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You pretty much can't tour without Ticketmaster these days, especially in the US. Pearl Jam tried it years ago and found it near impossible and the situation is way worse now in terms of the Ticketmaster monopoly. They did donate millions from ticket sales to charities in the cities they played.

this thread is like when you see a post from Rage Against the Machine and the replies are Americans saying they aren't going to listen anymore because they've suddenly gone political

Stalls O23, excellent view. It's not a huge theatre tbh so you'll get a good view from anywhere. Might be worth just trying for tickets on the day. It's been on a while now so I don't think many performances are total sell outs. I went Saturday afternoon and it was full but not sold out.

Facebook is completely un-useable now. Entire feed filled with random shit the algorithm has decided you want to see rather than the actual things you follow. Their usage stats must be way down. Few years back I'd be checking it multiple times a day. Now it's once a day max, quick scroll, see...

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I get that, and that's obviously a good thing. But has the needle gone too far in the other direction? When I was at school in the 80s there was zero pupils with any kind of autism or anything else that required special arrangements. Now thats obviously unlikely but could it be equally unlikely...

Some people need to read up on the Streisand effect. They were playing to the proverbial 2 men and a dog not long back now they're getting fucking huge crowds at Glastonbury and other festivals and headlining Wembley.

Not film or TV but just got on the train home after seeing My Neighbour Totoro at the theatre. Absolutely stunning. Would recommend for anyone but if you’ve got kids and want to hook them on theatre take them to this. Only problem being they will probably never see anything this good again.

https://www.jlnplumbing.co.uk/ You even get a text on the morning of your appointment so you can track exactly where they are

Don’t even know where to start with the idea Glastonbury has gone political 😂😂😂

In London and just seen some Reform / Tommy Robinson protest go past. Small in number but it made me laugh that they had signs about Starmer being a communist 😂 Probably explains why I saw some random guy in a union flag shirt kicking off with a copper when I went to breakfast.

Congratulations, it’s an amazing feeling holding something you’re responsible for. Never been in that position as an artist, I have zero talent, but have worked in various capacities on other things and you’re always waiting for the day you get to hold the physical product.

I get that there’s loads of big jobs and they prefer those but just say that. Don’t say you’ll come and quote then no show, or quote and then not respond again, or agree to start and not turn up. The only people I’ve managed to find who are in any way reliable is a plumbing company. Not a...

The stress I had when I need loads of work done unexpectedly when I moved into my new place. Supposedly reputable workmen who I’d had personal recommendations for turned out to be a nightmare. And you just get completely ignored when you point out any problems with work done and ask for it to be...

What’s the breakdown for % of income paid in tax as you move up the income scale? Sure that data must exist somewhere. Although to get the full picture you need to factor in things like VAT which may be tricky

To be fair that’s all pretty basic stuff. Frasers have done a lot since they’re been here, from what I understand there’s been a huge amount done behind the scenes as well on things like fire safety, cctv etc. But we’re at a point now where they’re been here long enough it’s not unreasonable to...

I think it’s valid to ask why so many kids are SEND(?) now. When I was at school it wasn’t a thing, which obviously wasn’t the case it was just not considered. Have we gone too far the other way and now have an education system pumping out kids not ready to play a role in the workforce. Having...

I don’t think austerity is necessarily the root cause of changes in pay & benefits, at least not in my sector. It’s a convenient excuse used by those at the top. The amount of work the companies I have worked for has never dropped as a result of austerity or any other crisis yet they’re...

Completely agree with your first point. On the second we’re seeing the results of austerity, a generation of kids who are physically or mentally fucked before they start. Add in the long term impact of Covid, which it seems people want to pretend doesn’t exist, and there’s a big problem coming.