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It sucks to be Manics fan in UK.
You know...you go for a walk - Manics. You go to a gig - Manics, to the shop - manics... then you gradually stop appreciating that! Not like us seeing them once a life, that's something 
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actually it was meant seriously in a way. When I went to London for a Manics gig I was horrified by a lazy audience. Prague 2002 gig was completely different. There were a few thousands of people who saw them for the first time in my life and many of them waited for that for many years. singing, shouting, jumping, crying...unbelievable. I even spotted security guy singing Design!!!! And after Tolerate we stood there and shouted for tens of minutes not accepting no encores.
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27-08-2013, 23:25
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Obligatory "I live in North America!" post before I go back to lurking.
I will say, though, that although it sucks not getting to see them live as often as those in the UK might be able to, Manics fans from all over the world are the best people - from the woman at my first and only Manics show plucking me a feather from Nicky's boa, to the person on this board who not only sent me a t-shirt, but also a magazine and pins and some letters - you're all incredibly welcoming of those of us over here.
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Well let me re-phrase.....it's difficult being a Manics fan in the US. I got to see them once in Philly for the JFPL tour, and it was amazing, there was like maybe 200 people there, they sounded fantastic, and I guess seeing them in such a small venue was something special. I guess that's something the UK fans don't get to see much.
I was just frusterated with the lack of support they get over here, it's probably from the B.S. record company politics. I hope they do tour the US sometime in the future, I'll be there.
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29-08-2013, 17:59
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I'm sure they will play there again!
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31-08-2013, 11:39
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I'm not sure I have a take on the "geography" per se, of being a fan .. but I do share at least the sentiment(?), of that I would love to be have more amenable access to the band - seeing them live more frequently, getting my hands on more tour merch etc.
I've lived in the US for about 11 years, and maybe because I still have family, friends etc in the UK, I've done OK getting my hands on the stuff I really wanted: official releases, namely. I have, as others have said, successfully bought stuff from "here" and either had it internationally shipped (which actually to be fair was an utter debacle in customer service from MyPlay when GT20 didn't show for weeks after "shipping" ... I digress) or shipped to a UK address and then posted here (I realize that might not be an option for all). If I had one gripe (if you will) - I wish their online store was better ... or even existent for t-shirts and other tour merch. I get a little green streak of envy seeing the mugs, the badges etc and wish I could get my hands on that more (especially being "all growed up now" allegedly and having "very slightly" more feasibility to purchase this stuff and not being a 16 year old school kid when I first learned of the Manics). That said too, I've done ok getting back to the UK to see family etc, and done it deliberately (as means permitted) when the Manics announced tour dates. I would love to see them come back here again; I know it was a costly venture (if I understood reports at the time) for the JFPL - US tour, but I thought across the 12 dates it showed there was a fan base, and they would continue to come back in time.
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