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Worth noting that they’ve backpedalled on this
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Not massively fussed about knowing when the start times are, but it’s nice to know when the curfew is actually going to be. 11pm can mean any time from about 10.15pm to 10.55pm. Critical information if you’re planning a babysitter or just want to know if you’re going to be able to catch the last train home.
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yeah i worked the evening shift until recently, and could leave early for gigs but would owe that time back. a couple of times due to lack of stage times (or incredibly inaccurate stage times) i was sat hanging around in a venue for a good 45 minutes waiting for things to start, thinking “there’s 45 minutes i have to work another day for no reason whatsoever”.
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Basically I’m really tired most of the time, and I live at least an hour away from the nearest prospect of live music
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the intern at it again?
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But what if I think the support band are rubbish and I don’t want to see them? I’d not be clapping anyway 
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glad to see the Radio Times are taking a stand on this issue. i hear they’re no longer publishing the start times of TV shows to encourage you to switch on early and watch the show before.
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I feel weirdly obligated to clap a band even if they’re rubbish
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if i really hate them i’ll try to blend in a slow clap and see if anyone notices
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Post the set times. Loads of gigs I go to see on a smaller/local level are for the supports anyway because I post on drownedinsound.
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worst thing ever is when there’s no stage times and the running order of the gig is different from the order they appear on the poster (doesn’t happen too often thankfully)
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That’s my situation but today Part Chimp
announced they’d playing Wigan which is a surprise
My issue isn’t so much when the band will start, but when they’ll finish. I’ve got train times at 10:30, 10:45 and then 11: 45 is the last slow train home. It’s helpful to know stage times and I like seeing support acts.
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Nobody wants to be catching the 23:45 slow train on a weeknight. Remember having to do this once but with a rail replacement bus! Got in about 2am 
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quite curious now, got a couple of guesses in mind…
Beauty Sleep?
brand new friend?
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I regularly break into venues any time after 12 noon so that I’m sure I definitely don’t miss the headliner
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forgot about that! by all accounts from friends they’re good lads, but they’re not for me and i’m surprised by their success, bagged a decent label as well. fully expected the hype train to carry them to an NI Music Prize win (BBC News even did an article based completely around them the day of the awards!) but didn’t happen.
the first lot are a synth pop band that seemed to be on every support bill for a while, again friends know them and they seem alright but not a fan.
‘rock stars are our superiors’
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Same for me too. Been caught out by a few gigs where the headliner doesn’t come on until 10/10:30, at which point I have to run if I want to sleep in a bed that night. Some bands/promoters don’t seem to realise that not everybody lives in cities.