We're about giving good memories to the fans - unusual settings mean that The Others stick in your mind." So says the band's charismatic frontman Dominic Masters, referring to the band's habit of playing 'guerilla gigs', a tendency they share with friends such as The Libertines and The Paddingtons.

In the past few months, the band have directed their ardent fanbase to unconventional shows on a tube train, in the foyer of BBC Radio 1, on the Abbey Road zebra crossing, and up a tree in Regent's Park.

Wednesday's slightly more conventional show at Fibbers began with another remarkable set from Cardboard Radio, who once more showed why they're York's brightest hope.

Forcefully injecting their ramshackle charms into garage-rock and blues with more inventiveness than many of their peers.

The Others' devotion to their followers led to drama early in their set; no sooner had they taken to the stage than they threatened to leave again when fans were escorted out after crowdsurfing.The show continued, but only after a tense five-minute standoff which left the band furious.

Such community spirit and romantic idealism often overshadows the band's music, which is fairly routine and slightly dated Thames punk, albeit with a ragged groove which made for an enjoyable live show. The evening ended with more people on the stage than off, as a mass stage invasion illustrated the breaking down of the boundaries between band and fans which The Others so passionately advocate.

Updated: 11:28 Friday, October 22, 2004