You had us at "high-diving horses"

Of course, it was cruel and wrong but can you honestly say that if someone told you there was a horse about to leap off a diving board round the corner that you wouldn't have popped down to have a quick look?

This occurs to us on getting an email from the press team handling the return of 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Their return EP includes a track about what might have been the highspot of animal-baiting sideshows. Guy McKnight stopped grinding his teeth long enough to approve this explanation:

“All the new songs are about the usual stuff really, paranoia, anxiety, schizophrenia, high diving horses from the 1930’s, the wrath of god, Klaus Kinski, man’s desire for freedom ultimately resulting in his own destruction, really dangerous circus entertainment, Werner Herzog, you know, that sort of thing. We’re just pleased to be back and on the road. “

The road? Oh, yes, there's a tour as well:

Monday 23rd July Manchester Academy 4
Tuesday 24 Birmingham Barfly
Wednesday 25 Brighton The Gloucester)
Thursday 26 Chatham Tap'n'tin
Friday 27 Liverpool Barfly
Saturday 28 Leicester Sumo
Monday 30 Glasgow Barfly
Tuesday 31 Newcastle Academy 2
Wednesday 01st Aug Leeds Cockpit
Thursday 02 Sheffield Plug
Friday 03 Stoke Sugarmill
Saturday 04 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Sunday 05 Bristol Thekla
Monday 06 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Tuesday 07 London Scala