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Back OT. I now have 15 acts at Avalon I’d like to see. That’s a record for a single stage. Of course I’ll miss most of them but…Bravo the booking team. And stop stealing my brain patterns.

Longtime Frank Turner fan here. I totally get why people dislike him. Sometimes his stuff can feel needlessly preachy and he comes from an extremely privileged background which some argue doesn't give him the perspective he thinks. And those quotes are, as people have pointed out, absolute horseshit. I will add that more recently he has played Thatcher f**ked The Kids live again and opened it with a speech about how it's about time we get the Tory party out, and he once spoke on a podcast about how his parents raised him conservative and in the last ten years or so he's had to talk them the other way round. And I believe after the last election he posted something about how frustrated he was with the result. I'd like to think he's matured in the last ten years. He's far from perfect, for sure, and has some absolute misses of songs. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt but totally understand why many wouldn't

Easter 1980 we were lucky enough to go to the US on holiday - a very rare treat for any family in those days. We flew from Heathrow on a Pan AM 747 and whilst at the airport saw David Soul strolling through followed by a handful of fans. He had a dazzling smile, cowboy hat, boots, shades and a long leather coat. Having been a big fan of Starsky and Hutch that was pretty exciting. We also met the Pat Travers Band on the plane, they were nice, but we didn't know their name and pretty sure I was quite nonplussed, hence I was surprised firstly to see them picked up in a Cadillac limo from JFK airport (such cars were still the preserve of the wealthy then) and when we went to a giant record store in New York it had a range of their records.

I am in! Thanks to a lovely Efests user! 😭

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There's something perversely fair about the Glastonbury ticket drama in my opinion. Those who really want a ticket will generally hang around longer to try and get one. While those who are half-arsed just "trying" will drop out after half an hour or so. I don't know, I'm sure it will change one day, but I personally don't have any complaints.

This is stacked for me: The Bar Steward BC Camplight Billie Marten Cat Empire Flyte Frank Turner Go Team Kate Nash Magic Numbers New Model Army Skindred and Toyah and Robert are all acts I'd see.