Whaaaat? I went last night and quite enjoyed it. Not that I know owt about ballet. And I am a John Grant fan…
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Ah that’s good that you enjoyed it 
Did you notice much of a drop off in the audience? I only spoke to the ones who fled to come to the launch (i spoke to a someone who didn’t have a launch ticket also so she was going back in even though she also said she hated it 
)
No no-one left from the seats i could see - was it just industry c*nts wanting to go to a party instead?
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Looking at this year’s line up there’s nothing that grabs me like … fuck Miss Saigon did.
I’m off to this Surround Sounds | Aviva Studios | Manchester International Festival 2025 – Factory International
Can’t believe it’s a 01.30 finish, i’m an old man
I think that’s the dj’s, bands are finishing at a normal time apparently.
Yuuuuuurrrrrrssssssssss!!! Bed by 11
I’m also at that 
my friend just asked me for advice for a date on Saturday in town
he said “where’s good for an activity to do and some food afterwards?”
I don’t really know town that well anymore, so I am asking you lot. please/ty
What qualifies as an activity?
There’s lots of free MiF art stuff around at the moment - at HOME and at the Whitworth. Nice for a browse. You could get food close to HOME (or at it)
Weather’s going to be crazy hot this weekend, so film is a good shout for the air con, OR rent some yellow bee bikes off the street and have a pedal around?
Best date food restaurants IMHO:
Higher Ground
Another Hand
Climat (although this feels not as good as it used to be)
Dishoom
10 Tib Lane
Canto
The Sparrows
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Always my answer: visiting John Rylands. The queer exhibiton they have on at the moment is cool too. Then you’re just across the road from Maray too
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ty ty 
I’m not exactly sure… my friend asked me because I am “relatively more cultured than most people”, but then I wouldn’t have thought he’d be into most of the things I’m into 
I have relayed yours and @Malva 's recs, though!
Fucking john robb sat nect to me in HOME again in his stupid waistcoat that shows his chest AGAIN
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He’s talking about psychedelic realism and oasis on his phone held like he’s on the apprentice
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He departed with a very loud “oh yeah, Dave Grohl will be easy to get now” [did everyone hear that?]
Anyway, thanks for joining my live journal session.
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I’ve seen him twice in there recent as well, doing just this. Think he just loiters around so people recognise him.
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For any locals interested in a review of Royal Nawaab (stockport pyramid) https://community.drownedinsound.com/t/sunday-dinner-13-07-25/89161/49?u=jont2001
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In the caption for the video she also wrote: “If the song “who let the dogs out” was a city, it would be Manchester.”
I mean, she’s not wrong (although MIF have really missed a beat by not appealing more to the Oasis visitors, I had 2 people on my that came over from America for Oasis and had absolutely no idea about MIF being on at the same time - feel like no one does know about MIF unless you’re already initiated though)
“I have never seen a more concentrated group of drunkenness,” she said. "You go to a concert and sometimes you see maybe one or two people that you’re like, you’ve been over-served.
“This was you were lucky if you found one or two people that hadn’t been over-served.”
Manchester la la la, Manchester la la la
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