Day 5 of our tour began at my parent’s house on the outskirts of Stafford, where we had the luxury of doing lots of sleeping. So after a very slow morning, we went for a walk across Cannock Chase, a vast area of brackeny countryside behind the house. We then headed for Bury in the rain. The Met is a fantastic venue with a large auditorium and restaurant and great backstage facilities. James was delighted to find that the shower in the dressing room had a curtain. (Up until this point, all of the in-dressing room showers have had a clear plastic screen, meaning that all persons in the dressing room have a full view of the person in the shower).  We had a luxurious gig that night with friendly, talky audience members.