With a lump in our collective throats we announce the news that stompmeister
Birch will be playing his final gig with Battleska Galactica on Sunday the
13th of August. The rhythm machine will be going off to pastures new to
explore big canyons, discover new species of grasshoppers, find a way to
stop volcanoes exploding and eat lots of crazy foods.

The his final gig will be a bit of a stonker. It's at the Command House in
Chatham. Some guy asked me where it was, but I can't remember who, so click
here<http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&search_result=&db=pc&l\
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go to multimap to find out. It's not too far from Chatham train
station.

The gig is called Antfest <http://www.myspace.com/antfest>. It starts at
2pm, finishing at 9pm. There is free entry, drinks available from the pub
and hopefully a barbeque. All proceeds are going to the British Heart
Foundation.

The gig itself consists of some of the best bands in Kent and some BSG
favourites including One Day Elliott, 3 Dbs Down, Kingskin, Los Salvadores
and The Sunshine Bus. Quite simply, it will be *THE BEST GIG YOU WILL EVER
SEE!*

After the gig, we will be taking a month or so off, probably write a bit
more material for the new album and get together a shortlist of bass players
to audition at the end of September. If anyone is interested bung us an
email at band@....


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