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If some antivaxxers rock on up in Sheffield on night one and give some or all of them covid

Well one issue I took with it was the comment about anti vaxxers. People who haven't had the vaccine have to provide a negative test so it won't be them bringing it in, it'll be the people who think the vaccine is a magical fix all.

I know that everyone doing M&G has to provide a negative test regardless of vaccination but it does piss me off that for general admission, being vaccinated is all you need when you could still be carrying the virus. Negative tests are the only sure way to keep us all safe. Yes the vaccine is wonderful and I fully support it. But it's not a fix all and we still need to be careful even with it

There's going to thousands of people just assuming they're safe and not bothering to test.
 
I can see the Meet & Greet situation from both sides and think there needs to be an element of pragmatism and understanding from fans and Event Travel.

Ultimately, it is about keeping everyone as safe as possible and reducing the risk of the tour having to be cancelled etc.

I think the proposed set-up offers scope for a more 'creative' photo and my hope would be that there would be some thought put into this (by Event Travel, Fascination and Steps themselves) to offset any perceived disappointment and 'make the best out of a bad situation'. Also, I think those attending the Meet & Greet could be offered additional merch as a goodwill. Ultimately, I'm just happy this is all going ahead.

That said, I also think Event Travel could be a little more pragmatic/flexible and understanding and offer a partial/full refund to those fans who genuinely feel they are not getting the experience that they "signed up" for 14 months ago in the hope/faith that restrictions would be gone. I'm sure the Meet & Greets were sold with a similar hope on the part of Event Travel.
 
My order from the official store has arrived today. They charged me 15 € for customs from the UK to Spain.

I've added the HMV Exclusive Rainbow Laminate edition in the picture, but where's the signed insert of the album? Does it come inside the digipak?

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I k ow it's a complete change of subject, but Westlife's deluxe CD version includes audio from their BBC Radio 2 Gig, so in line with their audio, Steps must own their audio too. It may see theight of day officially one day.
 
I k ow it's a complete change of subject, but Westlife's deluxe CD version includes audio from their BBC Radio 2 Gig, so in line with their audio, Steps must own their audio too. It may see theight of day officially one day.
Not necessarily. Westlife may have paid for the privilege of releasing the recording...

And let's be honest, it's not like a it's a legendary gig that'll excite anyone if ever released commercially
 
Not necessarily. Westlife may have paid for the privilege of releasing the recording...

And let's be honest, it's not like a it's a legendary gig that'll excite anyone if ever released commercially

It's probably easily ripped anyway for those in the know, but their fans could say exactly the same about not being exciting - but their management think it's enough to encourage a few extra sales of the Deluxe CD.
 
I would expect the BluRay and Audio from the tour to be released at some point. Think the direct to CD method has kinda died off as don't see that many people doing that as would guess as its live there isn't really a quality control in the event of mis-haps

I don't want to be buying anymore copies of the album but I do believe they will probably combine the 2 discs into 1 cover for a value combi pack
 
I would expect the BluRay and Audio from the tour to be released at some point. Think the direct to CD method has kinda died off as don't see that many people doing that as would guess as its live there isn't really a quality control in the event of mis-haps

I don't want to be buying anymore copies of the album but I do believe they will probably combine the 2 discs into 1 cover for a value combi pack
Just standard versions?
 
Yeah don't believe it would be any new content but for more casual fans that it would be included within bargain bays once they are no longer in the main charts - Similar to the Platinum album set which includes Step One, Steptacular and Buzz
 
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