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 Summary In 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 room 100+ person guestlist Tickets reselling for £45–£100 A 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 Moments The band training for gigs by standing in a circle passing Lambrini around Misty falling over a chair, farting, and landing on a can of Strongbow at once A mysterious child on stage skinning up mid-performance The credit card that “appeared from nowhere” and was used for months Crowds so dense the band couldn’t leave the dressing room to pee Stage diving behind a wall because the venue layout made no sense

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