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🚨Outsourcing NHS operations to private hospitals has caused deaths. The real solution to waiting lists is to invest in the NHS and pay NHS staff. Ask @wesstreeting & @VictoriaAtkins to stop putting patients at risk. Take action: https://t.co/GixiMFxj0K https://t.co/su5FWqwQJ4
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I didn’t know it was #WorldGothDay but it looks like I chose the correct badge for it. Thinking of Sophie Lancaster today and the great work of the charity set up to remember her - follow @sophie_charity https://t.co/qrzBvjT692 https://t.co/8zRzirY9K0
Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. Becoming a refugee isn't a choice. But standing #WithRefugees is.
classic #fuckmonday https://t.co/SMHT7DqIzZ
THIS ISN'T REAL THOUGH? OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T REAL! THE END IS CLOSER NOW... WHY BOTHER FAKING IT WHEN THE REALITY IS SO MUCH BETTER? https://t.co/YthhO30sFI
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Tardigrade in Moss: https://t.co/UZc5j4qnoK
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On #WorldBeeDay, we celebrate the pollinating power of our 'buzz-y' friends and all the other critically important pollinators too 🌻🐝🦋 Did you know that new research has found that moths are even more efficient pollinators than bees? Find out more 👉 https://t.co/SEga0Ie4rT https://t.co/oBSZP0sual
Baby penguin sleeping while standing is cute https://t.co/IcOzeFVbBe
Good morning :) This morning did an early start and took my first damselfly video of the year Water tension on that dew drop is amazing! I wonder what goes through their heads when I'm doing these videos? https://t.co/gbniUx00Uh
Sister ship @NASAVoyager 1 is 22h 03m 28s of light travel time from Earth, or 23,806,000,000 km / 14,792,000,000 miles / 159.13 AU (2023:140:120000:1L)
I am currently 18h 25m 21s of light-travel time from Earth (2023:141:000000:2L)
going up the Pill Museum? https://t.co/zRavoFNItI
Patti Smith and PJ Harvey #WomensArt https://t.co/ArOxTaDAkN
Butterfly Nebula captured by the Hubble space telescope. https://t.co/leyGjhDVPt
Resting its head on a nice algae pillow. https://t.co/s8ERx6v70y
Baby hedgehogs are known as hoglets. Photo: Ann and Steve Toon https://t.co/x41fWBYK4R
Argyroxiphium, or the Flower of Patience. It opens every 7 years and it lasts only for 7 days. https://t.co/7bhWR4viF9
I just supported this case! https://t.co/ERm8HNfCph via @CrowdJustice
"it's whatever" https://t.co/W2RT2tzcwY
Aerial view of The Beatles rooftop concert, 1969 https://t.co/Kmy3OEK287
You ever think this is a lot of foolishness for billions of years of evolution to put up with? All this astonishing beauty we could just walk around for a lifetime of astonishment and instead corporate economics gives us Meta and artificially colored cheese puffs.
They have a pet lamb which knocked me over. https://t.co/LazdWpFJyF
And every town I go to is like a lock without a key. The blues I leave behind, keep catchin’ up on me. Tom Waits Asylum promo photo from early 1973. https://t.co/X8lvPPixSl
This is crazy. And just how far above the 1982-2023 sea surface temperature average for the North Atlantic is the year 2023? Data: https://t.co/RxO8s5Y85O https://t.co/pGFG7RnU9q
Earth at night seen from space. https://t.co/emJm9DS0Gk
I’m so excited to unveil THE OFFICIAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR POSTER FOR @thecure !!! This official screenprint comes in “Six Different (Color) Ways” and is available on tour and online at https://t.co/ZjwJywkZ6J! Thank you to @collectionzz for the opportunity! #thecure https://t.co/Og6AjhhdVJ
An obsession with infinite economic growth on a finite planet has left us grappling with a climate & nature emergency. Long term-prosperity is only possible if Govt shifts to #wellbeingeconomy to benefit people *and* planet. Ask your MP to sign my EDM 👇 https://t.co/9fovxTSMw5 https://t.co/IpMcNaf35n
J’expose à Chicago à partir du 2 juin et je suis trop content https://t.co/rMg6LTQlEI
If you want to download the full size image, I have it shared to my patreon here. Just beware: it MAY break your computer (mine crashed at least a dozen times during the editing process) https://t.co/VUjYIQK5PJ https://t.co/XGZVPZsDrX
J’expose à Los Angeles à partir du 19 mai. Si vous avez des copains dans le coin, c’est pile le moment de les contacter. Il y aura quarante tirages sur papier baryté super beaux dont des grands formats à tomber à la renverse. https://t.co/0WqMfeAxAm
COMMERCIAL LOBBYING CORRUPTS DEMOCRACY X
…AND IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE STATE SENATE. THERE IS A HEARING THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING… LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS! PLEASE DON’T PASS THIS BILL! EMPOWER THE ARTISTS, NOT THE SCALPERS AND THE BOTS! #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE (HB #341) IS CONSIDERING A RESELLERS-BACKED BILL TO BAN FAN-TO-FAN EXCHANGES (LIKE THE ONE WE ARE USING ON OUR 2023 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TO TRY AND LIMIT/STOP SCALPING AND BOTS). THE BILL HAS ALREADY PASSED THE HOUSE...
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SHORELINE 29TH MAY UPDATE : THERE ARE NOW X500 “4-PACKS” @ $112.20 AVAILABLE - THIS PRICE INCLUDES PARKING, FACILITY FEE, $1/PER TICKET TM FEE AND X4 $26.25 LAWN TICKETS (A $26.25 TICKET FOR A CURE PLUS TTS SHOW? WHAAAAAT ARE THEY THINKING?!!) X
If you thought you lived in a democracy where corruption and deadly policy can be peacefully challenged by ordinary citizens, think again. The UK Government has chosen to push for the arrest of protesters today for… *checks notes*… walking with banners. https://t.co/wEUjmeg3As
🚨 Don’t forget your ID! 🪪 You MUST take your ID or Voter Authority Certificate with you to the polling station on 4 May. #GetGreensElected
Historic souvenir issue! The new Private Eye is out now. https://t.co/v5lEf6Q7bl
2023 IN ARGENTINA : BRASIL : CHILE : COLOMBIA : MEXICO : PARAGUAY : PERU : URUGUAY... BUT SORTING OUT THE DEALS IS TAKING A BIT LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD... MORE DETAILS WHEN THEY EXIST... ONWARDS X
TICKETS UPDATE: A COUPLE OF HUNDRED LEFT FOR ATLANTA JUNE 28TH, A COUPLE OF THOUSAND LEFT FOR MONTREAL JUNE 17TH... AND MORE THAN ENOUGH 'WAY TOO CHEAP' (HA!) $35 HANDS IN THE SKY LAWN TICKETS FOR SHORELINE MAY 29TH… SEE YOU VERY SOON X
This is what an erupting volcano looks like from space. Credit: NASA Johnson https://t.co/k0QVWcjnDd
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Petition: Protect the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 https://t.co/ry9OG73dNh
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THANKS FOR ALL THE BIRTHDAY WISHES... ONE LAST EXTRA SHOW TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY… JUST CROSSING THE T'S... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TOO! X #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
How Not To Drown (live from Brixton Academy, with @RobertSmith) is on this @earthpercentorg compilation! https://t.co/XFclrHtH6L #EarthPercentEarthDay @brianeno @O2AcademyBrix https://t.co/XL6V2QtqUJ
⌛️ The deadline to register to vote in this year's local elections is midnight on Monday 17 April. 💻 Have your say. Register to vote today.
ALSO, PORTLAND IS SOLD OUT, BUT THERE ARE ABOUT 100 TICKETS ONSALE IN NOLA AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF THOUSAND STILL ONSALE FOR THE EXTRA SAN DIEGO, MONTREAL AND ATLANTA SHOWS... X #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
IHBT "Face Value Exchange is now live across the added dates in Atlanta, Montreal, Chula Vista, and Portland." #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
Petition: There should be equal Voting ID requirements across all age groups. https://t.co/6g5LAIhh2x
Elections are happening in England on 4 May 2023. Important deadlines: 📅 17 April 11:59pm, Register to vote 📅 18 April 5pm, Register to vote by post 📅 25 April 5pm, Register to vote by proxy 📅 25 April 5pm, Apply for Voter Authority Certificate if you don’t have photo ID https://t.co/uo8mm8cb3C
💚 Only the Green Party is committed to a properly funded NHS and fair pay. 🌈 Health and social care, free at the point of use, could be funded through a wealth tax on the richest 1% or a single unified income tax - raising an additional £24 billion. #JuniorDoctorsStrike https://t.co/fCoP4wDx7u
When analysts at the world's leading investment bank start subscribing to what was labeled "unreal economics" not long ago. Kind of can't believe my eyes... https://t.co/dFkETyZ0UO
No country in the world has achieved gender equality. Gender equality is both a fundamental human right and a solution to some of the world’s biggest challenges. https://t.co/VK4zGUtpsT
Support with our Crowdfunder, which ends in four weeks, would be much appreciated; link below. We hope our regular intimate arts event in Brighton can return. From 2006 to 2022, guests have included big names from film, TV, music and more. https://t.co/Qla46sUFPk https://t.co/vDbpnmt1VU
We are Bandcamp United - a union of workers across all departments at Bandcamp committed to advocating for a better Bandcamp for all, including our international colleagues and the artists, labels, and fans who use the platform as well as ourselves. 🧵 https://t.co/SKwVBPU967
Some Conservative MPs think they are worth £1,500 per hour, yet don’t think Junior Doctors are worth more than £19 per hour. In reality all doctors want is fair pay after a decade of real terms pay cuts. Please RT if you agree they deserve it. https://t.co/mkDxOhCCJp via… https://t.co/Y1ddRpSAV9
The UK govt's approach to migration is cruel and inhumane. The absence of safe routes and the criminalisation of people seeking safety force more people to risk their lives at sea – with devastating effects. RT or QT this to tell @SuellaBraverman we need safe routes now! https://t.co/bq0MozgWCv
You might not know Forever by @CranesOfficial but don’t miss this @LlSTENlNG_PARTY - maybe one of the most underrated albums and bands of the past 30 years https://t.co/T1jD0rihSs
We are beyond excited to announce that we will be playing at the EartH Theatre in Hackney on Saturday October 14th. https://t.co/Y3s4q8dBEh #dreampop #indiemusic #artrock #shoegaze
IHjustBT: "PHILADELPHIA SHOW IS ON ‘PACIOLAN' TICKETING SYSTEM - IT HAS NO INTEGRATION WITH THE TM TICKETING SYSTEM, SO CAN NOT OFFER 'FAN TO FAN TRANSFER’ - BUT THE ‘PACIOLAN’ TICKETING SYSTEM CAN ALLOW TICKETS TO BE TRANSFERRED"… LIVING AND LEARNING… ? X
...AND OUR ATLANTA TICKET PRICES ARE USD $150.00 $120.00 $90.00 $60.00 $30.00... FRONT 3 ROWS ARE $180.00/ $210.00 / $240.00 - THESE HELP 'SUBSIDISE' THE CHEAPER TICKETS... X
FYI OUR MONTREAL TICKET PRICES ARE CAD $150.00 $120.00 $90.00 $60.00 $30.00... *FRONT 5 ROWS GO FROM CAD $180.00 UP TO $300.00 (FOR ROW 1) - THESE HELP 'SUBSIDISE' THE CHEAPER TICKETS... X
I COULD GO ON... THE MAIN POINT IS, WE DECIDED THE TICKET PRICES, AND ARE CONTENT THAT THEY ARE FAIR - WE DON'T WANT TO PRICE ANYBODY OUT OF THE SHOW. ANY MAJOR ARTIST CAN DO THE SAME. BUT WE CAN NOT CONTROL THE FEES THAT ARE ADDED... HOPE EVERYONE THAT WANTS A TICKET GETS ONE X
FYI THESE ARE OUR SAN DIEGO TICKET PRICES - THE FRONT 4 ROWS ARE A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE* (THIS HELPS 'SUBSIDISE' THE CHEAPER TICKETS) $130.00 $140.00 $105.00 $75.00 $50.00 $30.00... *FRONT 4 ROWS GO FROM $180.00 UP TO $330.00 (FOR ROW 1)... X
FYI THESE ARE OUR PORTLAND, OR TICKET PRICES - A FEW OF THE FRONT ROWS ARE A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE* (THIS HELPS 'SUBSIDISE' THE CHEAPER TICKETS) $130.00 $110.00 $90.00 $70.00 $50.00 $30.00 USD... *FRONT 14 ROWS GO FROM $150.00 UP TO $230.00 (FOR ROW 1)... X
i a m n o t s h o u t i n g... UGH THAT FELT WEIRD! ONWARDS... X #i_a_m_n_o_t_s_h_o_u_t_i_n_g
PS IHBT: "the Portland Moda message that reads 'Resale... may exceed face value' is a standard message that will be changed shortly"
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I H A V E B E E N T O L D "Previously Waitlisted fans, who were also Verified, will all receive a code tomorrow"
WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH ALL THE NEW INFORMATION https://t.co/uxALm8yWvg #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
GOOD LUCK! X
PORTLAND PUBLIC ONSALE WILL OPEN FRIDAY 7TH APRIL @ 10AM LOCAL TIME – LIMIT OF X 4 TICKETS PER PERSON & ALL TICKETS NON-TRANSFERRABLE – AVAILABLE VIA https://t.co/SJNVMD5pR1 #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 5/5
FOURTH EXTRA SHOW WILL BE 31ST MAY PORTLAND MODA CENTER – AS AN ‘EXPERIMENT’ TO SEE WHETHER NON-TRANSFERABLE TICKETS ARE ENOUGH PROTECTION, TICKET PURCHASE WILL NOT REQUIRE TM VF #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 4/5
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T BUY TICKETS IF YOU DON’T INTEND GOING TO THE SHOW!!! IF THERE ARE STILL TICKETS LEFT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC ONSALE FROM SATURDAY 8TH APRIL. DETAILS TO FOLLOW #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 3/5
EVERYONE WITH A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL VERIFIED FAN CODE FROM ANY MARKET WILL HAVE FIRST OPTION TO BUY TICKETS – SALES OPEN FRI 7TH APR @ 10AM LOCAL TIME – LIMIT OF X4 TICKETS PER PERSON & ALL TICKETS NON-TRANSFERRABLE. VF FANS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THU 6TH APR 2/5
FOUR EXTRA SHOWS ADDED TO OUR ’SHOWS OF A LOST WORLD’ NORTH AMERICAN TOUR – THREE OF THEM ARE ‘EXTRA NIGHTS’ – 21ST MAY SAN DIEGO / 17TH JUNE MONTREAL / 28TH JUNE ATLANTA #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 1/5
PS. DETAILS OF SHOWS IN MEXICO AND SEVEN OF THE TWELVE SOVEREIGN STATES OF SOUTH AMERICA BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH... #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
THERE ARE STILL A FEW TICKETS LEFT FOR NOLA... EXTRA NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS WILL BE ANNOUNCED 8AM PST TOMORROW X #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
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NHS staff are not failing, they are being failed. Please RT if you understand the difference. https://t.co/n2N97yW274
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A WEEKEND THOUGHT... THIS ONGOING TM 'CONVERSATION' IS NOT TAKING PLACE IN A VACUUM... THE SYSTEM THAT VALUES PROFIT OVER PEOPLE IS REALLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED... X
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN WRONGLY CANCELLED CONTACT @TMFanSupport #ShowsOfALostWorld23
‘IHBT’ #? “Approx 7k tickets across approx 2200 orders have been cancelled. These are tickets acquired with fake accounts / listed on secondary resale sites. TM have identified specific locations from secondary postings” #ShowsOfALostWorld2023
2 OF 2 ...ORIGINAL FEES PAID ON THOSE TICKETS WILL BE DONATED TO @amnesty AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, AND THE TICKETS THEMSELVES WILL BE RESOLD TO FANS #ShowsOfALostWorld23
1 OF 2 BEWARE ANOTHER SCALPER SCAM: OFFERING TO SELL/SEND ACCOUNT LOGIN DETAILS TO GET AROUND TM TRANSFER LIMITATIONS… ANY/ALL TICKETS OBTAINED IN THIS WAY WILL BE CANCELED, AND ORIGINAL FEES PAID ON THOSE TICKETS WILL NOT BE REFUNDED... #ShowsOfALostWorld23
...one reliable source with firsthand knowledge of The Cure's ticketing for this tour drop this beauty of an estimate: 40 to 50% of the dollar volume of the secondary market on the 30-date Cure tour was tied up in only the five shows in Colorado, Illinois and New York....
Vivid Seats Is Not Respecting Artists Wishes
https://t.co/AXsH4Aogr6 ESSAY > LIVE > Why The Cure Onsale Is Everything That is Right -- And Wrong -- About Ticketing
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I AM ASKING ABOUT THE WEIRD OVER PRICED 'FACE VALUE' TICKETS THAT ARE POPPING UP HERE AND THERE... X
The Sun and planets to scale. Credit: R. Ziche https://t.co/lmiETnJcxT https://t.co/XKLLEEHl3W
🚨MPs FOR HIRE: a Led By Donkeys undercover investigation🚨 Watch the trailer… https://t.co/TOPxuhmbr9
My stepdad @ChrisGPackham has bared the brunt of obsessive bullies who’ve burnt down his gates, thrown dead animals into his garden + sent death threats. They spread lies and hate because he stands up for wildlife. I stand by him wholeheartedly Pls share https://t.co/koUmfVRCRg
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'IHBT' #1001 "Canada is sorted" X
🌟#WeekendInspiration - Jog 60 challenge group🌟 We thank all our group members who have joined the #Jog60 challenge for April. Thank you so much for helping us to raise vital funds and take on heart diseases ❤ Interested in joining? Sign up today 👇https://t.co/pFQIkfWLQi https://t.co/bH7i2vtVb4
A favour everyone. I’m doing all I can to hold this piece of crap Government to account but it seems Twitter has taken as much of a dislike to my films & reports as the Government. If you think more should be watching my content than GB news please RT this & keep following
'I HAVE BEEN TOLD' PT. 101: "The resale fees aren't being suppressed as they should be on face value resale Canadian postings. Canadian resales will be temporarily disabled while we fix the problem."
PS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD "during testing TM discovered that season ticket holders had access to uncapped posting - the loophole was closed” - THE SYSTEM SHOULD NOW BE WORKING PROPERLY...
“IF NO TICKETS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SALE THE SHOW WILL SAY “SOLD OUT” - WHEN TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THE SEAT MAP WILL SHOW THEM”
TICKETMASTER'S FACE VALUE EXCHANGE IS LIVE - ANY FANS WHO CANNOT USE THEIR CURE TICKETS CAN NOW SELL THEM FOR THE ORIGINAL PRICE PAID BY CLICKING THE "SELL TICKETS" BUTTON IN THEIR TICKETMASTER ACCOUNT
Don’t tell me corporations have no choice but to raise prices. Corporate profits have hit 70-year highs. Stock buybacks reached ~$1 TRILLION last year. News flash: They’re using inflation as cover to squeeze more money out of you. https://t.co/7JRM8c6vOG
Pixies “Where Is My Mind?” From debut album “Surfer Rosa” released 35 years ago today. https://t.co/6S7qwMjgaZ
(NB. "shortly" MEANS FRIDAY… NOT BAD! (POT! KETTLE!) - NOT SURE THERE IS MUCH ELSE CAN BE DONE? HOPEFULLY MY NEXT REPORT WILL BE CONFIRMING NEW SHOWS... X
SO… "Don’t buy on scalper sites like Vivid and Ticketnetwork where they are selling accounts. If you need a ticket, Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange will be available shortly"...
BUT “Vivid and Ticketnetwork cater 100% to broker sellers and are facilitating the activity as described by VICE”
OK... SO I READ THIS https://t.co/KnMk2tB0ye... AND I DISCUSSED IT… AND I LEARNED “Stubhub is not selling Cure tickets except in NY, IL and CO (where transfer is enabled)” AND “Seatgeek is not selling Cure tickets at all”...
The cat ate the results for its breakfast. https://t.co/EqHp79ivYt
SO THE SUN CAME UP... AND WENT DOWN AGAIN... (WHY DO I SOUND SURPRISED?!!) - ONE EXTRA SHOW IS CONFIRMED... WAITING ON THE OTHER TWO... HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP etc etc X
I AM BEING TOLD (pssssssssssss) 'TICKETMASTER FAN-TO-FAN TICKET EXCHANGE' SHOULD BE ACTIVATED ON FRIDAY... MORE DETAILS WHEN I GET THEM... FOR NYC, CHICAGO AND DENVER (IN 'SCALPER FRIENDLY' STATES) THERE ARE OTHER RESALE SITES - BUT PLEASE USE THE FACE VALUE SITES IF YOU CAN X
I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO SORT OUT THREE EXTRA SHOWS... THERE WILL HOPEFULLY BE MORE NEWS ON THIS BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP! X
A REMINDER: NYC, CHICAGO AND DENVER ARE CITIES IN STATES THAT HAVE LAWS PROTECTING SCALPERS... NOTHING I CAN DO... BUT PLEASE DON’T BUY FROM SCALPERS!
THERE ARE A FEW TICKETS LEFT IN NEW ORLEANS (AND MAYBE A HANDFUL MORE IN VANCOUVER, MONTREAL AND MIAMI?)... TICKETMASTER 'FAN-TO-FAN TICKET EXCHANGE' IS 'ABOUT TO GO LIVE'... WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT DOES... AND OF COURSE THERE ARE OTHER FACE VALUE RESALE SITES LIKE TWICKETS
950,000 views The British people back the Governments (Illegal Migration) bill” says @SuellaBraverman Help RT this to a million if you think she’s wrong https://t.co/f8uh04XmjN
Imagine being so dim, so heartless, so utterly detached from reality that you would not be concerned about letting this photo be taken? https://t.co/KqJ7UrfVt4
'It's no real surprise that the Cure legend has done a marvellous job at taking the track to a lushly layered level – even adding his own psychedelic guitar solo to take it up another notch.' (Music Radar) 🎧‘Pretty Boy (Robert Smith Remix)’: https://t.co/wH1QWRUJAv https://t.co/re1tI3asJn
This is what sunset looks like from space. Credit: ESA/NASA https://t.co/nXgAZSh7D6
There was a man in the bar this afternoon who looked so like you that I just made a face at him and laughed. But it wasn't you. https://t.co/5k3spqLnvY
OUR FOCUS WAS THE 'TMVF' SALE - THE 500 PER SHOW WERE FOR ANYONE 'UNABLE/UNWILLING' TO USE 'TMVF' - IF WE HAD HELD BACK MORE THAN WE DID, IT WOULD HAVE UNDERMINED THE 'TMVF' SALE... WE PROBABLY NEED TO PLAY MORE SHOWS! X
PS. I FORGOT ONE BIT OF INFO: WE HELD BACK 500 TICKETS PER SHOW FOR PUBLIC ON-SALE (EXCEPT FOR LA + DETROIT... A 'MISUNDERSTANDING') - ALL OTHER TICKETS WERE AVAILABLE IN THE 'TM FAN VERIFIED' SALE X
AS OF TONIGHT OUR SONGS OF A LOST WORLD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IS 99% SOLD OUT...THERE ARE STILL A FEW TICKETS LEFT FOR NOLA, HOUSTON, ALBUQUERQUE, VANCOUVER, SLC, MINNEAP-STPAUL, MONTREAL AND MIAMI... THANK YOU ALL FOR STICKING WITH IT… LIVING AND LEARNING… SEE YOU VERY SOON! X
3 OF 2(?): "MISTAKEN PREMATURE ACTIVATION FOR FACE VALUE EXCHANGE" HAPPENED IN CLEVELAND, BOSTON, COLUMBIA, ATLANTA, TAMPA AND MIAMI X
2 OF 2: ALL OF THESE BUYERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CONTACTED AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REFUNDED TO FACE VALUE THE FOLLOWING TWEET HAS BEEN POSTED BY TM https://t.co/xI9dP0Ep4k
1 OF 2: THIS MORNING 6 SHOWS WERE PREMATURELY ACTIVATED FOR FACE VALUE EXCHANGE PRIOR TO FACE VALUE PRICE RESTRICTIONS BEING PUT IN PLACE. THE PROBLEM WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. HOWEVER, ABOUT 900 TICKETS WERE PURCHASED ABOVE FACE VALUE...
SO... 'VERIFIED FAN' SALES HAVE NOW ENDED - A NUMBER OF TICKETS FOR ALL CURE SHOWS (EXCEPT LA + DETROIT… A MISCOMMUNICATION? sigh… ) WERE HELD BACK FOR 'GENERAL' ON SALE FRIDAY 17TH AT 10AM LOCAL TIME - LINKS WILL BE POSTED IN A BIT... GOOD LUCK X
I'm having a night in tonight as I have reached saturation point. https://t.co/fGOTDkgb8s
This is an encouraging precedent, even if it's no substitute for needed regulation. Artists take heed: when you speak up (with both conviction and nuance), you can make new things possible. https://t.co/H1tCZdlaZv
I WILL KNOW IN A BIT - AND LET YOU KNOW - WHAT SHOWS HAVE TICKETS LEFT FOR SALE TOMORROW... ONWARDS X
2 OF 2: ...AND A $5 PER TICKET REFUND TO ALL VERIFIED FAN ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OTHER TICKET PRICE TRANSACTIONS, FOR ALL CURE SHOWS AT ALL VENUES; IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT A TICKET YOU WILL GET AN AUTOMATIC REFUND; ALL TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW WILL INCUR LOWER FEES
1 OF 2: AFTER FURTHER CONVERSATION, TICKETMASTER HAVE AGREED WITH US THAT MANY OF THE FEES BEING CHARGED ARE UNDULY HIGH, AND AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL HAVE OFFERED A $10 PER TICKET REFUND TO ALL VERIFIED FAN ACCOUNTS FOR LOWEST TICKET PRICE ('LTP’) TRANSACTIONS...
It's too late. https://t.co/Z5ZvQ1GMIa
Absolutely incredible turnout at today’s protest in London! Teachers, doctors, civil servants, university workers and more striking together. We demand fair pay for ALL 👊 #EnoughIsEnough https://t.co/3Mo9CXN7Na
I WILL BE BACK IF I GET ANYTHING SERIOUS ON THE TM FEES... IN THE MEANTIME, I AM COMPELLED TO NOTE DOWN MY OBVIOUS RECURRING ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THOUGHT... THAT IF NO-ONE BOUGHT FROM SCALPERS... THEN... X
I HAVE BEEN TOLD: StubHub has pulled listings in all markets except NY, Chicago, Denver (IE. CITIES IN STATES THAT HAVE LAWS PROTECTING SCALPERS). PLEASE DON'T BUY FROM THE SCALPERS - THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE - IT IS JUST A VERY SLOW PROCESS... X
I AM AS SICKENED AS YOU ALL ARE BY TODAY'S TICKETMASTER 'FEES' DEBACLE. TO BE VERY CLEAR: THE ARTIST HAS NO WAY TO LIMIT THEM. I HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW THEY ARE JUSTIFIED. IF I GET ANYTHING COHERENT BY WAY OF AN ANSWER I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW. X
WHAT I MEANT BY THIS BIT WAS... I HAD A SEPARATE CONVERSATION ABOUT 'PLATINUM', TO SEE IF I HAD MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING... BUT I HADN'T! IT IS A GREEDY SCAM - AND ALL ARTISTS HAVE THE CHOICE NOT TO PARTICIPATE... IF NO ARTISTS PARTICIPATED, IT WOULD CEASE TO EXIST X https://t.co/Kj7hjkRGn1
HAVE BEEN TOLD "We will continue to sell tickets to those who are verified until there are no more tickets to sell" -X
...AND/OR WE SHOULD PLAY MORE/BIGGER SHOWS? HA!!! ONWARDS...
WE KNOW IT IS A FAR FROM PERFECT SYSTEM - BUT THE REALITY IS THAT IF THERE AREN’T ENOUGH TICKETS ONSALE, A NUMBER OF FANS ARE GOING TO MISS OUT WHATEVER SYSTEM WE USE; AT LEAST THIS ONE TRIES TO GET TICKETS INTO THE HANDS OF FANS AT A FAIR PRICE…
(WE DIDN’T AGREE TO THE 'DYNAMIC PRICING' / 'PRICE SURGING’ / ‘PLATINUM TICKET' THING... BECAUSE IT IS ITSELF A BIT OF A SCAM? A SEPARATE CONVERSATION!)
WE WERE CONVINCED THAT TICKETMASTER'S "Verified Fan Page” AND "Face Value Ticket Exchange” IDEAS COULD HELP US FIGHT THE SCALPERS
Using Verified Fan scalping is regularly reduced by 80%, with typically fewer than 5% of tickets on the secondary market after a Verified Fan campaign. Listed below are a few of the artists who have effectively used VF to limit resale.”
WE WERE TOLD “Ticketmaster's Verified Fan platform has been used more than 400 times to qualify buyers and reduce the % of tickets on the secondary market.
The touts are sophisticated businesses that are expert at acquiring tickets, and the major marketplaces like Vivid, Stubhub and Seatgeek spend tens of millions of dollars on marketing. The touts get an unfair share of tickets and resell them on these marketplaces."
WE HAD FINAL SAY IN ALL OUR TICKET PRICING FOR THIS UPCOMING TOUR, AND DIDN’T WANT THOSE PRICES INSTANTLY AND HORRIBLY DISTORTED BY RESALE - WE WERE TOLD "In North America the resale business is a multi-billion $ industry.
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TM HAVE JUST TOLD ME "ALL tickets for The Cure Shows Of A Lost World Tour will be made available during tomorrow’s Verified Fan Sale" SEEMS THE RESPONSE TO REGISTRATION HAS BEEN PRETTY OVERWHELMING - THANKS! HOWEVER, I REALISE THERE ARE PROBLEMS, SOME MORE REAL THAN OTHERS...
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ALL THE 'SECONDARY TICKET MARKET' SITES SHOWING INSANELY PRICED CURE TICKETS ARE A CON - NOT ONE OF THESE SCAMMERS HAS A GENUINE TICKET FOR SALE - PLEASE DON'T FALL FOR IT - WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU GET ON THROUGH THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION CHANNEL - X
To say that the European Court of Human Rights is at odds with British values… …shows a complete ignorance of British values. The ECHR was build on British values. We, the Brits, designed it. https://t.co/JROZXNrLcY
We are almost at 10,000 signatures, at which point the Government will have to respond. Remember, if the regulations are repealed, privatised water companies could go back to polluting and abstracting water from our rivers without public scrutiny. 🖊️ https://t.co/TGW6ajoHBu https://t.co/3962QhGgnp
Superb show of solidarity. Now let's try running the BBC without right wing Tory place men https://t.co/WoBPX9HxSX
📣 ATTENTION JOGGERS! 📣 Are you ready to make a real difference? Take on the #Jog60 challenge this April 💓 🏃Jog 60 miles throughout the month of April 💸Raise as much money as you can 👕Receive a challenge t-shirt when you register Sign up today: https://t.co/pFQIkfWe0K https://t.co/AxF7HQsONd
Those censoring @GaryLineker have clearly forgotten that @SuellaBraverman was told by Holocaust survivor Joan Salter that her language is like the one Joan fled in the 1940s For those with short memories, here’s the video https://t.co/o8EjIkre22
The BBC has a duty to be impartial. Which is why it should do everything to ensure it’s headlines aren’t written by the government of the day. The BBC is independent: not a vehicle of the state.
Has the @bbc actually analysed @GaryLineker’s tweet? Because it is factually accurate. A lot of the tropes used now by Govt: ‘invasion’, ‘menace’ etc, are pretty similar to those used by nationalist parties in 1930s Germany. Why no analysis? Are BBC history presenters muted too?
Statue outside @BBCNews Broadcasting House … ‘The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.’ George Orwell https://t.co/e4xYMLV09q
April 26th 1993 Forever by Cranes (@CranesOfficial) was released April 26th 2023 Forever by Cranes will be our featured @LlSTENlNG_PARTY with the band hosting. 9pm GMT Wednesday April 26th Join us https://t.co/4JnXEbTIfD
Extraordinary story of how the (honest Guv, independent) BBC won't tell the truth about climate change because it fears the right might find the truth unpalatable. https://t.co/xTkc7Wfxjy
It's a good time to remember that the Chairman of the BBC is Richard Sharp, someone who's donated £400,000+ to the Conservatives and helped Boris Johnson with an £800,000 loan. Let's remember that when they talk about BBC "impartiality".
If the BBC can be whipped into submission by the combined efforts of the government and rightwing newspapers, it is no longer a public service broadcaster. It is an arm of the Conservative Party.
So, this afternoon the BBC gives in to fascists over Gary Lineker’s support for asylum seekers and on David Attenborough’s desire to highlight the impact of climate change. Fascism isn’t a threat. It is happening here and now, with the BBC enabling it.
WTF? *Please* BBC, stop capitulating to this cynical, divisive, populist Tory Government - stop letting yourselves be used to stoke these culture wars https://t.co/zwlymnRhbv
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Ukraine. February. 2023. Find out how your donations are helping at https://t.co/3SqgAfSzRk #UkraineOneYearOn https://t.co/Z9PPgqE38n
‘Telex From MIDI City’, by new record, it out TODAY on @Dataairlines Digital/Vinyl/VHS: https://t.co/wjHJdAYjGx And it is streaming in all the usual places. Listen loud, listen often! https://t.co/pzPCzrOHCv
Soundtrack for The Husband out now X https://t.co/reRHRLzd3E
We missed this one - found by member. Significant fact: "individual homeowners hold just 5% of the country’s land" https://t.co/jqADs1eyau
Exxon Mobil made a $56 billion net profit for 2022, setting a company record and a historic high for the western oil industry. While people were struggling to pay energy bills, fossil fuel companies who also destabilize the planet made record profits. https://t.co/INP2MJadcQ
Time flies when civilisation is collapsing, huh? This autumn will mark TEN YEARS since we released our album Wild Light. To celebrate the unlikely fact that we continue being a band, we’re going on tour to play some 10th Anniversary shows. TICKETS ON SALE RIGHT NOW. https://t.co/cfXLSfC96p
Thank you to everyone that posted, shared, liked, commented, sent us an email or message, came to The Sophie Festival and made a noise over the weekend. Without your support and love we wouldn't be here so again, thank you.
Amazing! https://t.co/0q4zMTBUz0
For those interested in the Gothic and the delectably darker side of life, musician and award-winning writer and journalist, John Robb @johnrobb77 , has a new book out soon. The Art Of Darkness is a fabulous 650-page deep dive into the history of goth. https://t.co/LuN8eBnraj https://t.co/xLzRDMHZ0F
6. In a third offshoot from 65daysofstatic Prime, Si's long-dormant NVLL project also showed signs of modular synth life: https://t.co/RPPin9IjUR
5. The new e.p from @haushoro (a 65 adjacent pursuit from rob) is also streaming on all the streams as well as being available on their bandcamp -> https://t.co/STEhwT3J1B
8. That's your lot. Take care out there, friends. Solidarity with all the strikers up and down the country. Fuck the tories! 65.x
FOR THE AFTERNOON CROWD... a Tuesday afternoon banger from @polinski, who is one quarter of us, your favourite weird-hypersonic-noisy-instrumental-band. He has made a new record. It is called Telex From MIDI City and It is coming soon. This is the opening track >>> https://t.co/MHvDnXv7tJ
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NOT GOING ANYWHERE...
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Thanks to Jason H for donating to a great cause ⁦@TheBHF⁩ for a drum lesson at Wembley on the final show ⁦⁦@thecure⁩ of our European tour X https://t.co/S5XsM95NcC
something to be said for the value & the care gone into @thecure merch tables too. clear compassion that there is a cost of living crisis. Could’ve charged £35/£40 a t-shirt, didn’t, only charging £20. Each tee is £20 too. APPLAUDING THIS 👏 @RobertSmith @CardiffIntArena https://t.co/Vv8axE4XEo
The Cure (@thecure) see their landmark Wish record return to the Top 10 for the first time in 30 years today 💿🎸 See this week's Official Albums Chart highlights ➡ https://t.co/Ri6dhRPhIH https://t.co/9qpK24W9jL
@benhabib6 @bbcquestiontime You are wrong. If the children of wealthy parents went to state schools (as in Finland) then they would demand better state schools for all. The evidence is unambiguous. Stop doing the politics of denial.
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉 💚 Huge congratulations to Steve McAuliffe and @ChiArunGreen on their second by-election win in 12 weeks! https://t.co/WlF3HAqOkg
I shall be quite happy wrapped up in my rug in the car with the radio and my knitting. https://t.co/GWdTMn6A1k
A brilliant green meteor lights up the sky over Southern India. Credit: Prasenjeet Yadav https://t.co/TV17jmIeNb
The brand new Private Eye is in shops everywhere now! https://t.co/zhWJN9oob0
Climate strike week 224. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #PeopleNotProfit https://t.co/kAizhxhMet
This was out two weeks ago today, thank you everyone that's listened, shared or bought it. It means a lot, especially the nice words ♥️ If you'd like to listen you can find it below 🎶👇 https://t.co/E8rYB2ZViK
The Twilight Sad Live 2022 - a new EP featuring four live tracks recorded during our current European tour with @thecure - is Out Now 🎉 Available exclusively from @bandcamp on a Pay What You Can basis. ➡️ https://t.co/pH0WVfq7b9 #bandcampfriday https://t.co/15Di8ODB6T
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1/ 👊 Powers combined! Images of the iconic Pillars of Creation from two cameras aboard Webb have been combined to give us a view of the Universe in all its infrared glory. https://t.co/78d6Y9fVvf
Show your support - buy the brand new Private Eye, in shops today! https://t.co/gYnnB9jZSK
Outstanding first night in Nashville last night. Kalamazoo tonight, and many more to come! All dates & tickets: https://t.co/TgBQZlOD1Q https://t.co/w9tqMaF0k3
Very hot so having a few slurps. https://t.co/5uTHi0Umro
Black Lace who did 'AGADOO' which Rachel's got, are here tomorrow, so a good time in store at 8pm. https://t.co/WRl85BFRjP
Nurses aren’t the problem. GPs aren’t the problem. Hospital doctors aren’t the problem. This government is the problem. RT if you agree 💙
I really couldn't care less how cheerfully or humbly Matt Hancock eats a camel's penis. Nurses in my hospital died of the Covid they caught there, thanks to inadequate PPE. He authorised sending residents back to care homes when we knew they had Covid. He's never apologised.
Главный оппозиционный политик Алексей Навальный незаконно удерживается в тюрьме уже 678 дней и лишен последней возможности связи с внешним миром #freeNavalny #свободуНавальному https://t.co/PvPfKxBwvi
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The 30th anniversary edition of @TheCure’s ‘Wish’ is out today, remastered by @Miles_Showell and @RobertSmith here at Abbey Road. After selling out in record time, additional copies of the vinyl are now available at Abbey Road Online Shop | https://t.co/yJscb1RkpJ #TheCureWish https://t.co/LuK95cWmSr
Aaaaand here it is! Our Wish @LlSTENlNG_PARTY Replay. Enjoy the whole album in real time with amazing tweets from @RobertSmith https://t.co/63PQEjOj6m
“Trust”_ After Listening #Trust for the first time, after listening “I love you more than I can say”… my life changed_ I still play it during the day as long as there’s light and at night as long as I need … ♾️ #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY #WISHLISTENINGPARTY #Wish30
@RobertSmith some Steve Whitfield memories for #Wish30 #TheCure #fridayiminlove https://t.co/XXL2x6onuG
What a guitar part 🎸 @reevesgabrels , adds so much weight one of to the best Cure song ever ! #Endsong #thecurelostworld22 https://t.co/UpNwPZCwcE
Sea turtle taking a nap on an algae pillow. Sleeping sea turtles can stay underwater for 4–7 hours. https://t.co/18kwbNCZOF
A stunning cloudburst over Lake Millstatt, Austria captured by photographer Peter Maier. https://t.co/7vUVnexUd3
Kritsadanshon Sadeewong in Doi Mae-U-Kho, Mae Hong Son, Thailand, took this stunning image and wrote: "In Thailand, this is the last month we will be able to photograph the galactic core of the Milky Way. Road trip travel and astrophotography." Thank you! https://t.co/JkRCglbP0F https://t.co/kWSQxxJpa3
13TH... NOOOOOO... WEMBLEY 3RD NIGHT... WHAT CAN WE DO? APART FROM BRING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS... SUGGESTIONS? X
https://t.co/i6x2Z4Nzq5 Over 40,000 members across Network and 14 Train Operating Companies will take strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December... "we urge you to direct your anger and frustration at the government and railway employers during this latest phase of action"
@RobertSmith some Kate Wilkinson memories for #wish30 #TheCure #towishimpossiblethings https://t.co/8ubYPPyfwX
#joystickawards https://t.co/CWetDFqIlM
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I HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION https://t.co/5espIOMO89
🗣️ "Women being paid the same as men for the same work shouldn't be too much to ask." @carla_denyer on what the Green Party would do to close the gender pay gap ⤵️ #EqualPayDay | @fawcettsociety https://t.co/8tUEf1GvcO
a month of football. #Qatar2022 https://t.co/t4dJhY1KW8
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I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES FROM OUT THE CRUEL AND TREACHEROUS NIGHT SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES TO STEAL AWAY MY BROTHER’S LIFE SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
SHADOWS GROWING CLOSER NOW AND THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE AND I CAN’T BREAK THIS DREAMLESS SLEEP HOWEVER HARD I TRY I’M DOWN ON MY KNEES AND EMPTY INSIDE
I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE THUNDER ROLLING IN TO DROWN NOVEMBER MOON IN COLD BLACK RAIN AS LIGHTNING SPLITS THE SKY APART I’M WHISPERING HIS NAME HE HAS TO WAKE UP LOVE SLIPPING AWAY HEAR THE BELLS BEYOND THE SEA IT’S ALMOST TOO LATE
My new favourite gif!!! 😍 @RobertSmith #robertsmith #simongallup @thecure #thecure #THECURELOSTWORLD22 https://t.co/vQeAcP0tQ9
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉 💚 Huge congratulations to Ash Lever and @WaveneyGreens on being elected in Beccles, Suffolk with a whopping 70.5% of the vote! https://t.co/ZRbBWRFasT
My new EP 'Pastel' is out now. It's 5 songs and I hope you like it. You can find it here: https://t.co/j2G74zOb1t 🎶 https://t.co/faBJQV4oxy
Unionize tech. https://t.co/qH1Wx2RADU
A billionaire driving a once-thriving social media network into the ground with his own bizarre behaviour? Can you imagine that! Don't bother, just buy the new Private Eye instead. https://t.co/KB5sBWAl3k
#NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy https://t.co/tjrueQw2Ta
I think I can retire now: https://t.co/A4E4yyy8Nl
THIS IS YOUR LAST POSTCARD. https://t.co/kG9jeZbiMt
#FridayFeeling https://t.co/358uLjP7gs
If Elon Musk kills Twitter you will never hear from Me again and My son will communicate with you only on breakfast foods. #RIPTwitter
gulp AS IN 💬🔇 #breadandcircuses
gulp... https://t.co/S2TvSV4Yy3
Cure fans, now live the new Funko POP! 5 Pack ~ free ship w/ code HOLIDAYFREE22 ~ Linky ~ https://t.co/PhHARv9AJA #Ad #TheCure #FPN #FunkoPOPNews #Funko #POP #POPVinyl #FunkoPOP #FunkoSoda https://t.co/zSADfYWKVa
London's voice. London's story. #RegisterToVote. We've teamed up with @LDN_gov to bring you London Voter Registration Week 2022, because all Londoners deserve to be heard. #NoVoteNoVoice Register to vote at https://t.co/JgRCnzzCmQ https://t.co/pQ43QxXWVA
Friday November 25th 11pm (UK time) @RobertSmith will be our special guest host for a @LlSTENlNG_PARTY celebrating the 30th anniversary of @thecure’s Wish Join us https://t.co/zTCef8bfTL
🎼A Fragile Thing - from The Cure (202x?)🎹🎸(Cover) Couldn't resist giving it a try...not much materials to leverage, but it was fun trying!😆Happy Sunday all! @thecure_ @thecure @CureCommunity @TheCureForever_ @curefans @curecreatures @RobertSmith @CraigatCoF @TheCureEuro22 https://t.co/Kie93EnEQQ
BAH!!! #breadandcircuses
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PSYCHIC BOB PREDICTS NO-ONE WILL WIN BUT QATAR #breadandcircuses
AND I HAVE ALSO INFORMED GARETH SOUTHGATE I AM UNAVAILABLE FOR SELECTION #breadandcircuses