▁a ▁successful ▁performance ▁to ▁Aber yst w yth ▁students ▁they ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Tal y b ont ▁by ▁Rob at ▁Gru ff ud d , ▁founder ▁of ▁Y ▁L olf a ▁publishing ▁house . ▁This ▁too ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁decided ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁summer ▁on ▁tour . ▁ ▁T ours ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁self - prom oted ▁three ▁highly ▁successful ▁t ours ▁of ▁south ▁Wales , ▁attempting ▁to ▁ensure ▁ ▁the ▁most ▁professional ▁organization ▁they ▁could . ▁The ▁first ▁in ▁June , ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁August – Se ptember . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁h ire ▁PA ▁systems ▁or ▁v ans ▁- ▁the ▁group ▁having ▁to ▁obtain ▁substantial ▁lo ans ▁to ▁buy ▁equipment ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁van . ▁The ▁band ▁also ▁paid ▁' b oun cers ' ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁usual ▁practice ▁in ▁Wel sh ▁language ▁events ▁of ▁re lying ▁on ▁friends ▁or ▁volunte ers . ▁Lar ge ▁advert ising ▁ho ard ings ▁were ▁book ed ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁fly ers ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁ ▁“ M ae ' r ▁Ble w ▁y n ▁dod ” ▁( Y ▁Ble w ▁are ▁coming ) ▁were ▁distributed . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁gig s ▁where ▁well ▁attended , ▁often ▁all ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁or ▁village ▁coming ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁new ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁singing ▁in ▁Wel sh . ▁Following ▁one ▁gig ▁the ▁band ▁found ▁that ▁messages ▁in ▁lip st ick ▁had ▁been ▁written ▁all ▁over ▁their