title Hard-Fi at Brixton Academy, The BBs, and Ping Pong at The Swan Inn - 15th May 2006 intro Nosher and The Boy Phil go down to Brixton to see Hard-Fi, but it turns out to be a bit of a job getting there. As we get to Vauxhall station on the Victoria Line, it's announced that service has been suspended to Brixton, and so, with groans from all round, an entire train-load of people stream out of the station and try and all get on the same Number 2 bus, the driver all the while looking nervous in case a riot broke out when it turned out he could only fit another 20 people on. Sticking this out for a while, but quickly giving up, Nosher and The Boy Phil get a taxi for the last few miles to the venue, but at least the cab takes us right to the entrance. Following a somewhat incongrous rap act, the legendary Billy "little bit of politics" Bragg takes to the stage and performs a suitably fierce set. Hard-Fi follow, after what seems like three hours, but don't disappoint the crowd by pretty much playing the entire "Stars of CCTV" album, with a couple of new tracks thrown in for good measure. A major highlight is the appearance of an actual legend in the form of Paul Weller, who plays "A Town Called Malice" with the band and then guests for another number. After the gig, almost everyone seemed to be saying "wow, it was Paul f***** WELLER!!". Later on, The BBs are rehearsing in the Youth Services building, there's a Spitfire flyover and Liam Harvey out of the Harvs is playing at the Cock Inn on Fair Green in Diss. img_2316 Billy Bragg does his set under a single spotlight img_2333 Hard-fi are about to take to the stage img_2344 Hard-fi in action img_2349 Close up in orange img_2365 The crowd goes nuts img_2367 More singing img_2382 Paul Weller sings "A Town Called Malice" img_2392 Paul Weller and Hard-Fi img_2408 The finale img_2409 Crap grammar seen at Liverpool Street Station imgp0551 Wavy reads out some sort of prepared speech imgp0553 There's a Ping Pong presentation up at The Swan imgp0559 Rob and Max in the youth club for a BB's practice imgp0560 Jo waits for the band to set up imgp0562 The BBs set up for rehearsal in the youth club imgp0564 Nosher's microphone imgp0566 Rob and Max do some twanging imgp0569 Henry and Max imgp0594b Hollywood's Spitfire flies over the house imgp0606 The Spitfire flies off imgp0610 Cat A - Sophie - looks up imgp0611 Sophie in a tree imgp0620 Liam Harvey's playing down at the Cock Inn, Diss imgp0622 Liam Harvey imgp0627 Liam and a harmonica imgp0630 Singing in the Cock Inn bbs_cd_cover Nosher creates a cover for the BB's CD