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Sam - Blast Reporter

The 'Summer Rocks' programme of gigs at Peterborough's Met Lounge during the summer is specially aimed at over 14's. Blast Reporter Sam hopes to get along to as many gigs as she can - so look our for her if you're there! Find out more about 'Summer Rocks' at the Met Lounge »

4FT Fingers @ The Met Lounge, Peterborough - Thursday 29th July

"The first band I interviewed for 'Summer Rocks' is the unforgettable 4FT Fingers...

"My second interview as Blast Reporter, I’m cool, I’m calm and I’m confident. I enter the marvellous Met Lounge, with its big hall and spiral stairs and amazing atmosphere. I ask around and discover that the drummer of 4FT was right next to me. I casually walk over and ask if I could have an interview...

"Dave, the drummer was really friendly and walked me up the stairs into the VIP lounge to get the rest of the band. Dougie, bless him, was exhausted so we left him to sleep and the rest of the band and myself began the interview outside on a little balcony. We had a quick chat, and I straight away discovered they love tattoos. Rob's are truly amazing with patchwork up his arm and as Tom was falling asleep with his black sunglasses on we began the interview:

How was your Irish tour?
"It was good. It went down well, first time there, no one really heard of us but we had some really good gigs and we're definitely going back."

(They're now on their 'we're skint' tour, and then they have their 'East Pack' tour, then they're off to California at the end of the summer for a couple of weeks.)

How is touring, are you finding it alright?
"Its cool, weird, hard work, tiring, - it’s worth it."

Any words of advice you give to bands trying to make it?
"Prepare yourself, and make sure you're ready to tour."

What genre would you say your music is?
"Punk-rock. When we see people sing our words, it's a great reward."

Have you got a new album out?
"'A cause for concern' came out middle of May, I think it is our best album yet, we have written some killer tracks on it, it's not too fast it’s not too slow, it’s a mix of our other albums, we all play so much better on it, we have all developed as a band, written better songs and got some real catchy tunes. A killer album."

The band's final quote was.. "If you want to check us out, our website is www.4ftfingers.com and come to our gigs to have a killer time."

The interview was funny, but went really well and the guys made me feel really welcome. The interview was more like a conversation which was really nice because after 10 minutes I realised I was actually doing an interview.

After the interview the lads went off to prepare themselves and I stood at the front of the stage watching the back up bands. Then 4FT entered, full of energy and Dougie looked alive and ready for a full action packed gig. The crowd loved them and had people singing their songs out loud and proud.

You know the saying, "Can’t handle the mosh, get out of the pit"? Well that's exactly what I had to do as they got the crowd going wild. Their songs had a real buzz and made everyone in the venue smile. Dave is truly an amazing drummer and Tom, Rob and Dougie all had such stage presence.

What really made me love this band was the fact that Rob interacted with his audience and made us feel like part of the show. As the fists went up for one of their song's choruses I turned around to see arms high up in the air. It was truly a fantastic gig and these guys deserve to make it big. They have a few music videos but I can tell there are going to be many more to come. Thanks guys, for an amazing evening.

For more information on the band check out their website – www.4ftfingers.com and their album 'A cause for concern' is truly worth spending your pocket money on!