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@clarkete @CantWaitForGlasto22 Thank you so much for the tips. I will look into the “Glastonbury for beginners” type of websites, learn and digest the info for the next seven months.

The similarities list you posted could be applied to anything, though. Like computer games, or something. The issue is the damage it does to people and the people around them. The figures you're presenting are skewed, too, because smoking has been pretty much wiped out as far as this country goes. So those stats that you're championing are a result of the government action you're condemning.   Saying that alcohol is more addictive than smoking is wrong. You can get gradual addiction to alcohol, sure, but nicotine addiction is rapid. Most people take alcohol in moderation (there are recommended unit intakes on bottles that you shouldn't exceed) without becoming addicted. There are issues there, of course.    But smoking is just way worse than alcohol in every way. So much so that they're not comparable.    Getting back to the issue, though, no one here (to my knowledge) has said smoking should be banned tomorrow. I think that argument might be something that's in your own mind. But there's really no downside to phasing it out gradually. It's a rational thing to do, and that's why it's happening and everyone apart from you is ok with it.

Was at kasabian and the streets last night, great gig

I guess the big change in the last few months is the fact Billie Eilish skips RW and Belgium again... 

I saw this old article about Cuffe and Taylor earlier today. Explains a bit about how they got started, their strategy if you can call it that, and why the venues they use work so well (tl:dr people don't get much live music around those parts)   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/26/lytham-st-annes-peter-taylor-daniel-cuffe-britney-kylie-scarborough?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other