[Sat 8th Jun 2013] A day at the Nocturne bike races with the Mrs Mills... (Smithfield Market,)

[editor]

Smithfield Market
Farringdon
London
From 4pm onwards
FREE ALL DAY!

Fresh from their show with Chas & Dave, The Mrs Mills Experience will be on stage providing a live soundtrack to the Nocturne Series 2013 bike races.

The band will be thumping out hearty singalong classics like the Lambeth Walk, The Old Bull and Bush, My Old Man Said Follow The Van and more as the brave cyclists hurtle around the track.

Here's the times the band be rolling out the barrel:

16:30 Time Out Folding Bike Race Heat 1
16:50 Time Out Folding Bike Race Heat 2
18:00 Musical interlude
19:10 Brooks Penny Farthing Race

Here's some comments from their Nocturne performance last year:

"Smithfield's Market and the IG London Nocturne take over the streets. The Brooks Penny Farthing Race was about to start and the Mrs Mills band were on the stage ready! The race began and the band kicked in. Totally fantastic!

With thousands of spectators around the track on all sides singing to roll out the barrel and many others. the atmosphere was electric! Thank you to the band for adding this extra pizzazz to our event. What a show!"
Julia Norris, Nocturne

More: http://www.londonnocturne.com/
http://mrsmills.org/

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Already got plans unfortunately but last year's one was a lot of fun.

 

[_pH_]

I just read about this on Londonist, didn't know you were playing too, might have to pop along. I might get a Boris bike and see if I can sneakily join the elite race.

 

[editor]

If you time it right, you should be able to pop around the corner and see the Naked Bike Ride go by.
http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/london-naked-bike-ride-article-3067.html

 

[_pH_]

Are you playing for the whole thing editor? I think you deserve a pint after what you did yesterday, if you get time. My round.

 

[editor]

Are you playing for the whole thing editor? I think you deserve a pint after what you did yesterday, if you get time. My round.

Aw thanks!

We're playing at these times:

16:30 Time Out Folding Bike Race Heat 1
16:50 Time Out Folding Bike Race Heat 2
18:00 Musical interlude
19:10 Brooks Penny Farthing Race

And I'll definitely be staying around after to watch the races, although I may taker a little while to get out of the middle bit. Drop me a text and tell me where you are.

 

[_pH_]

Not sure I have your number. If Han and/or nipsla are playing too, I'll give them a shout

 

[_pH_]

Well I enjoyed that, even if the band wouldn't do requests.

My old man said be a Tottenham fan....etc.

 

[ash]

Good day out; loved the fold up bike and penny farthing races, lovely atmosphere all round and Mrs Mills topped it off- good stuff. Left at 7.30 Will plan to stay for the professional race next year

 

[_pH_]

Good day out; loved the fold up bike and penny farthing races, lovely atmosphere all round and Mrs Mills topped it off- good stuff. Left at 7.30 Will plan to stay for the professional race next year

Yes, stick around for the pro races, they were amazing, so fast, WHOOOOOOOOSH

 

[ash]

Yes, stick around for the pro races, they were amazing, so fast, WHOOOOOOOOSH

Was it too crowded, drunk etc for an 8 year old to cope with ??

 

[colacubes]

Was it too crowded, drunk etc for an 8 year old to cope with ??

Nah it was fine for kids and not too crowded. Tbh I think it was much busier last year for whatever reasons

 

[_pH_]

Nah it was fine for kids and not too crowded. Tbh I think it was much busier last year for whatever reasons

Oi, he/she wasn't fucking asking you!

In answer to ash's question TO ME there were plenty of kids of around that age up till the end, they seemed to be enjoying it.

 

[_pH_]

Some pictures

 

[RubyToogood]

This is my photo of the leading group in the Women's elite criterium:

 

[_pH_]

This is my photo of the leading group in the Women's elite criterium:

Ha! A lot of my photos were like that. Or just blurry.

 

[colacubes]

Oi, he/she wasn't fucking asking you!

In answer to ash's question TO ME there were plenty of kids of around that age up till the end, they seemed to be enjoying it.

Ooooooooh

 

[_pH_]

Ooooooooh

LOVE YOU REALLY XXXXX

I got about one half decent picture of the night time races and that was on my phone:

 

[gaijingirl]

this was the best day out I've had in ages. LOVED it. Wish we could have stayed out all night but we had a good innings. Hope we can come again next year.

 

[editor]

More pics here (with the Mrs Mills snaps to follow)

http://www.urban75.org/blog/london-nocturne-2013-bike-races-in-central-london/

 

[_pH_]

this was the best day out I've had in ages. LOVED it. Wish we could have stayed out all night but we had a good innings. Hope we can come again next year.

\o/

 

[editor]

Some pics of the band in action:

http://www.urban75.org/blog/mrs-mills-experience-at-the-london-nocturne-2013/