#arena-tour

#arena-tour

"We have all grown sometimes together and sometimes apart. But we've never felt more 'together' than right now," Simpson began. "Inspired heavily from endless hours on the bus watching old clips of the great fusion-funk band Stuff, and revisiting off-the-beaten-track concept records like Marvin Gaye's In Our Lifetime, where, in what looks like the end of the world, the artist's response is, 'Let's dance and make love.'"

Back in the day, old actors were very happy being Dickie. I went into an off licence in Chiswick and this lad went: All right, Dickie? I said: Do you know what happens to people who call me Dickie? He said: Oh no, sorry mate. I said: I'm only joking. I don't give a shit. Call me what you want.

It's a great opening to the show, I will say that. Starts the show off with a bang, gives it a bit of momentum. It's really fun.