London, October 2014

The sixteenth time I met Lewis was at the Barfly in Camden, London, on Thursday 23rd October 2014.

This was the fifth night of Prides' headline UK tour.

I got a 'I love (heart) Lewis Prides' t-shirt specially made for this gig, at Camden Market.

The gig was amazing and one of my friends actually went up on stage while Prides were performing 'Messiah'! That was exciting!

When I met Lewis afterwards he gave me a hug. He said he liked my t-shirt and signed it for me. I was so happy!

Another of my friends bought a drink for Lewis and he let me hand it to him because he knew how much I like him. I was shaking though and I spilled some of it.

Ally McCrae was at the gig, and he liked my t-shirt so much he asked to have a photo with me! I felt very honoured!

I had another nice chat with Lewis before I left. I'd bought some more Prides t-shirts and CD's. He knew I'd be at the Bristol gig the next day and said if I brought them with me he'd sign them all then. So that gave me something really nice to look forward to for the final night of the tour.

Birmingham, October 2014

The fifteenth time I met Lewis was at the Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham on Wednesday 22nd October 2014.

This was the fourth night of Prides' headline UK tour.

I really liked the Sunflower Lounge, it had a nice bar area and was a very intimate venue - I was so close to Lewis' drum kit! The gig was brilliant, definitely one of my very favourite times I've ever seen Prides.

Afterwards, Prides came up to the bar area to meet all us fans. Lewis gave me a hug and I asked if I could have a photo with him doing his 'drumface' and he actually did it! This was a dream come true for me as I love Lewis' drumface so much.

I went outside for a bit to talk to The Wild Curve, and Lewis came and stood outside with us. I asked for a photo of both Lewis and Kieran (the drummer of The Wild Curve) and it was lovely to get a picture of them both. Then they started talking about drumming stuff which I didn't really understand, but it was very exciting listening to them talking!

I think this was my very favourite night of the whole tour, it was so much fun!

Manchester, October 2014

The fourteenth time I met Lewis was at Sound Control in Manchester on Tuesday 21st October 2014.

This was the third night of Prides' headline UK tour.

My boyfriend came to this gig with me and we were both filming it. He was filming the whole band and I was doing my usual thing of just filming Lewis. There was this moment when Callum said on stage 'are you guys just filming Lewis' and stood in front of us. That was a bit embarrassing but funny too!

The gig was brilliant, Lewis was so amazing. My highlights of the night were 'Let It Go', 'Out Of The Blue', and of course Lewis standing on his drum kit at the end of 'Messiah'!

After the gig we got to meet Prides and they were all so lovely as always. Lewis gave me a hug and I got a nice photo with him.

Leeds, October 2014

The thirteenth time I met Lewis was in Leeds at Brudenell Social Club on Monday 20th October 2014.

This was the second night of Prides' headline UK tour, and again they were amazing, even better than the first night!

One of my friends was there, and Stewart said hi to her during the gig! Also when he asked who'd seen Prides before, he said 'We know you've seen us a few times now Greer', and Lewis laughed! That was a very exciting moment for me!

I noticed that Lewis broke one of his drum sticks, so afterwards I asked if I could have it and he gave it to me.

I had a lovely chat with him, and when I left he said see you tomorrow!

Liverpool, October 2014

The twelfth time I met Lewis was at the Kazimier in Liverpool on Friday 17th October 2014.

This was a very exciting night as it was the first date of Prides' headline UK tour.

The support band for the tour were The Wild Curve, who were absolutely amazing. It was only the second gig they'd ever done, but you wouldn't have known it, they were so good. I'd never heard of them before, but they are now one of my very favourite bands!

Prides had an impressive set up on stage, the lighting looked great, especially their logo.

It was so lovely to get to see Prides do their own headline show, they were so brilliant. They played every song I knew of theirs, and also did a cover of 'Roar' by Katy Perry, which was the best version I'd heard of the song. When they played 'Little Danger', Stewart got us all to sing the line 'I wanna be'. Their set ended with 'Messiah' and at the end of the song Lewis stood up on his drum kit! It was very exciting!

Straight after they'd come off stage, Prides went to the merchandise stand so everyone could get to meet them.

I bought a new Prides t-shirt and asked Lewis to sign it. He signed it 'To Greer Lx' and I was so happy that he wrote my name on it without me even asking! That made my evening!

It was such a brilliant first night of the tour and I couldn't wait for the rest of the dates! 

Twisterella Festival, October 2014

The eleventh time I met Lewis was at Twisterella Festival on Saturday 11th October 2014.

Prides were playing at Westgarth Social Club, which is one of my favourite venues I've ever been to. Everyone there was so friendly, and the room Prides played in had an almost identical carpet to what I have in my living room!

This was definitely one of my favourite times I saw Prides. At the time, it was the longest set I'd seen them play (as this was before their headline tour) and they were the best I'd seen them so far.

Also, it was the first time I met Prides' manager, Ally McCrae, who is so lovely and funny. I went to say hello and he recognised me from twitter, I couldn't believe it! He even said I was Prides' second biggest fan (after him of course)!

Prides spent a lot of time that evening meeting fans at the merchandise stand, and I got to have a lovely long chat with Lewis. It was definitely one of my favourite times of meeting him and one of the best evenings ever of my life!

Leeds Student Union, October 2014

The tenth time I met Lewis was when Prides did a live session at Leeds University student union, on Tuesday 7th October 2014.

They were recording a session for student radio which they performed live in the Terrace Bar. It was an exciting opportunity to get to watch Prides do a live session and I really enjoyed it. They played 'I Should Know You Better' and my very favourite song 'Out Of The Blue'.

I met Lewis briefly before the session, and afterwards I got to have a chat and a photo with him, and he signed a poster for me which I'd taken from the bar. He thanked me for coming to see them, which was really nice of him, I was so happy to be there!