VENUE THE DRILL HALL, CHEPSTOW
DATE 04/10/2023-06/10/2023
Chepstow, along with large parts of the UK, is currently bathed in unseasonal temperatures in the 20s. It’s just the kind of late summer boost everyone needs, although the repercussions for an audience of prog fans gathered together in a building erected in the early 1900s, when construction made a mockery of today’s flimsy efforts, and air conditioning was merely the draught that would blast through an open door, are, to say the least, somewhat stifling.
Summer’s End ’23 is not only bathed in sunshine, but a cheery bonhomie too. The bar and kitchen do brisk business all weekend and there’s someone selling an excellent record collection and sharing the profits with relieves the vendor of a hefty slab of 70s pomp rock obscurities). It’s this sense of community that truly makes these weekends so special for those attending, both regulars and newbies, of which we’re seeing more and more.
