Even extra devoted have been the followers who turned up on the Academy a full two days earlier than the gig. Simona Todissco, 28, arrived at noon on Sunday along with her buddy Marika Candiotti, who’d travelled from Manchester (others advised me they’d come from south Wales, Spain, Glasgow, Colchester, Lowestoft and Norway). Tents weren’t allowed within the streets of Brixton, however a neighborhood lady took pity on the pair and gave them some blankets because the rain poured down.
