GAH!
I bet the Gary Glitter tribute was disappointed when he saw the age of the crowd 
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An inexplicable omission…
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In many cases,I’d rather watch some of these cover bands in a small venue at sensible prices,over a ridiculous ticket price at an awful arena
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I don’t drink,but if I did,I’d be smuggling in some alcohol
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Not a chance at that venue, security is massive , you go through searches & scanners. Claire got pulled for a bag search.
TBF, there’s a great pub right next door, The Victoria Tap, so we had a few in there before and after. Only had that one in the Arena.
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I chuckle about getting patted down at gigs.
I know they have to do it, but really, I’m so old that the only threat I present is that I might clutch my chest and keel over mid-gig.
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Can’t say I have ever been to a covers band gig and probably never will.
There are some amazing young artists around playing small venues to whom ticket sales and selling a few CDs is the only way they can support themselves.
Although I appreciate that care in the community should extend to mothball-smelling, whistling-hearing-aid, lumbago-infested, piss-soaked old nodders, so I suppose they have a place.
I was at the O2 last week and having come straight from work had a bag with laptop etc and was directed towards the scanners.
A woman behind me was muttering about why this was happening and what a pain it was.
I felt like saying ‘Don’t you remember what happened in Manchester?’ but I couldn’t be arsed.
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Mate has got us tickets for The Smiths Ltd at the Met in Bury in September.
Should be alright that.
Reopens on April 19th.
By the look of it, it’s a bit of a soft launch with a series of @Mrs_Maureen_OPinion’s favourites - tribute acts: Nirvana UK, The Smyths, Definitely Mightbe and UK Foo Fighters.
Damn, wish I was one of the kool kids, too… 
The Delines are playing Cambridge, Chester and Portsmouth in June if they’re convenient for anyone. Look like warm-ups for The Black Deer festival.
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These 5 youngsters from Leeds are playing the Lescar in Sheffield tomorrow. Think I might wander down there.
LATER: a good gig, apparently their first booking outside Leeds.
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My mate and I were discussing any possible encore, he says well they aren’t going to play fcking jumping jack flash are they. In a chance in fck knows how many millions they finished with it! Ive advised him to pick his own numbers for the euro millions this Friday
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Chance would be a fine thing, but I’m not really feeling this bill at all.
It all feels a bit MOR / heritage.
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I have heard of the majority of the acts, which sort of proves your point!
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