Even more dedicated were the fans who turned up at the Academy a full two days before the gig. Simona Todissco, 28, arrived at midday on Sunday with her friend Marika Candiotti, who’d travelled from Manchester (others told me they’d come from south Wales, Spain, Glasgow, Colchester, Lowestoft and Norway). Tents weren’t allowed in the streets of Brixton, but a local woman took pity on the pair and gave them some blankets as the rain poured down.
