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Even the most liberally minded person would be right to feel a tad apprehensive before embarking on an evening with Peaches. Renowned for her X-rated content, including snogging members of the audience, stage diving and fake blood! You never know what Merrill Nisker (aka Peaches) will do next. How could she possibly top the sleaze fest that was her Father****** tour? By having a band made up of some of the best female musicians on the planet, that’s how. It’s two and a half years since I last saw Peaches, who back then, was a solitary figure on stage – well that’s without counting the garishly dressed dancers at her side. With her latest offering, the aptly entitled Impeach My Bush, things have definitely changed. Her sound is more polished, more rock’n’roll. Her band, Herms, has a line up of which post-modern, feminist rocker’s dreams are made of, with former Hole drummer Samantha Maloney, ex-Courtney Love guitarist Radio Sloan and JD Samson of Le Tigre fame.  | | Peaches |
As well as delivering the latest batch of Peaches, the set included some of the old favourites and crowd pleasers, such as the dirty classic **** The Pain Away and Operate. Another crowd pleaser came in the shape of a giant inflatable penis, which was thrown into the audience for a rather unusual game of catch! The costume changes were simple; Peaches starts off wearing clothes – typically spangly pink or gold - and quickly strips down to virtually nothing. As the band left the stage, the crowd chanted “Peaches! Peaches! Peaches!” She returned and proceeded to make a speech – about nothing in particular- claiming that she could hear us shouting “speeches! speeches! speeches!” They then presented each other with Olympic style medals before doing a fantastic finale with their tune Slippery **** where the band swapped instruments. Although somewhat dishevelled, the crowd left the venue satisfied and it’s true to say that a Peaches gig should come with the warning “Not for the faint hearted”. One song You Love it includes the lyrics “You love it when I’m bad” – we sure do. | 
