#21

John Cusack at Breeders/Nirvana in 1993 at Roseland Ballroom, NYC.

Asked for his autograph, somebody else swiped it as he was handing the paper back to me and he very kindly gave me another one.

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#22

Even given her connection to the band, “Keira Knightley at the Hare & Hounds” is one of the most surprising sentences I’ve ever read.

#23

2016 I think.

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#24

I also walked past Bjork at that very same ATP, was very exciting once I realised who it was

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#25

Would always see Josh Widdicome at London gigs, definitely at Sufjan Stevens at the Royal Festival Hall.

#26

She basically, like, legged it to the front of the stage with her friend to watch the Forest Swords set in this sort of big massive winter coat, if I remember. Prob gets hassled a lot less at Icelandic shows tbf.

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#27

I stood next to Paul Weller at an Arctic Monkeys gig at Shin-kiba Studio Coast in Tokyo, around 2006

and Matt Bellamy watching Hundred Reasons at The Cooperage in Plymouth, approx 2001

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#28

Also got very excited many years ago when me and my mate went to see Carcass in the back room of Nottingham Poly, and on the door we saw that Lee Dorrian was on the guest list.

He didn’t show up though.

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#29

off the top of my head I remember…

an awkward John Simm watching Echo & The Bunnymen performing ‘Ocean Rain’ album at Liverpool echo.

Ex Liverpool player Sammy Lee watching Roxy Music at MEN arena.

TV chef Simon Rimmer watching Dexys at Bridgewater Hall.

Hollyoaks/2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps actress watching Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Beastie Boys at electric picnic '07(?)

Morrissey pogoing at Echobelly at Cov Uni '93-ish

Danny from supergrass with Pearl Lowe and various melody maker alumni (simon price, Everett true, Taylor Parkes) at stone roses + manics Wembley arena '95.

Bernard Sumner, absolutely friggin’ mangled at a chemical bros gig in Sankeys.

Mark E Smith perusing The Fall cd’s at a Drugstore gig in Piccadilly Records

#30

Maggie O’Neill apparently

#31

Just remembered another one our old friend Tom Watson MP at a gig at The Castle in Manchester but, I am struggling for the life of me who it was, it was before he became Deputy and was around the time of Andrew Coulson.

#32

Ben Wishaw was stood behind me watching PJ Harvey at the Portishead I’ll Be Your Mirror. Seem to remember he was drinking a big cocktail of some kind.

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#33

Tim Booth at Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

#34

As mentioned on the Facebook post, Adam Buxton was stood in front of me during Spoon at the Slint ATP. He was down the front and wearing a rucksack so that was terrible etiquette.

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#35

Oh and Martin Fry, bedecked in full gold lamè at a Suede gig.

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#36

Saw Robert Mugabe at Jeff Mangun’s Union Chapel show

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#37

I stood in front of Aidan Moffat when Springsteen played Hampden in 2013 (aka my best gig ever). I didn’t say hello but did have a wee Twitter chat with him the following day about how awesome it was.

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#38

James May at a No Age gig, Tufnell Park Dome. Incredible stuff

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#39

Went to see R.E.M at the Manchester Apollo in 1989 and on my way to the loo I saw Tim Booth from James fame doing that dance that he does.

#40

David and Samantha Cameron at a Gillian Welch / David Rawlings gig at the Hammersmith Apollo :grimacing:

Adam Buxton at Wilco at the Roundhouse.

Al Murray at Teenage Fanclub at Electric Ballroom.

Steve Lamacq obviously.

Sat next to Kate Stables from This is the Kit at something at The Barbican that involved Bryce Dessner. Kit Harington was in the row in front.

Steve Cram at Kate Bush at the Apollo.

Stewart Lee and Kevin Eldon at The Jayhawks at the Barbican.

Oh yeah and various Jarmans with Kate Moss watching Neil Young.