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DIY Is 10: The Xcerts To Play ‘Scatterbrain’ In Full
The Xcerts - winners of our 2010 Readers Poll for Album Of The Year - join in the birthday fun with a special gig.

Remember when we said that we were turning ten and we wanted, well, in short, the best celebration we could imagine? Well, ladies and gentlemen, here’s numero dos in the party package!
Having named it the winner of our 2010 Readers’ Poll for Album Of The Year, we’ve got to admit, we’re rather fond of ‘Scatterbrain’, so we called up Murray and co. (and managers and booking agents, but you know the drill…) and the lovely trio agreed to perform it in full for us.
That’s right. The Xcerts, performing ‘Scatterbrain’ in its entirety. Now if that’s not a birthday treat you can get behind, we don’t know what is.
The band will be playing at the Borderline on 13th September, and tickets are just £7 in advance and will go on general sale this Wednesday (27th June).
And don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for our next instalment of the birthday fun…
We’ll also be hosting a gig with Jeffrey Lewis, at which he’ll play ‘A Turn In The Dream-Songs’ in full. Tickets are on sale now.
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