Filthy Smith are absolutely delighted, nee flabbergasted to have been asked back to play at the Newark Fake Festival on July 16th 2011. More details here

BIG SHOUT out to Jez and the team. we played the Festival last year (see photos) and had the time of our lives. Looking forward to this year!

HELLO NEWARK its great to be back, have you missed us!!!

ARE YOU READY??....ARE YOU READY??....ARE YOU READY FOR FILTHY SMITH??!!

Drummer closes his eyes and breathes in the atmosphere of 2500 people cheering FILTHY SMITH .... He opens his eyes to witness the adoring crowd... looks at Stew and Ivan their faces adorned with beaming smiles... All eyes look to Spanners who has turned on the back line.

Staythorpe power station turns up the electricity output to 150%, all non essential power is diverted to the 13amp socket Spanners is using.

The crowd hush expectantly...there is a gentle hum in the background...The anticipation is growing, whats the opening song? Back in Black, Purple Perry Megamix, a strange version of Gay Bar in a smooth jazz/Norwegian Death Metal stylee.

All eyes are on Spanners, he steps forward .... plectrum poised...his left foot hovering up above the flange pedal...The sound engineer is waiting with his hands clasped around his headphones ready to whip them off his ears when Spanner hits the first chord.

And then slowly ( cause that the way the drummer likes it) his hand hits the first chord .... G.... and again G and again G.

These heavenly chords fill the tent the crowd scream and run ears bleeding.

Spanners continues G G G the rest of the band look on in awe

It should have started in E and with the Bass!!!

Filthy Smith's version of Shambolic Rock entertains like nothing else!

We will see you there!!!!