dulcificum Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/5/diehard-music-fan-smashes-record-by-attending-86-concerts-in-one-year-746407 This guy must be seriously trolling. Quote Before each concert, Joshua makes sure he has a pair of hi-fi earplugs, which he says have saved him on numerous occasions. He also makes sure to have gas in his car beforehand, an outfit picked out, and his tickets on hand. Wow, NASA launch style preparation there. Imagine putting fuel in your car before driving. And bringing your ticket to a show. Quote “My fiancée was really happy when I won,” he said. “She said there were a couple of points where she would have given up, so seeing me so steadfast made her think ‘wow, if he could put up with this, he can put up with me.’” "So steadfast" to leave the house and go to a gig?! And how tough that must be to put up with! He reckons 86 gigs a year is noteworthy. And 600 bands in a lifetime is a lot. Big Jeff does about 200 a year and has done well over 2000 in his life I'd imagine. Hell, I don't go out much at all these days and I do at least 60 gigs a year. Several years with well over 100 gigs a year. And seen well over 5000 bands in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1984 Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 86 sounds about right for my uni years/early 20s. Guinness World Records have messed up here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweepingTheNation Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Almost as if it's a cheap, viral-happy, constantly publicity seeking vehicle for a major international brewery whose records arm was set up by a pair of far-right activist twins, one of whom vehemently campaigned against the Irish in Britain having any freedom or rights until the IRA killed him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulcificum Posted May 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 5:47 PM, SweepingTheNation said: Almost as if it's a cheap, viral-happy, constantly publicity seeking vehicle for a major international brewery whose records arm was set up by a pair of far-right activist twins, one of whom vehemently campaigned against the Irish in Britain having any freedom or rights until the IRA killed him. Wasn't aware of this? Any more info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyred Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 Ross McWhirter. He and his brother Norris were in Record Breakers a childrens TV show about Guiness world records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_McWhirter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 That guy from Bristol must absolutely decimate this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 6/11/2023 at 4:53 PM, Crazyfool01 said: That guy from Bristol must absolutely decimate this The guy in question 😉 On 5/18/2023 at 1:13 PM, dulcificum said: Big Jeff does about 200 a year and has done well over 2000 in his life I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, clarkete said: The guy in question 😉 Saw him for the first time at Thekla a couple of months back . I hope they let him in for free these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 I wondered if someone should tweet gwr to tell them they're wrong? 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulcificum Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 This guy does 365 a year: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/31/a-new-start-after-60-at-74-i-go-to-a-gig-every-night-and-once-went-to-725-in-a-row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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