I wasn't too sure about Ally-Pally as a venue, but now I hope more bands play there. As for the Astoria, I've never been to a gig there were the sound has been good, just degrees of naff ... the lighting also sucks there - so much so that I can spot videos on telly that have been shot there, because the always look shit.

Covenant this Sunday, are you going? The sound was pretty good for VNV when I saw them the N1 centre. Covenant were just excellent last Infest, so I'm hoping it'll be another excellent night :-)

I don't suppose you're going to Infest are you?