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[YulianK]

You, your bestie and 90's icon Natalie Imbruglia at a show money can't buy... sounds pretty incredible, right? There’re 10 pairs of tickets up for grabs and every SMARTY customer has the chance to enter. Try your luck below.

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This money-can’t-buy experience will take place at Virgin Radio's Sunset Sessions with SMARTY on Friday 29th September. ​

Hosted by drivetime legend Ricky Wilson, Natalie Imbruglia will perform an honest, intimate and stripped back set of her biggest and best hits. This exclusive performance will be set at the top of the NewsUK tower in London as the sun sets across the city – what an experience, right?

But hurry, the competition closing date is just around the corner…

Fancy it?

To enter you’ll need to respond below, telling us “What has been your favourite live gig and why?” We can’t wait to read your answers.

Terms and Conditions

1. The Prize Draw opens on 4th September 2023 at 09:00 and closes on 10th September 2023 at 23:59 (“Promotion Period”).
2. No travel or accommodation expense will be covered.
3. To be eligible to enter the Prize Draw entrants must be a SMARTY customer and be registered for the SMARTY Community within the Promotion Period, who is over 18 years of age and a UK resident (“Eligible Entrants”)
4. Those attending the event consent to their and their guests’ details being shared with News Broadcasting Limited and their contractors to facilitate the Prize and for SMARTY to use their names, photographs and any quotes they provide about the Event in any SMARTY marketing activity across some or all media channels.

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UPDATE - COMPETITION CLOSED

The competition is now closed, and we will make the draw for the winners from all the eligible entries  and contact them in the next 24 hours.

So, keep your fingers crossed and an eye on your email inbox. Make sure you check your spam folders too, just in case.

Thanks to everyone who contributed some brilliant entries. We had over 560 posts and have had an amazingly diverse range of response, from Christian festivals to back-room-of-a-pub gigs, from massive stadium concerts to someone’s wedding. It’s been brilliant reading them all. Thank you.

And it’s never too late to see live music; go to a big venue, visit a festival, or just see what your local arts’ centre has on. You never know what you’re going to find.

Keep up the great work everyone; the SMARTY Community belongs to us all and succeeds because of your great contributions.

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We were delighted to welcome SMARTY competition winners to watch this intimate performance with Drivetime host Ricky Wilson hosting the event.

[Ashleig_1447138]

Beyoncé 2018 when she was touring with Jay Z she puts on such an amazing performance. I enjoyed it that much went to watch it again in London 2 weeks later 

[Rocketrons]

Belinda Carlisle in 1988, as it was my 1st ever concert, although I have been to many concerts since, I love the Lets Rock/Rewind festivals as its a time to feel young again!! 🤪👍🤣 hehe 

[Dave_Whitewoods]

Robbie Williams at Knebworth, with well over 100,000 people … sooooo many people!! 

[Damian]

I was there too. But a few years earlier I was also at oasis - same place!

[SusanTo_1857119]

Westlife been 3 times 

[Christoph_71970]

Jean Michel Jarre in Paris in 1992.  I'd missed the one is London and I happened to be in Paris at the time.  My first big gig!

[JOHNEST_1954286]

Peter Gabriel at Southampton back in 1982. My musical hero, live in concert and playing songs that meant so much to me, with his incredible band, some of whom still tour with him to this day (and I took my son to see him on his latest tour in Birmingham just this year). Check him out, youngsters!

[Willemv_1715476]

The interactive Grease experience at the NEC in Birmingham.

[SianFree_293909]

Thought to choose a fave from the many gigs we’ve been to…. So I’ll choose a band called Happy Hour! They were our wedding band! Played every song we wanted! Love them and the experience! 

[VadimSa_1286023]

Win

[PaulWyl_2226385]

Supertramp, Lansdown Park, Ottawa, Canada 1979, 1st Large concert I ever went to.

[GuyCord_1807682]

R.E.M. Monster Tour at Milton Keynes in 1995.  The atmosphere was electric and looking back I realise how amazing it was to not only see R.E.M. live but also to see BLUR as their support.  It was a brilliantly hot, sunny day and I spent it with friends immersed in the music.  Stunning.   I can't wait for the opportunity to share this new concert experience with my music obsessed teenage daughter.

[SimonDavinci]

Rita Ora at an intimate gig in the Cafe De Paris, when she was just stating off.  You could tell that she was a star in the making!

[JamesSi_2206108]

Madonna 16th August (her birthday) wembley arena 2006. I've been a fan since I was 8 (long time ago) have seen her a few times but never very close. We managed to get last minute amazing seat, really close the catwalk. Was the moment if my life seeing her so close doing what she does best. Her manger was taking photos for a book to celebrate the tour. And we even managed to get out photo in the book 🙌🙌🙌 lol

[geoffre_1913006]

Rod Stewart 35 years ogo Earls Court with my then future wife, great day out with a great woman.

[AndrewW_1733357]

My favourite music event is still Glastonbury Festival. I have seen some amazing bands from Foo Fighters to Radiohead and Dua Lipa. Atmosphere there is something special.

[DeanHor_1229254]

My favourite gig (giving my age away) was Led Zeppelin at Knebworth in 1979. They were brilliant and it was in an amazing setting at Knebwoth House. I went on to see them at two other venues, however my tastes have mellowed slightly since then!

[MarceloNeves]

I had the incredible opportunity to see 🎶Maroon 5 performing around the same time as Natalie💖 in Manchester. Both experiences hold a special place in my heart 💓, evoking cherished memories from my teenage years and helping me through the good and tough times 💪.

Attending 😍Natalie Imbruglia's😍 gig fills me with excitement and nostalgia. 🤗

I can't wait to be at her concert and watch her perform the hits that touched/helped me in my teenage years. 😍

[Madelin_2199100]

My favourite live performance was seeing Taylor Swift in Sydney Australia for the first time. It was my first concert and I went with my mum, my best friend and her mum. We had the nose bleed seats right in the back but I couldn’t have cared less because we had the best time. I remember wanting the merch and specifically this blue top of hers but they had no more left in a 9 year olds size so my got me an XL and I wore it for years as my pj top before it basically fell to pieces. It’s such a special memory to me, being with the people I love and singing my heart out! 

[Caitlin_2207489]

My favourite was paolo nutini at bellahouston in 2014!! So long ago but nothing beats it

[TerryWi_1760580]

Michael Jackson Wembley and Cardiff only went to take wife and thought it was amazing 

[GaryDunn_304581]

I have been to a few really good gigs. As for my favourite one it's a toughie. My friends might think its steps or spice girls as I really am a sucker for cheesy music. However I think I would have to say my fave gig was the first pet shop boys concert I went to. The set list was great and got u involved even tho I wasn't sure of all the songs. However the thing that topped it was the light effects they had put on. I haven't experienced that before. Was a good few years ago now and I have seen them live 3 times now but it doesn't crack the first time I saw them. Memories.

[MARKREEV_790828]

I have followed stevie wonder forever and managed to see him in 2014 at Clapham Common he was as good as I thought he would be

[IanTray_1953772]

My most favourite live gig was The Snuts performing at Latitude in 2021. They were the first band I saw at the festival and after going through “lockdown” it was a complete release. I don’t cry very often but that gig brought tears to my eyes. 

[CamranB_1912811]

Bryan Adams 2023, Aberdeen. Went with my friends mum. It was all good until she started dancing and I felt like I was her carer. Needless to say Bryan still has it even though he's 63  !!

[Abhijat_1474300]

Well, you know, I once attended a live gig where the band's drummer accidentally knocked over their drum kit mid-song. It turned into a full-blown drum-ergency! The drummer was trapped inside a tangle of cymbals and snare drums, desperately trying to break free while keeping the beat with his feet.

Meanwhile, the rest of the band just kept playing like nothing was happening. It was like a chaotic mix of music and slapstick comedy! I couldn't stop laughing, and I guess you could say that became my favorite live gig because it was the one where the drummer really "rocked" and rolled!

[Richard_2140901]

Live8!!!! So many live performances. Awesome experience that hasn’t been matched!!

[RobertPM]

The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, with Bob Dylan, the Who and Free! 

[NickSom_2160795]

Def Leppard at the Royal Albert Hall. My ears were still ringing the next day but it was great going back to feeling like I was in my 20s again

[picofarad]

Motorhead in Plymouth. Will never happen again 🥲.

[joeannd_1818181]

TerrorVision underground in a cave in the Peak District. Rock in rock! Plus there were only about 1000 people there which made it an intimate, close and friendly experience 😘

[picofarad]

Motorhead in Plymouth. Will never happen again 🥲

[Paullang_479856]

The one and only gig I've been to was Queen in Potters bar in the early 80's.

[Riccard_2079106]

My favourite live gig was by Grouplove. They were touring in London a few years back and a friend of mine invited me to go see them. I didn’t know what to expect at first, but it was the most fun I had in a live event (to this day). It was an intimate venue and the band sounded AMAZING live. I danced all night long. Till this day, I am a HUGE fan. 

[Carolin_2256806]

U2 in the Arms Park with The Pretenders ‘supporting’  

[Riccard_2079106]

Grouplove in London! Didn’t know what to expect at first, but I had so much fun. It’s a memory I will cherish forever and I hope to see them live again at some point soon 🤞

[dazwilson72]

Oasis at Wembley arena in the 1990’s

Liam Gallagher had a walk around before Supergrass opened the show.. I thought Supergrass was that good Oasis cousins be better but they were.. enough said 🤩

thank you 

[Natalie_2158917]

Beverley knight in Cambridge really small intimate venue and great atmosphere

[ChrisHar_605024]

Michael Jackson in Paris.  Utterly amazing, the guy was an absolute Genius...

[DavidWo_1420418]

We went to see the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Absolutely amazing, we was reliving days gone by danced our socks off, they brought back great memories. Brilliant Buzz and we visited lots of places in London when we was down there.