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<body bgcolor='#000000' text='#ffffff' background='echoes-through-time-3.jpg' > <h2 align='center'>Booking in and backstage with the bands</h2> <p align='center'><b>Let the party begin!</b></p> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='097-getting-there.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Arrival. All hands abandon bus!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='099-enter-the-pavilion.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Enter the Pavilion.</p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='104-in-the-spa-banner.jpg' alt=''> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainleft'> <p align='center'>Inkubus Sukkubus, welcome to Whitby!</p> <img src='103-issuing-of-passes.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Checking in at the Information desk</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='106-candia-mistress-of-the-.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Ok, these are mine. Where are yours?</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='114-adam-candia-andy.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Adam, Candia, and Andy from Resurrection Records.</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='108-candia-at-the-buffet.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Backstage buffet.</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='109-deathboy.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> The legendary<br> Count Von Sexbat</p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainbox01'><p>Once everyone had made their way backstage and found the dressing room, the band were joined by Andy from Resurrection Records, their label, and members of various other acts wandered in and out in a relaxed atmosphere while all helped themselves to the rather good free buffet laid on by the WGW organisers. Of note is both the copious quantity of alcohol stashed in the Inkubus Sukkubus dressing room, and Candia's appropriation of all of it as soon as she arrived! Deathboy, star of the opening act, was encountered at the buffet, much later he would almost get himself killed by attempting to ride on the outside of Inkubus Sukkubus's van while Pyromancer drove it away from the venue at speed, fortunately Candia noticed the external passenger and called a halt before the right-angled bend on the road out of the pavilion was reached! Meanwhile, however, Faith and the Muse still hadn't arrived and the latest word was that they'd missed a connecting flight and were now somewhere en-route by road from Liverpool to Whitby, but that no contact had been made for some time.</p></div> <div class='mainleft'> <p align='center'>The<br>Whitby<br>Corridors</p> <div class='mainbox01'> <img src='112-corridors-of-power.jpg' alt=''> </div> <div class='mainbox01'> <img src='111-corridors-of-power.jpg' alt=''> </div> <div class='mainbox01'> <img src='110-corridors-of-power.jpg' alt=''> </div> <p align='center'>of Power...</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='124-adams-boots.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> </p> </div> <div class='mainleft'><p>Adam had obtained a rather nice broad studded leather belt from somewhere, and experimented with attaching it in various unlikely places. Meanwhile 'Father Dean', carefully fitted with a dog collar by Tony and wearing a very priest-like black suit, proceeded to give out blessings to all who required them. Wait a minute, isn't this supposed to be a Pagan band???</p></div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='120-father-dean-gives-a-ble.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Bless me father, for I have coveted the Jagermeister...</p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainleft'><p>Speaking of Jagermeister, what happened next can only be described as moral corruption of the highest order, as Candia, aided and abetted by Adam and Tony, used her siren-like wiles to persuade Andy, sweet innocent lamb, to sample the demon spirit itself. What price morality? What price sobriety? More importantly, what price the next bottle?</p></div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='138-jagermeister.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Adam: Nothing I wouldn't drink myself!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='145-dressing-room-waiting.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Trevor the sound engineer: Wahayayay!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='141-harmless-honest.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Oh, go on, it's harmless, honest!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='139-the-jagermeister-effect.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>And this is the view after the first sip!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='143-candia-with-j-bottle.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Bacchus, Dionysus...</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='144-andy-jager-alt.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Mmmm...</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='143-andy-jager.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>The demon strikes!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='142-candia-distributes-j.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Come to me!</p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='185-fatm-doorway.jpg' alt=''> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='183-the-muse.jpg' alt=''> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <p>Eventually word came through that Faith and The Muse had made it OK, and in time to start their performance at 10:30, meaning that Inkubus Sukkubus would come on at midnight and play to the very end of this opening night.</p> <p>Once Faith and The Muse had finished their set (see "Support Bands and 21st Century Goths" for on-stage shots), they dropped in to the IS dressing room to say Hi.</p> <p>As ever in the Goth scene, thoroughly nice people!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='184-all-done-with-mirrors.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>All done with smoke and mirrors!<br> Look closely, there are several Tonys in this shot... </p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainleft'> <p>And so at last the Witching hour drew near, and it was time for Inkubus Sukkubus to take to the stage for their headline performance. Now it has to be said that headlining the opening night of the tenth aniversary WGW would be quite a task for any band, but IS set about it in a serious and businesslike fashion, despite the larking with the Jagermeister and the understandable nerves caused by the extended wait to play, everyone stayed sober and when the time finaly came, they took to the stage like they owned it. </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='203-adam-dean-going-on.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'> Adam and Dean head for the stage...</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='127-dean+spider.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>Watch that spider!</p> </div> <div class='mainleft'> <img src='204-candia-awaits-the-stage.jpg' alt=''> <p align='center'>...and Candia waits her call. </p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='mainleft'> <p>Select "Support Bands and 21st Century Goths" to see what had been happening in the arena and foyer while the band were waiting below!</p> </div> <div class='clearall'></div> <div class='navigator'> <h3>Navigation</h3> <ul> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-01.html' target='_top'>Whitby 2003 Homepage</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-02.html' target='_top'>The Elsinore And The Hearse</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-03.html' target='_top'>The Soundcheck</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-04.html' target='_top'>To The Hotel</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-05.html' target='_top'>The Party Begins...</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-06.html' target='_top'>Support Bands and 21st Century Goths</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-07.html' target='_top'>Inkubus Sukkubus Rock Whitby!</a> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-08.html' target='_top'>Backstage Aftermath</a></li> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-09.html' target='_top'>Exploring Stakesby Manor</a></li> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-10.html' target='_top'>Friday Morning, Bright and Breezy!</a></li> <li><a href='../../../fs-live-whitby-03-11.html' target='_top'>A Little Angel took me in...</a></li> <li><p>To be continued...</p> </ul> <body bgcolor="#004000" text="#ffffff" link="#ff4000" vlink="#ff4000" alink="#ffffff"> <div id="navcontainer"> <ul id="navlist"> <li id="active"><a href='index.html' target='_top'>Home & News</a></li> <li><a href='fs-live.html' target='_top'>Live Gig Reviews!</a></li> <li><a href='fs-music.html' target='_top'>The Albums</a></li> <li><a href='fs-backstage.html' target='_top'>Backstage</a></li> <li><a href='fs-audio-video.html' target='_top'>Media</a></li> <li><a href='fs-links.html' target='_top'>Links</a></li> <li><a href='fs-circle.html' target='_top'>The Circle</a></li> <li><a href='http://supernature.inkubus-sukkubus.co.uk' target='_top'>The Supernature Forum</a></li> <li><a href='player.html' target='_blank' onClick="return popup(this, 'notes')">Music Player</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">  </SCRIPT>