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Glasgow band’s new song demands justice for Scotland’s first working-class martyrs
Left Field staff writers
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The Tenementals’ new single tells the story of the Calton weavers, shot dead by troops in 1787. It backs a campaign to strip army officers of their civic honours and restore the weavers’ neglected graves.
UK
‘Gigflation’: How Ticketmaster and Live Nation are pricing fans out of live music
Andy Walker
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As gig ticket prices soar 212% since 2000, fans and grassroots venues say corporate giants are creaming off the profits while the live music scene that produces tomorrow’s stars is left to wither.