# 2003 The First Gigs, Terrible Contracts & Farts That Smell of Piss Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/goldie-lookin-chain-7278030/2003-the-first-gigs-terrible-contracts-farts-that-smell-of-piss Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/goldie-lookin-chain-7278030/2003-the-first-gigs-terrible-contracts-farts-that-smell-of-piss.md Podcast: [Goldie Lookin Chain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/goldie-lookin-chain-7278030) Published: 2025-11-07T15:14:19+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/goldie-lookin-chain/episodes/690e05c86d62d4e03d6dbaec Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67ec1a2c506c6c628ca5b1e2/e/690e05c86d62d4e03d6dbaec/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goldie-lookin-chain-7278030/episodes/2003-the-first-gigs-terrible-contracts-farts-that-smell-of-piss Duration seconds: 1601 ## Resource 🎧  Goldie Lookin Chain Podcast – Episode 10 “The First Gigs, Terrible Contracts & Farts That Smell of Piss” Episode Summary In this gloriously shambolic deep dive, the GLC boys look back at their  very  early days: doomed record deals, weed-filled office meetings, their first ever gigs, and the chaotic rise from Newport cult heroes to nearly-signed superstars. From skipping CD players in TJ’s to flip-flop disasters in Manchester, it’s a full, unfiltered blast of nostalgia and bodily functions. Key Topics đź’ż The terrible record deal they were first offered (“less money than the dole”) 🥇 Meeting Gut Records, Hut Records, and the legendary “Gary from Hut” 🚬 Smoking weed in record label offices while legal teams panicked đź“ť Signing their big Atlantic Records deal (and spilling Burger King everywhere) 🎤 The first ever GLC gig at the Welsh Club: 200-capacity room 100+ person guestlist Tickets reselling for ÂŁ45–£100 A room so packed it felt like a zombie movie đź©´ Misty’s legendary flip-flop disasters (multiple incidents!) 🎟 The rider:  50 scratch cards  â€” and the gambling spiral that followed 🎶 Chaos at TJ’s: skipping CD players, makeshift repairs, and heroic stage dives 🤝 Early management, Atomic Kitten tribute acts, and meeting the future team 🎤 Joe Strummer appearances and bizarre backstage moments đź’¨ The infamous fart that “smelled of piss” Funny Bits & Best Moments The band training for gigs by standing in a circle passing Lambrini around Misty falling over a chair, farting,  and  landing on a can of Strongbow at once A mysterious child on stage skinning up mid-performance The credit card that “appeared from nowhere” and was used for months Crowds so dense the band couldn’t leave the dressing room to pee Stage diving  behind a… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goldie-lookin-chain-7278030/episodes/2003-the-first-gigs-terrible-contracts-farts-that-smell-of-piss/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/goldie-lookin-chain-7278030/2003-the-first-gigs-terrible-contracts-farts-that-smell-of-piss.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.