CITY TO CITY
Norwich
Bad Touch sing the praises of the city’s busy live scene
‘‘THE
thing
about Norwich is that it’s about two hours from everywhere,” says Brad Newlands, Bad Touch’s new drummer and a resident of the West Midlands town of Cannock. But with three of the band still living in East Anglia, Norwich remains Bad Touch’s main base and
Uncut
meets the band in Gonzo’s, a funky burger restaurant where the walls are adorned with pop culture memorabilia. The band are delighted to see
Die Hard
is being silently played on a big screen, while Newlands taps along to the soundtrack of classic rock and indie.
Gonzo’s is an ideal spot to talk about the virtues of Norwich as it is next door to sister venue Voodoo Daddy’s, a basement space that hosts regular live shows for Norwich’s busy live scene. “There were three shows I could have gone to just this weekend,” says metal-loving bassist Michael Bailey, who is planning to see a local grindcore band that evening at one of the city’s clubs.