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Tim Dowling: I have a mic drop moment on stage – quite literally

None of the audience are laughing at my jokes. Until …

The band I’m in is on a spring tour, 16 dates across the UK, from Tavistock in Devon to Edinburgh by way of Birmingham, Norwich and Liverpool. The first gig is in South Petherton, a village in Somerset where we played once 10 years ago.

Here’s what I remember about last time: we arrived after dark and loaded our stuff into a chilly village hall with a high ceiling and a narrow stage. Normally I set aside time to learn a few local facts in order to ingratiate myself with the audience, but on this occasion there was no phone reception.

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Tim Dowling: I have a mic drop moment on stage – quite literally Family May 2, 2026 Tim Dowling: I have a mic drop moment on stage – quite literally None of the audience are laughing at my jokes. Until …The band I’m in is on a spring tour, 16 dates across the UK, from Tavistock in Devon to Edinburgh by way of Birmingham, Norwich and Liverpool. The first gig is in...
Tim Dowling: I have a mic drop moment on stage – quite literally

None of the audience are laughing at my jokes. Until …The band I’m in is on a spring tour, 16 dates across the UK, from Tavistock in Devon to Edinburgh by way of Birmingham, Norwich and Liverpool. The first gig is in...

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