Originally written by Jim Bowes · 11 March 2002
When known as The Alleycat, the venue had touring bands five nights out of seven and local stuff on the other nights, sadly it closed about three years ago and left a gigantic hole in the Reading scene.
Tonight's line-up of solo artist Ginni Hogarth, guitar-pop filled Monarchy and rock/grunge maestros Jelutong is not the best matched ever, but this hardly matters with forthcoming delights such as Vex Red, Halo and Rachel Stamp all on offer. The Fez is a fantastic venue and the return of weekly touring bands to Reading will hopefully re-vitalise the scene and make Reading an all year round place for live music.
To see some of the forthcoming headline acts click here