The opening of the newly refurbished "Cotswold" public house in Portland Street, Cheltenham.

By 8 o'clock, the main bar was virtually full to capacity with still more people coming in. Smokestak kicked off the launch night with a few "unplugged" style of rock & blues standards, opening with Clapton's "Layla". As the night progressed, so did the music, with Billy Robinson now on bass guitar to punch up the tempo & style with numbers such as "Cocaine" & Crossroads and more recent covers such as Robert Cray's "Phone Booth". The band were well received & have adopted a new following from the regulars that were using the pub prior to the refit.

Thanks go out to "Farsie", the landlord, who has continued on putting live music on.... Next stop for Smokestak, is The Cavern, Cheltenham, 21st April 2007.