The homecoming

The Royston Club at the William Aston Hall

I often feel a successful gig is the culmination of a contract between the crowd and the band. One feeding off the other as the atmosphere builds to a crescendo. At some gigs, the crowd's flat, at others the band are not up for it. Some bands go through the motions. In some gigs, you can hear the chattering of gossip as people forget the main reason for…