Anyone still procrastinating about whether or not to buy tickets for the forthcoming Patti Smith gig are in for a disappointment.
Tickets held at the Farringford Hotel sold out within minutes of going on release at 10am on Saturday, as did those at Dimbola Lodge.
Staff from Waterstones in Newport were welcomed to work in the morning by a queue of expectant punters waiting for the shop to open so they could join the audience in June.
Manager Paul Armfield told VB that he’d never experienced anything like it before.
If you’re kicking yourself upon reading the news, our advice would be next time an opportunity like this arises, be more impulsive.
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