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Wed. Nov. 26 :: M83 :: Richard's on Richards

83 was opening for Interpol at Brixton Academy. With such a fantastic bill, the £17.50 tickets sold out faster than a reporter/tight-clad alien can orbit the earth. I was fortitudinous.

When I got off the Tube, a gruffer-than-Rhys character immediately greeted me with a less-than-salutary, “are you looking for tickets?” The savvy negotiator that I am, I responded with a clever, “maybe.” The would-be salesman – with the propriety of a fine car dealer – lead me around a corner and the bartering began.

He launched the first salvo: “£30.”
Unshaken, I returned, “£15.”
Noticeably dazed, he retorted, “£30.”
The game was getting good. I looked slyly to either side before hitting him with a stony gaze. “£20.”
He stroked his moustache pensively. “£30.” Well played.
I sensed his resolve beginning to fade. “£25,” I countered.
“£30.”
I switched tactics, flashing big, sad, Oliver-Twist Eyes. “Won’t you come down at all?”
“I’ll come down to £30.”
I’ll admit that his tricky logic hobbled my typically infallible rhetoric. Confused, I counted out three £10 notes.

A couple of weeks later, M83 played Scala for £10. They were fantastic.
-S.T.

Tickets are $20.00 @ Ticketweb

Richard's on Richards, 1036 Richards Street, Vancouver, B.C.

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