As you might have noticed, Michael Portillo made the trip down to Edmonton on Thursday night to tell the locals all about his life.

It’s a moment that you’ve long dreamt of, and finally fate has conspired so that you’re standing face to face with the person responsible for your favourite ever album, the artist behind the songs you keep on coming back to, no matter how old they get.

Warning: these ‘tips’ might actually get you chucked out of a bar, particularly if done in conjunction with each other:

Be Somebody sat down with Kurd Maverick for a little chat before his headlining set at Pacha on Saturday 13th February. Get your half-price tickets here!

Ok, let’s be honest with each other. We’ve all been in the position where we’ve turned up a couple of minutes before a gig is about to start and we’ve wormed our way to the front.