date of their tour – new life from new members giving this quintessential Canterbury band (and their audience) a huge boost.