At the end of 2001 Reef played the Surfers Against Sewage Christmas Ball, in Bournemouth . They had previously played the SAS summer ball in 1995 in Newquay . In January 2003, their drummer Greensmith quit the band on the eve of a major UK tour, and as the greatest hits were released. He was replaced by the relatively unknown Nathan Curran. Curran had also drummed for Basement Jaxx , Lady Sovereign and Gorgon City . It was on this tour that the Live DVD was recorded at Bristol ‘s Carling Academy . Around this time Reef also appeared on the BBC’s re:covered programme covering Black Sabbath ‘s ” War Pigs “, which appeared as a B-side to “Waster”, Reef’s last single, and their only single on the Snapper Music record label.
Playing at Surfers Against Sewage Christmas Ball
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