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So. I am going to see Harry on the 17th on my own and was gonna go for this vibe. Because I can guarantee it’s probably gonna be hot. So I was thinking shorts, shirt, maybe jazz up the tie a little bit like everyone else has but maybe add patches to the shorts.

Add some fun little bits to the shirt as well. Vest underneath for modesty but an extra layer as well? But my question is, what shoes are we wearing!?! I used to wear Dr martens, but I’ve noticed that if I wear them for the whole day, because there’s no real support in them, I get shin splints and my hips hurt a bit the next day.

I can’t really wear many other trainers because I have really wide feet, so the gazelles aren’t going to really work I don’t think?

I can wear vans but I only have the black and white original ones. I used to have loads of different ones but I’ve grown a shoe size over the past few years annoyingly 😂😂😂 the last couple of pictures are of what I wear a lot these days. It also shows my top 2 rotated shoes. (Again, the black Dr martens look cool and were my concert shoes all of last year. But then I bought new vans and they’re so much better for daily wear. I could wear either though for this concert)

The picture of me towards the end that’s outlined is basically what I would wear for Harry. I wore that to 5SOS in March. Also, I crocheted the hat that’s randomly in there, if I made a slightly better one would that fit the theme do you think? Because my idea is, Harry concerts are like a party. And who doesn’t love a good party hat right!?!

I think it would be quite cool, but would it go???

Okay. So I just finished season 3 episode 22 and the girl named Kara is actually Jess from Supernatural! 😱 crazy. And then now I’m on season 4 episode 1 and tell me WHY IS DEAN WINCHESTER ON MY SCREEN RIGHT NOW 😂😂😂

I’m watching Smallville (I watched the last couple of seasons as it aired on television. It came out just before I was born 😳😂) I end up watching it but I don’t pay too much attention at the same time because I usually watch it while I’m crocheting or making things.

I swear that this actress played the woman who tried to do the article on lex? How is she back in it? Was this not a (what’s the word) continuity is the word! Is this not a continuity error/issue?

Because I keep thinking of her as the lady who did the article (if it is her) just curious as to why they didn’t hire a new actress?

What a show! Full disclosure (😂😂 learnt that from the singer) I didn’t really know a whole lot about these guys or the fandom before going to this show, but my little brother is obsessed with them. So I decided to take him to the Nottingham show. As the supportive older sister who has at least 50 concerts under her belt 😂

He had a blast! He has a milder version of autism and was loving it. I would check in after every other song just to make sure he was okay. He was living his best life.

We unfortunately missed Jazz emu but my brother did get a picture with him at the end.

I managed to get the set list for TWRP at the sound desk and then I tried to get the set list for NSP but someone else beat me to it but I said to them that it was my brothers birthday in a few days (which is true. It’s this Sunday) so I asked her super nicely if I could have it for him and he was so thankful. He’s only ever been to 1 other concert, so he was so happy.

And then when I was waiting for the sound guys to turn round someone next to me held up a tote bag and was going to hand it to me and I said “oh it’s not mine” and they went “no no for you” so I was shocked. I have had freebies from a lot of concerts, not a whole freaking tote bag though! So I was shocked and was thanking them so much and explained that I’m gonna give it to my brother because he’s the fan and I’m just the taxi 😂 (the driver) and they were so happy for me to do that.

He was shocked as well. His second concert, he’s got the set list and now a tote bag. Then the person said that it was the VIP gift 😮😱

I almost died because woah. You’re giving your vip gift to someone else?!? 😱 so so so kind!!!

So my brother didn’t really know how to react apart from saying thank you lots.

We then went to the stage to get some photos, he met someone and went to get water while I was talking to the lovely person that gave up their vip gift.

They spoke for a bit (the new friend of his) and then we left and went to get merch.

We made some new friends in the merch line and also got unofficial merch (the signs that said nsp and twrp merch this way 😂)

We got our merch and then my little brother got some photos with jazz emu and then we left.

Pictures:

Ninja dan with bread. Because we are all ducks now 😂

Vibes are unmatched with the crowd photo. Just people enjoying the show.

The guys from TWRP are legendary 😂

Me and my brother

Me and my brother again.

Jazz emu and my brother.

The setlist.

The free gift ❤️

TWRP setlist

Merch sign

And then my merch 😊

I will be going to the London show on the 6th July and I only have the version 3 of the army bomb. I got it the last time I saw them at the O2 in 2018. I tried to get the new army bomb but failed miserably 😂😂😂

I want to try and decorate or do something with my current army bomb because although they will be selling them at the venue, I don’t know how many they will have/if they will still have them when I get there.

So, my question is: how do I decorate it?

I know for some lightsticks you can twist the top off and add stuff and you can put gems/diamonds on them. You can get decals etc. but do I decorate it for the new tour? Do I pick a random theme? Please give me ideas 😂

I’ll put a few of the lightsticks I have kind of customised (txt lightstick I took it all apart, added stuff to it and then painted the +. For the Rose’s Rostar I painted on the decal things and then I crocheted a strap with mini granny squares. I don’t have a picture of that but it’s almost 5am and I’m not getting out of bed to take pictures of my lightsticks 😂. NeoBong I added a ribbon from a small sellers event in London that I bought a few days prior to sm town. And the aespa lightstick I added a mini crochet star inside the lightstick and then crocheted a little cover for it in line waiting for the ‘pink carpet’ event. For the Lightiny I added a little crochet lemon slice and I have since added confetti to it because I saved some from music bank. It also has the little hat)

So I don’t really do anything crazy in terms of decorating but I would love to know all the ways I could potentially diy it. If you have any UK based add ons that I can buy (that you have links to or can suggest) I would be incredibly grateful. Also any crochet ideas are welcomed as well 😂🥰

(Edit. I found a photo of the Rostar! 😂😂😂 not the best quality but it’ll do 😂also wasn’t sure what to set the flair to)

So, I will start this by saying I didn’t really know anything about mouth culture before seeing them. My friend had shown me the Sharkbait music video over discord but I didn’t get the name of the music video. And then I kind of forgot about it and then it was never really mentioned 😂

Anyway, I was going down to see her and she said she was gonna buy the tickets. So she booked the tickets, I listened to their songs the day before the gig because again, I didn’t really get told a whole lot about them until maybe a week before the concert 😂 (I have work and then on my days off I would try and listen to the playlist she made but would either have stuff to do or I would forget) anyway, great gig. Saw overgrown and they were brilliant, I bought one of their T-shirts and I stood talking to Elliot (bassist)

I was trying to hype them up and be like “you guys are great well done, like you’re killing it, I’ve been to a lot of gigs and you guys seem really passionate about your work, keep it up!”

We spoke after their set, then I went back to watch mouth culture and woah holy freaking airballs 😦 ah-mazing 😂

Honestly. I don’t know what they’re putting into the songs, and the stage presence from all of them? Crazy.

So watched them do their thing, mesmerised, waited at the end because my spidey senses were tingling and then Jack came round and just spawned in out of nowhere 😂 and me being the confident friend I went up to him and asked him to sign stuff for us and then he ended up being like “yeah sure no problem. Wait hang on what the f- is this? (I handed him my setlist from overgrown because that’s the only thing I had handy for him to sign 😂 so he looks at me all gone out 😂 and he goes) right wait here, what the- hang on”

And walks off. So I think I’ve offended him or something and that he’s stormed off 😅 (kind of panic) and then he comes back with a FRESH! Setlist. And me being the good friend that I am, I get him to sign it for my friend. So he goes “yeah yeah sure, is there any reason she can’t be here tonight?” (Bless him) and I go “she’s here she’s just stood there talking to the support 😂”

And he goes “oh right 🤷😂what’s her name”

Then he signs it and I hide it.

Then we get a picture with him and it’s all great. I got a picture with the other support and then thought I had one with overgrown. Got home and turns out no one actually got one with them (kind of sad Ngl)

I get my setlist signed by overgrown one by one and then when they got hold of the sharpie they did their signatures again bless them because they thought the other pen wasn’t good enough (bless them 🥹) and then I spoke to the rest of the guys and they still seemed pretty nervous and I was just trying to give them all of my confident energy and vibes.

I feel as though Elliot is the main guy, he’s got the most confidence just naturally. And then the others are so sweet. They’re still quite shy, but they’re getting there. It must be so daunting so I get it.

But I was like “I’ll see you guys again. I’ll make sure of it, I just don’t quite know when it’ll be but good luck for the future, you guys are gonna be huge!”

I gave the setlist to my friend and she was over the moon.

That was the end of the Brighton show.

I go home on the train from Brighton to the East Midlands and on the way back I’m listening to both groups on repeat! Their music is so good!!!!!

And then I get home and I’m like hmmmm just out of curiosity, when/where are they next playing.

I manage to figure out that if I can swap my shift, I can go to the Liverpool show even though it’s a treck!

Anyway, I go to Liverpool 😂 and AH! I got to the venue at 6:20pm and I’m 6th in line 💀💀💀 wut.

So I was so impressed with that. As I’m walking towards the venue overgrown walk past and I’m like 😱😱😱 “it’s them it’s them” in my head 😂

Secured my spot in line.

tried to talk to the girls behind me but I don’t think they were in an overly chatty mood 😅

We got let in and I got BARRICADE!!! 💀💀💀

Watched the whole show again, made 2 new friends with the loveliest girls. And so in return I was sort of like “right guys. At the end, we have to stay. Because once they’re done they’ll probably come out and say hi”

So we waited and they came out within like 5 minutes 😂

I tried to get set lists 😂 but the grumpy security guard said he couldn’t give them out.

Then Todd appeared and he scrunched one up and threw it into the crowd and my new friend caught it. Apparently it bounced off my back 😂 so that’s why she caught it.

And then I don’t know if he threw any others because I was too busy being happy for my new friend 😂 todd left and then the other security guard gave them out and he got some extras off the side where the spares were.

I managed to get one. I did offer it to my other new friend but she said I deserved it. So I kept it.

And then max came on stage and I was like ‘I see multiple drumsticks. One has to be mine 😂’ so he throws them, one to the left, one to me and one to the right. I immediately turn round and give my new friend the drumstick (one got a setlist, one got a drumstick. All is right in the universe 😂) and then I shouted and asked if I could have the broken one and he threw it to me 🥰😂🤭 so at this point my new friends are over the moon.

Then, I’m like right. Let’s go to the merch table. We’ll wait here and we might be able to see them all.

Todd comes out and comes over to speak to everyone and I’m start a conversation and I ask if he can sign all of our stuff and he says yes but there wasn’t a pen. So then a staff member pulls a sharpie out of thin air 😂 he signs a setlist, and then he signs a drumstick and then I think Jack comes over and starts saying hi? I’m not sure what happened but all I know is that I didn’t get my setlist signed right away which is fair 😂 oh I think we got a selfie with Todd and then we all got distracted.

Jack comes over and we start talking to him and It’s like talking to a mate with all of them. Like at Brighton I spoke to Jack briefly and got the picture and his signature. I only got a super fast selfie with max in Brighton as well and that’s it 😂😂😂 but for Liverpool I had only met everyone there on the night basically and it was just like talking with a bunch of friends to be honest 😂

So anyway. He signs the drumstick, then he goes to sign my friends setlist, the other friend didn’t have a setlist so I thought on my feet ‘there’s a merch list there and everyone is gone. We could use that’ so I say “Todd. Do you guys need this anymore? Are you done with this?” So he asks the staff and they say we can use it 😂

So now everyone has some form of paper and then 2 drumsticks.

So he signs the merch list for my friend and then I get him to sign my setlist 😂 and then we get a selfie with him.

I go over to buy another overgrown tshirt (I was wearing their white tshirt) and I was speaking to Sam (the photographer but he’s been helping them on the tour as well I think?) he was so lovely and I basically asked where they had all gone. “Have they all ran off?” I said.

So he basically said they had a time limit, they had to be all packed up by a certain time and then all out of the building by another time.

And I say it’s because I have a gift for them. I crocheted little star keyrings for all of them on the train up (overgrown and mouth culture)

So Sam said “if you want to find them they’ll probably be over there by the door. If not. Give them to me and I’ll let them know you gave them to me and if you message on Instagram I’ll let them know they’re from you”

So I thank him, go back to my friends and then mason has spawned in 😂 so I ask him to sign my setlist and drumstick (along with Jack and Todd)

Then we get a selfie with Todd and mason.

We have a bit of banter. Thank them. Said to mason that I hope he feels better. Then we walk away

Oh I forgot to say, when we were talking to Jack I gave him the keyrings I made them (Jack, Todd, mason and max) and he was like “look at how casual she just did that. She’s just whipped them out like nothing” I explained what they were and that I did them on the train and he’s like thank you so much. Hugs me 😳🙈😂 and then somewhere in all of this I see Elliot. So I go and speak to him. I say how well they did and how they handled everything so well, and that they were so good again. I walked up to him and was like “I told you I’d be back! It’s me from Brighton”

Then yeah, said all the nice things to try and make him forget about what had happened (they had issues with their in ears and the mic was cutting out a little bit for them) but they handled it really well and my new friends were hyping him up being like “you guys were great, well done, really good stuff”

Then I give him the gifts that I made and I said there’s bracelets in there (not sure if that’s rock n roll or not 😂) and there’s also crochet keyrings as well. And I said, it’s not a lot but you know, it shows people care about you guys and that we’re behind you all the way. And he seemed like he was almost gonna cry (so I felt bad) and he hugged me as well 😂😳 so much hugging 😂

Then I say congratulations on 1M monthly listeners on Spotify. He said “yeah it’s mad. I don’t know how we’ve done it” to which I replied “the 2000’s are so back at the minute (their vibe and brand) but also, you guys are good. Like half the music that comes out these days is copied, ai or vomit. Music isn’t like it used to be but you guys are brilliant!”

Then Sam comes over and says the other guys are all done. So we go over and speak to them. And they all seemed so much more confident! So I repeated what I said before: congranulations on 1, well done tonight, brilliant, all good stuff, crochet stars, good luck for tomorrow etc etc.

can we just grab a quick picture? Yeah sure. (How are we gonna get everyone in. Selfie) and then Sam was like “I’ll take it”

Take the picture, say all the good stuff again and then leave.

The girls wanted to go and find the spot that the guys had put on their story (mouth culture graffiti) so they went to find it and I stayed behind. I saw that max was at the entrance so I told them to come back.

They came back but were a little scared to go speak to him. So I went up and asked if he could sign my setlist with my ballpoint pen and the staff gives him a sharpie. And then he signs the set list and I ask him to sign his drumstick as well. He does. I say thank you and say great gig, good luck for the next one and then leave.

I was so happy after that. Not only did I get pictures with everyone (maybe not mad at Liverpool) but collectively, I got all my stuff signed by everyone but also, I got to actually speak to them/with them as actual humans. That is so nice and refreshing to see 🥰

And now I present you with: the pictures 😂

1-4: me and my friend Ruby (left) with Jack.

5: me Ruby and max.

6: the surprise set list I got for Ruby.

7: start of Liverpool picture

8: barricade

9: me at the graffiti spot.

10: selfie with Todd

11: selfie with Jack

12: selfie with Todd and Mason

13: picture with overgrown

14: overgrown set list from Brighton- all of overgrown signed it and then the corner I ripped off originally so Jack could sign it for my friend (but he got a new one)

15: my new setlist

16: Jack

17:mason

18: max

19: Todd

So, all in all I would say very successful both times.

Sorry for the yap session 😂

I am new to mouth culture and their music and I’m trying to do a deep dive on them and their music, but I can’t really seem to find a whole bunch. I recognise a few of the places they filmed their music videos (or at least I think I do)

Say it in reverse was filmed in Nottingham (you can see the town square in it)

And then I’m pretty sure 15 missed calls was filmed in Leicester. And then potentially Bradgate park for nobody wants you??? (I have only been there once and it was when I was quite young 😂)

So that’s all I know about those. And then I’m gonna say ballpark ages for the guys are like late 20’s? They seem like they’re a bit older than me. I’m 24. I follow all of their instagrams now. I also know that mason has a partner (he posted about it on his story last night) and that’s about all I know 😂 I know that there’s 4 of them in the band right now?

Please fill me in on the lore/facts/literally anything 😂 (I have added a video I took from Brighton)