IF AT first you don't succeed then try and try again.This statement is only partly true in the case of 3 Colours Red, who originally split in 1999 but have reformed and are back on the road again. The reason it's only partly true is because the band did succeed.

In the late Nineties they released albums Pure and Revolt, and although neither album troubled the Top Ten, the band did have a reputation as a lively spikey combo. The band reformed earlier this year with new guitarist Paul Grant and have spent their time gigging across Europe with their tour now bringing them to the UK.

Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth November 21. Tickets: £8. Box Office: 023 9286 3911.