The Diamond, tucked away in a side street was a very large town house sitting all alone like the only surviving building after a bomb strike. The building looked like it had received some very suspect 70's extensions in its time but inside revealed a spacious room, good seating and a well placed bar.
Inside the owners obviously knew how to host live music. It was clear they'd thought about putting on the best shows with a large stage, properly rigged lights and a rather comfortable green room for the band. Judging by the walls papered with posters, many performers have enjoyed the Diamond's hospitality.
The Diamond provided their own sound guy and he had his work cut out sound-checking our ten piece band. Pete percivered, even after the audience started to arrive and made us sound great for the performance.
Early doors consisted of avid soul supporters but as the night progessed we were joined with a younger crowd from the nearby emptied bars. We had three people celebrating birthdays and the soul dees (4 vocalists), got the birthday revellers involved in true Soul Devotion style.
Stand in drummer Alex showed off his talent working through the set with ease. Pretty astonishing since he's only started drumming with us in January. He's with us until March but so is proving to be a real asset to the band.
Judging by the positive vibes on the night, I have not doubt we'll be back at the Diamond very soon. If you like soul or music inspired by soul then come along and see Soul Devotion in action. For details of our gigs visit our website http://www.souldevotion.net/
