Budgie Extraordinary Backstage Footage from Battle Memorial Hall 2005

This is the story of the crazy events, complete with video and audio footage, that happened both on and off stage at a Budgie show during our 2005 UK tour. Please be aware that whilst this is not exactly Motley Crue's "The Dirt", at certain points during this video there is quite a lot of bad language that some people may find offensive. A wide range of Budgie CDs and Vinyl are available from the official Budgie website along with a selection of T-shirts. Only merchandise purchased from this website supports the band. If it's not on the Noteworthy record label, the band gets diddly squat. Budgie's Official website: https://budgie.uk.com Live concert video footage filmed by Phil Neuman. Equipment used: Burke Shelley: Bass: Fender Precision bass, finished in 3 colour sunburst. (the original one from the 70s although it had a new neck or "arm" as Burke called it, fitted in the early 2000s and slimmed down to Jazz profile by Dave Dearnley). Amps: Trace Elliot 180W head with graphic EQ going into two of Burke's original Vox cabs who's speakers had been replaced. The amp was fed by a Line 6 Pod Bass. Steve Williams: Drums: Pearl Export kit finished in chrome. Cymbals: Paiste. Kick Pedal: Tama Iron Cobra double. Simon Lees: Guitars: 2002 Custom Shop Slash Signature Les Paul with Fishman Powerbridge, 25dB pre-amp and Seympour Duncan Alnico 2 Pickups. Charvel Fusion Custom with Schaller Floyd Rose. Amp: Marshall DSL 100 head fed from a Boss GT-8. Sennheiser EW100 wireless guitar system. Chapters 0:15 Intro 1:12 Being professional 5:27 Why did I have this footage? 10:14 Details of the show itself 11:24 First piece of film footage 12:09 1st string break - Melt the Ice Away 12:53 How should you deal with this? 13:45 Standing around looking embarrased 14:22 Improvised guitar solo 17:00 What went through my head 18:13 Dressing room audio after 1st string break 19:05 I DON'T BELIEVE IT! 20:21 My thoughts on Burke's restringing method 21:15 Why Rolling Home Again became part of the 2005 set 22:04 My thoughts on In For the Kill 23:03 Build up to 2nd string break 24:03 Wishing Steve had done a drum solo 24:27 Dressing room audio after 2nd string break 28:00 My analysis after the 2nd string break 29:53 Noise complaints 32:08 Me playing Bed-shaped by Keane 33:27 Dressing room chat - solutions? 35:55 My analysis of the points raised 38:04 Cost of strings vs wages 39:35 "Don't go on about it, Paul!" 41:09 "I made my mates on stage look like "nanas" (bananas) 41:39 "You rose to the occasion" 42:45 "I'm going for a faaaag!" 43:28 Outro

Added 5 Jun 2026