This article originally featured in DIVA magazine in September 2018 One of the most difficult battles we have to face as a community are stereotypes. Hardened ideas of what we can and can’t be restrict us, write our stories and finish our sentences before we have a chance to. One of the most talked about Netflix series at the moment is ‘Nanette’ a standup set by Hannah Gadsby. She discusses this in a more powerful, succinct and intelligent way than I could ever attempt and I

After watching BTS perform the first of their two sell out shows at the O2 in London - a day which many BTS fans never thought would happen, I drove straight back up to Manchester and now I can’t sleep. It’s 4am as I write this. Let’s just acknowledge it now. This is not an impartial review. For the past 12 months, I’ve wanted BTS to win. As I have learnt more and more about the band and especially it’s fans, known as ARMY, I have felt fiercely protective of them. So if you w

There are plenty of people who have concerning figures on the effect of ticket touting. I could throw a load of stats at you like 'fanfairalliance.org estimate the reselling of tickets is worth £1 Billion’ but what does that mean for the fans? Today I want to tell you about the human cost. I think ticket harvesting is a bit like holding your neighbour's dog to ransom. Ticket touts are people who deliberately buy tickets to make a profit and are doing so on the basis that ther