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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

Franz Ferdinand

Cardiff University Student Union Great Hall, Sunday 8th March 2026 ๐ŸŽต

๐Ÿ”— FRANZ FERDINAND captivate Cardiff on their Greater Glasgow Cultural Exchange tour

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Supported by Home Counties

Home Counties band on stage
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Watched: Brief History of a Family, 2024 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ ๐ŸŽฅ

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Location check in โ€” Cardiff University Great Hall to see Franz Ferdinand supported by Home Counties ๐ŸŽต
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A March walk in Pembroke ๐Ÿšถ

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๐ŸŽต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Daniil Trifonov, Gidon Kremer, Nils Mรถnkemeyer, Alexander Roslavets, Yulianna Avdeeva, Kremerata Baltica, Staatskapelle Dresden & Thomas Sanderling (20 plays), Asha Bhosle & Kronos Quartet (12), Gorillaz (12), Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (10), Pekka Kuusisto, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Sam Amidon (7)

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Italy have been exceptional this Six Nations ๐Ÿ‰

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Two upsets today ๐Ÿ‰

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‘

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Saturday night pizza making has started! Actually, dough making was this morning, but pizza building now ๐Ÿ•

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Scoreline of 50-40 ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‰

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Scotland are running riot. Sensational ๐Ÿ‰

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Well, this is exciting! Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ v ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France ๐Ÿ‰

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Location check in โ€” The Royal George, Pembroke - pint of Pedigree ๐Ÿบ
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I didn’t have chance to watch yesterday’s T20 World Cup semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand but I am settling in now for an afternoon of England v India ๐Ÿ

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Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain โ€“ and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot

In other words, the stories being told about Muslims and immigrants today are the same stories that were being told about Jews a century ago.

www.theguardian.com/commentis…

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๐ŸŽต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Pekka Kuusisto, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Sam Amidon (52 plays), Gorillaz (15), Asha Bhosle & Kronos Quartet (12), Sam Amidon (10)

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