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The Courtesy Group are led by performance poet Al Hutchins, a howlin faggot-and-pea fuelled visionary Stewart Lee. He is joined by the snake-fingered guitarist Hidehiko Nagai, a two-pronged bass attack of Dave Cochrane Terminal Cheesecake and Saul Hillier, and backed up by the drums behemoth that is Dave Baker.

Fans and critics alike have revelled in their confrontational and blistering shows, a furious mixture of Beefheart, Spike Milligan and The Birthday Party. 2nd City Liquor puts in your ears many of the live favourites that have been honed and road-tested over the years, playing alongside legends and friends like the Nightingales, and acclaimed breakthrough acts like Bristols Meatraffle.