A new event on the midlands scene, the Scooterist Alldayer this May Set a new standard for the one day event format. Held at the Adam & Eve pub in Birmingham's Digbeth area (known by many as 'Gig-Beth), Just a stones throw from the Gran Sport workshop, the event gave
Scooterists the chance to show off their machinery and take in sets From no less than four bands, all in aid of the Help For Heroes charity.

From the outside 'The Adam' is a good old fashioned boozer in one of The older parts of the city and from midday - as the street outside Began to fill with classic scooters and characters - it soon began to Resemble a scene that could have been taken straight from the Sixties. With the weather choosing to be kind an impressive number Of scooters pitched up with groups of bikes coming and going Throughout the afternoon with them all having a chance of scooping The best Lammy (sponsored by Gran Sport) or best Vespa (sponsored by
Aceface Barbers).

First up on stage were young up-and-coming local band Kayla, playing To a healthy sized and appreciative crowd despite the early hour. The big hit of the early part of the day (as it was to remain all Day) was the beer with all the barstaff being kept fully occupied. With such a big early crowd organiser Kev Richards (of scooter-do Fame) started to look a bit nervous as the Kayla set came to an end As there seemed to be no sign of the next act on the horizon! He
Needn't have panicked though as early 80s mod legends Squ!re appeared Right on cue.

Clearly Squire were who many of the afternoon crowd had come to see And this modest sized venue was soon packed out for a typically Polished set. Strangely though, although inside the pub was full, The road outside still bristled with scooterists enjoying the warm
Afternoon, the coming and going of bikes, and of course the beer!

Whilst there were many who took off in the late afternoon with the Intention of returning after swapping scooters for methods of Transport that would allow for more drinking, there were plenty that Were stopping for the long haul. So much so, that those returning For the evening line-up found a pub temporarily out of draft beer and Forced to raid the fridges for just about anything alcoholic. As Band number three, the Oasis tribute Fat Ankles took to the stage an Emergency supply also reached the cellar and normal service was Resumed. The Fat Ankles boys seemed to cover everything that made The Gallager boys so popular in the nineties with a mammoth set that Which benefitted from great sound and a lead singer who did a great Job of lookin' like Liam as well as sounding like him.

'The Adam' is pretty well known for making the most of the more Liberal licensing hours we now enjoy in the UK and for this reason The last band didn't start their set till nearly eleven. There may Still have been plenty of folk outside, but by the time The Coopers Took to the stage inside the place was hot, sweaty and absolutely Packed. The 'Coops' have now pretty well established themselves as a Covers band who are committed to doing one thing above everything Else, and that's delivering a set of crowd pleasing classics. And so It proved to be with the witching hour passing to the strains of an Audience enjoying singing along to just about every tune played.

I stuck with it till The Coopers left the stage, how long after then The party continued I don't know. As I left in the early hours there Were still plenty replenishing their glasses at the bar!

A big thank you has to go to our sponsors, Gran Sport And Aceface Barbers, top bands Kayla, Squire, Fat Ankles and The Coopers, (the Para's from The Armed Forces SC who made a special Trip) and Kev Richards who has to get the greatest credit for raising
Over a thousand quid for Help For Heroes.

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