I love music, by the way. I love gigs and I miss them.
We cant have rules for one section of society. I dont see how touring bands represent a special case. Before health workers, police, teachers??
I hate brexit and it has put years on me. My engineering business has suffered but I would not expect any special treatment.
If big bands are lamenting the good times then maybe the silly tvvats shouldve put their weight behind remaining instead of the usual, insipid, apolitical stance that bands take, nowadays - scared to isolate those who might not agree with them.
60s, 70s & 80s bands liked to get stuck into politics, and I have to say, a lot of what I have learned about politics was started by reading interviews with bands. Think of all the bands speaking out about thatcher - they were inspired to have their voices heard to get rid of the old bitch.
Ive never really liked Paul Weller's music but he always, always talked straight on politics without waiting to be asked or scared to upset - the red wedge etc. Punks in the 70s - The Clash spoke more about politics than music. The Stones made a stance against drug policy. All the bands in the 60s making a stance against war.
Brexit was the biggest political decision taken in generations and todays bands didnt seem to engage.
So fu.ck those that didn't. They have to live with the dire consequences with the rest of us.