h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Any kind of music is better live (even banjos ). Working to this principle I go to as many performances as possible, from big festival stages to intimate pub gigs, from local open mic nights to professional classical concerts. And I'm one of those old fashioned people who prefers to own my music in physical CD form and to buy that CD from the musicians themselves wherever possible.

What I very rarely do is attend huge arena gigs, where the band is no more than a distant dot and it's highly umlikely that you'll bump into the band in the bar later, a regular occurrence at my usual pub or festival gig. However, when a spare ticket unexpectedly materialised for a night with Peter Gabriel at the huge Manchester Arena, Phil and I argued for days in the nicest possible way about which of us would take the ticket. In the end I gave in and agreed to go and see Peter and co. perform the whole So to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary. Old stuff, new material, singalong favourites, a tight band, good support. What a great show! Thanks Pegasus for selling me that ticket.

[Amy P]