2003 The First Gigs, Terrible Contracts & Farts That Smell of Piss

🎧 Goldie Lookin Chain Podcast – Episode 10“The First Gigs, Terrible Contracts & Farts That Smell of Piss”Episode SummaryIn this gloriously shambolic deep dive, the GLC boys look back at their very early days: doomed record deals, weed-filled office meetings, their first ever gigs, and the chaotic rise from Newport cult heroes to nearly-signed superstars. From skipping CD players in TJ’s to flip-flop disasters in Manchester, it’s a full, unfiltered blast of nostalgia and bodily functions.Key Topics💿 The terrible record deal they were first offered (“less money than the dole”)🥇 Meeting Gut Records, Hut Records, and the legendary “Gary from Hut”🚬 Smoking weed in record label offices while legal teams panicked📝 Signing their big Atlantic Records deal (and spilling Burger King everywhere)🎤 The first ever GLC gig at the Welsh Club:200-capacity room100+ person guestlistTickets reselling for £45–£100A room so packed it felt like a zombie movie🩴 Misty’s legendary flip-flop disasters (multiple incidents!)🎟 The rider: 50 scratch cards — and the gambling spiral that followed🎶 Chaos at TJ’s: skipping CD players, makeshift repairs, and heroic stage dives🤝 Early management, Atomic Kitten tribute acts, and meeting the future team🎤 Joe Strummer appearances and bizarre backstage moments💨 The infamous fart that “smelled of piss”Funny Bits & Best MomentsThe band training for gigs by standing in a circle passing Lambrini aroundMisty falling over a chair, farting, and landing on a can of Strongbow at onceA mysterious child on stage skinning up mid-performanceThe credit card that “appeared from nowhere” and was used for monthsCrowds so dense the band couldn’t leave the dressing room to peeStage diving behind a wall because the venue layout made no senseBECOME A MEMBER OF THE GOLDIE LOOKIN PODCAST ON PATREON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.