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It was originally the name of the friends&#8217; group chat when they lived together in a student house on Angus Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMe and Steffan (Phillips, guitar) lived together, with our drummer at the time, and Niall (Jones, bass) was working at the Royal George pub down the road and knew a mate of ours,&#8221; said Holmes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band&#8217;s Cardiff City connection has seen them play a gig at the club&#8217;s stadium &#8211; on the concourse stage where fans enjoy &#8216;refreshments&#8217; before game.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we performed at the stadium no one really knew who we were, but people seemed to enjoy it,&#8221; said Holmes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There was a drunk old guy just headbanging right up against the barriers which was pretty funny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band has played at Cardiff venues such as The Moon and Fuel Rock Club but they\u2019re now setting bigger targets further afield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guitarist Steffan Phillips, 26, said: \u201cFestivals would be a dream, we\u2019ve got a list of Cardiff venues we also want to tick off, like Welsh Club in town. 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