You know what’s easier than following around your fave pop stars, day in, day out, to see what they’re up to right that minute? Asking them. This month, we nab India Armstrong (bass) from overpass.
6:30am → I woke up to the sound of ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ blasting through the speakers of the ferry to the Netherlands. I’ve never seen people react so badly to that song as we all did in our cabin.
8:30am → We finally got off the ferry and started the drive to Groningen, where we were heading to play Eurosonic Festival. This was my second time in the Netherlands, the previous was a few months ago for a festival in Amsterdam. There is a really great energy here; I love seeing people on bike rides with friends; it feels like they’re living life right!
9:30am → We stopped at a service station cafe and I had a fresh mint tea and a cinnamon roll. We waited here for a bit whilst Elliot and I did an interview with BBC Leeds, talking about our upcoming EP and tour. We had also released our single Take It Or Leave It the day before, so it was great to get some radio play.
1pm → We arrived at the hotel in Groningen and had some time to kill before soundcheck, so Elliot and Jake got some sleep. As much as I’d love to be able to, I really can’t nap, so Max and I caught up on some Traitors instead. At the moment, we hope Minah wins, but in general, I just love Claudia Winkleman.
6pm → At some point in the day, we had seen that we were playing in a venue called WeNutButter. This immediately raised some alarms because I have a severe peanut allergy, so we started googling this venue and found pictures of a big mural on the building with peanuts on it. At this stage, I didn’t know whether to panic or laugh, and I think I did a bit of both. It turned out that the venue just manufactured the machines to grind the nuts but not the actual nut butter itself, which is all a very contrived way of saying it was safe to enter the building. The scenario was so bizarre it felt like someone was conspiring for my downfall.
