So as the waters receeded and the flames died down Rio 5 prepared for their first journey to the south of county, "Good Evening Donington" - three words that mean so much to any rock band worth their salt. The Tudor Hotel is a great venue, plenty of room for the band to set up and perform, (full light show and everything) and plenty of room to get the locals in, and in a village with no centre or nightclub, they really are providing a service with live entertainment and good food. We're back there at the end of October for their Hallowe'en party.

We should be playing at The Royal Oak, Brampton, Chesterfield on Weds 4th July but that all depends on whether the pub has re-opened following the floods earlier in the week, we're hopeful but we'll keep you informed.

Keep Rockin'!

Blimey, what a strange week that was, first there was the rain, the endless, monotonous rain, days and days of rain which lead to the inevitable floods, our thoughts go out to all those homes and businesses which have been affected, (let's hope The Oak is back up and running for Weds 4th July cos we're gigging there)

And then on Wednesday a fire ripped through the Somerfield store in Chesterfield's Town Centre bringing shopping to a halt and displacing even more people (Honestly, the amount of lost people I saw looking for a Pub on Tues/Weds, just shows either we're a community with a drink problem, or maybe the pub trade isn't in a much turmoil as they would have us believe). But I've just had a look at the river and it seems reasonably normal again, although there are plenty of sandbags in and around the affected area. Let's hope the light rain which is currently falling doesn't get any heavier.

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A good night and an apology...

The County Hotel, Friday 15th June
It's been a while since we've played The County and with the god-awful weather we've been having here in The Midlands (3 days rain anyone?) we were almost washed out, (Enjoy the sunshine in our beautiful beer garden the poster said) I'd love to play a gig in the dry.

Anyway, another fantastic night from Rio 5, another night with the old familiar faces and a good cross-section of new faces, we hope to see you again at gigs in the future,

Speaking of which, The County are having a Charity Weekend 6th-7th July in aid of Ashgate Hospice, keep your eyes & ears peeled for full details, I think we're headlining on Fri 6th July.

The Royal Oak, Saturday 16th June
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control we were unable to peform at The Oak last night, I know some people had travelled a far way to see us but you'll just have to come back for Weds 4th July or Sat 15th Sept.

Have you joined our myspace.com/rio5rock yet?

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

They say bad things come in threes, they also say it never rains but it pours, can it pour three times in a day!?

Not only have we not got hot water at home due to it being broken, there wasn't any senior management at work today for the 1st hour so I had to help some customers (I don't do customers, I'm in Admin), the repairs engineer was putting obstacles in the way of the system running smoothly (does it really matter which phone number we ring you on or if it rings with a different sound so he knows it staff calling?), we misplaced two phones (found them now), I got asked for 40p by a beggar, then my car ran out of petrol half a mile from the nearest petrol station and i'd only got a fiver on me and the petrol can cost £2.29... hmm oh and I can't publish the bloody website for some unknown reason!! Aaarrrggghhh

Still, it's done now isn't it and I've only got to work 2moro then i've got two days off.

By the way, Rio 5 are gigging a week 2moro (15th June) at the county and it'd be nice to see you