{"id":197,"date":"2014-02-12T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=197"},"modified":"2014-02-12T10:46:23","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T10:46:23","slug":"frank-turner-the-02-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"Frank Turner @ The 02 – Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have seen Frank Turner<\/a> perform live more times than any other artist. This is, of course, in part, due to his relentless touring schedule, but, equally, because he’s a bloody amazing live act and I rarely want to miss a gig!<\/p>\n

It feels the right time then, on the eve of Frank’s biggest ever UK date, to compile a Top 10 of my favourite FT performances to date. (These are biased towards Leeds, since this is where I lived for my first few years of FT fandom!)<\/p>\n

1.\tLeeds Brudenell Social Club, 31st March 2008.<\/strong>
\nThe day his 2nd album Love Ire and Song came out, the first time many hear Long Live The Queen, a tribute to Frank’s late friend Lex. Not many dry eyes in the Brudenell that night. For me, subsequent Brudenell shows were always in this one’s shadow.<\/p>\n

2.\tWembley Arena, 13th April 2012.<\/strong>
\nFT becomes an arena artist, albeit one most people have never heard of. I could not believe it when this was announced, and still don’t know how he managed it. FT fans from all over the UK take the pilgrimage and pay an absolute bargain of \u00a325 for WEMBLEY. I’m living in North London at this point anyway but wouldn’t have missed it for the world.<\/p>\n