If it’s still chilly and wet where you are, here’s something warming to look forward to. We are delighted to be kicking off 2026 with three fantastic bands as we welcome back European Sun to The Oast, supported by Caleb Nichols and South Shore. wegottickets.com/event/685059

We’re back in action in a couple of weeks with two excellent bands at Poco Loco ( not The Oast this time!)

Posters going up for our next couple of gigs.

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Exciting times!

Always a pleasure to be on a tour poster! Tickets available here: wegottickets.com/event/651453

Just four weeks to go until our all-dayer! Cracking line up of @sassyhiya @helloskilift @tomboygrandpa @seanickels @tugboat_captain @thelovefamily2025 @littlestorpingintheswuff and Ascoyne d’Ascoynes. Tickets: £18 in advance or £21 on the door. wegottickets.com/event/651453

Here’s our brilliant poster (from the brilliant David Frankum) for our All-Dayer in a mere five weeks to raise funds for Medway Foodbank. We’ve got Tugboat Captain Sassyhiya Ski Lift The Love Family Tomboy Grandpa Caleb Nichols Little Storping in the Swuff and Ascoyne d’Ascoynes playing!

Ok - here we go! We're putting on our first all-dayer on 28th June at The Oast in Kent. We have 8 top-notch acts for you and we aim to kick it all off around 14.00 and have it wrapped up in time for people to travel home in good time - 22.00 to 22.30-ish, with luck.

39/? Not quite done with clothing! Dream Wife tie dye socks, which I like wearing when I’m skating so they’re properly visible. Also visible is my @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social crow tattoo peeping out! @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTShirtChallenge2025

25. Mighty earthshakers Big Brave. Bought at our first encounter, at the Crofters Rights in Bristol in 2022. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

36/? Remembered I had this Courtney Barnett sweater I’d forgotten about! From around 10 years ago I reckon. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTShirtChallenge2025

26. Yo La Tengo, from the Oxford leg of the Reinventing the Wheel tour in 2011. Rarely gets an outing due to the swears. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

37/? Oh Peas! Sometime musical project of Cardiff’s excellent Rosie Smith, also of the wonderful radical bookshop, Shelflife. For some reason I cropped this tee too much, and now it’s rolled up to partially obscure Bertie the dog. Oops. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTShirtChallenge2025

38/? And I believe this Kutosis shirt is the last of my still-wearable band clothing! But don’t panic/sorry (delete as applicable), the thread isn’t over yet. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTShirtChallenge2025

24. A real favourite, from the San Francisco branch of the marvellous record emporium. Their What's In My Bag? episodes on YouTube are my happy place. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

22. Forgot to post this yesterday... Another one picked up after a gig in the Moon. I gather the main guy is a bit dodgy, but I love the design... @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

23. The oldest one still in circulation - possibly because it didn't get much wear for a while in the early 00s... Bought at their secret gig at the Hull Adelphi in 1999. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

This is fast approaching - last few days for an advance ticket for £8. Admission on the day will be £10. wegottickets.com/event/645218

21. It's a record label day. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

34/? Spook School farewell tour! Went to the Bristol leg of this, with Oh Peas! supporting, and it filled my heart so very full.

33/? Oops, forgot about this for a while. But here’s some Little My. Little My are tangentially the reason I moved to Cardiff over 11 years ago, so thank you very much Little My!

19. Dressed appropriately for the noise rock show. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

20. All Mirrors-era Angel Olsen. The absolute queen. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

18. ATP came up in the group chat today, so it seemed a natural choice. Amazing bands, mind-blowing weekends. This T-shirt was from the 10th anniversary event - best line-up of any festival I've ever been to. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

Thomas Truax! Been going to see Thomas since the '00s, must have been to about 15 of his gigs by now! There's no one else quite like him! @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

17. Majestic Canadian psych/shoegaze/proggers the Besnard Lakes. Confusingly, this is the T-shirt from the tour for The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night rather than its predecessor (and career peak) The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

Just ten days to go to get yourself an advance ticket for just £8 for our next bash with the mighty Schande and The High Span. Any tickets still left will be available on the door for a tenner. www.facebook.com/share/1P9V67... wegottickets.com/event/645218

14. A real time-of-life band - but for this early 30something trying to prolong his youth, Japandroids struck a chord. T-shirt bought at their first ever gig outside North America, at Madame JoJo's in Soho in 2009. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

15. In honour of the fact that I've just received @benefitstheband.bsky.social's new album for review. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

Another Sparks shirt! This one is the official 40th anniversary shirt of the 1982 album Angst In My Pants! Just got tickets for this year's tour! @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

16. The most recent addition to the collection. A bastion on Berwick Street. As a CDphile, I love that CDs take precedence over vinyl (whereas Rough Trade Nottingham don't stock them at all). @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTshirtChallenge2025

13. A prize courtesy of Cosmic Carnage. Man I miss those multi-band bills at the Moon... @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPT-shirtChallenge2025

39 - @idorisband.bsky.social bought at their @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social gig #cnptshirtchallenge2025

Well, here we go again! Here’s David Frankum’s latest poster for our next night of fun ‘n’ noise, featuring the marvellous Schande and The High Span. See you there! www.facebook.com/share/1BRCdx... wegottickets.com/event/645218

32/? Live, Do Nothing. Great band, too chaotic for their own good, released one record then imploded. Shirt includes “Sunflower Chicken”, and also the phrase “cease and de-cis” which is 👌 @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPTShirtChallenge2025

12. I've had countless Sonic Youth T-shirts over the years, but this is the only one still fit to be worn. Not picked up on the Evol tour in 1986 (I was only eight, tbf) but at their New Year's Eve Eve gig in Manchester in 2010. @carefulnowpromo.bsky.social #CNPT-shirtChallenge2025