TONY CALYTON-LEAtalks to Andrew Kavanagh from Keywest
What's on your rider?Most of the essentials – JD, Jameson, Tequila, etc, and I like to collect unusual beer bottles from around the world.
What would be on your fantasy rider?Stacks of cash, valet ticket for a lambo and Lady Gaga's digits.
What's your pre-gig routine?I like to be comfortable before a show so I wear trackies and a T-shirt right up to showtime, have a traditional JD and Coke, and go on.
How do you get to the gig ?We travel in a big white transit but we like to think of it as a limo. It's like a second home at this stage we are in it that much.
What's the best gig you've been to?Gotta be U2, Croke Park. Epic!
And the worst?We recently showed up to a gig we thought could potentially be a disaster – we played at College Green as part of Bank of Ireland's enterprise week. It hadn't been cleared with the Garda to play loud music and it rained all morning. But as soon as we started jamming, the clouds parted, the sun shone through and nobody got arrested. It ended up being a savage gig.
Ecologically speaking, are you closer to Radiohead or Motörhead?I don't know who is more eco, but we do like to keep on top of our carbon footprint. I think these days it's foolish not to care about the environment.
Who is the most famous person to have shown up at one of your gigs?No one super famous that we know of. We're just happy when we see a big crowd.
Most embarrassing on-stage moment?Hole in stage. Me in hole. Very sore.
What's your crowd-pleasing number?The latest single, Miss You Most, always seems to go down really well; we always get a buzz when people start singing it back to us. Messages From Godis another that people are latching onto at gigs, too.
Chatting between songs – good or bad?I always think it's good to have some banter with the audience. I think it makes a gig feel more intimate, and it creates more of a buzz.
Groupies – would you?We are far too shy and modest for that kind of behaviour.
Keywest play The Academy, Dublin on Saturday
