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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.

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[Hin_Ming]

Never experienced , hope I am able to win to gain exciting experience.

[HarrietL_611933]

This is a hard one but most recently it has been  Haim where they brought out Taylor Swift as a secret surprise guest, or Dermot Kennedy at all points east who I didn’t even know I was a fan of until I found myself crying at how amazing he was! 

[JonRyder_419483]

Prodigy at warriors dance festival, met up with several different groups of friends and got to listen to the music that got me into dance music as a kid 

[Hin_Ming]

Never experienced, hope I am able to win to get this exciting experience in my life.

[Froggatt1965]

Yes please

[ElishaW]

Favourite live gig, was a small time band Skinny Living. Was intimate and my god they can sing! Can't wait to see them grow and live again ❤️

[ANGELAS_2029248]

Fleetwood Mac in Glasgow was amazing 

[SaBol_1030022]

Back in the day and best decade Madness Gloucester Leisure centre 1985. Nutty boys at their height, and still brilliant today

[HelenHa_2117288]

Pink at Wembley Stadium - she really flew!

[AlanRaws_736483]

My favourite gig - Leonard Cohen in Manchester. I went with my partner who is a big fan. I wasn't expecting to enjoy the gig but was stunned by a real gentleman who told a story and explained the motivation for his writing. Cohen spent 3 hours on stage, there was no warm up act, his band was brilliant and he let them shine individually and together. The audience all wore sensible shoes  and were thoroughly enthralled - this gig was just before Cohen passed away and I have to say that having just discovered the depth of his poetry, music and lyrics he is sadly missed.

[DonnaBr_2172852]

The Killers in Manchester, listening to my favourite song Mr Brightside live and dancing like no one was watching was the best experience ever!!

[Theresa_55]

The only gig I have been to was The Proclaimers, I was a 19 year old working in Norway and it was amazing, a small select gig,able to get up close and personal with the guys. Songs that we all knew and some that were new at the time, 35 years later I can still remember it so vividly, makes me smile as thinking about the concert and time long gone.

Theresa.xx

[adamiddo_731896]

My Favourite live gig has to be Santana in Australia in 2017. He is one of my favourite musicians ever and what made it the best ever was at the end he took notice of me, being on the front row. He called me onto stage and gave me his guitar pick and let me have hold of his guitar, i even got to have a quick chat with him. Such an amazing experience :):):) 

[OliverI_2102265]

Seeing the Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the Madjeski stadium, the gig was on my birthday and made an awesome present. Always remember it starting slowly but the moment the sun went down it went mad!

[Michelle_877924]

Porcupine tree at Wembley absolutely brilliant the drummer is a legend would love to see them again 🤩

[SaBol_1030022]

Madness Gloucester Leisure  centre back in the day 1985 they were absolutely bonkers and brilliant and still are. The Nutty boys at their height....

[DarrenO_1496850]

Paul Weller at The Royal Albert Hall 

[DuncanPa_318627]

Final Concert of Runrig at Stirling Castle Summer 2018. Wonderful Scottish Rock Band who we followed for over 20 years. One if their songs ‘The Story’  featured at the recent Edinburgh Tattoo. Still listen regularly to their inspiring and different  music. 

[PhilipM_1923776]

My favourite live gig was seeing Meshuggah at the HMV Forum (now O2 Forum) back in 2012. It was with a group off friends I hadn't seen in a long time, and it was a great evening full of memories I'll keep forever!

[JuanFer_2103659]

 My favourite live gig was Madonna’s Blond Ambition Tour at Wembley in 1990 with my older brother. It was the first gig I ever attended and my parents didn't want me to attend as the Pope define it as Satanic! 

[sc1642]

MassMatiks at the BoilerRoom in Guildford. It was my first ever gig and at such an intimate venue I loved it!

[JasonHug_721684]

Robbie Williams playing to 200 people in a night club 

[Michelle_877924]

Porcupine Tree at Wembley- absolutely brilliant 🤩 the drummer is a legend fist time I had seen them live would love to see them again 

[NeilHar_1782245]

I got dragged along to see olly murs this year, but what made it sweeter was that the starting act was the one and only Natalie imbruglia. Olly murs surprised Mr as he was really good

[Stephen_1692486]

There have been a lot of gigs, but Counting Crows on what I think was their firs UK tour supporting their first album 'August and Everything After' back in 1994 probably was amazing, totally raw and emotional filled lyrics and singing.

[DuncanPa_318627]

The final Runrig Concert at Stirling Castle, Summer 2018. Wonderful Scottish Band we’d been following for over 20 years. One of their songs ‘The Story’ featured in the recent Edinburgh Tattoo. Fond memories and wonderful times. Still play their music regularly. 

[Martina2]

THE JONAS BROTHERS in Milan because I was 16 and totally crazy for them 

[Frances_037]

James bay at the NX in Newcastle. It's a smaller venue so a totally different feel. It was nice to experience something different. He was engaging and it was a fab gig. 

[Martina2]

THE JONAS BROTHERS in Milan because I was 16 and crazy for them 

[MichalM_1036393]

I bought 2 tickets to see Natalie Imbruglia in London about 2004, my buddy couldn't make it in the end so was on my own. Was a bit nervous, crowd was quiet, then Natalie got on stage and wow never seen anything like it. She pumped the place till it was jumping and she interacted with the crowd in a way that made you feel she was singing for every individual there. Would relish the chance to attend this event, get goosebumps thinking about it!

[MartinH_1350742]

Leonard Cohen. Bellevue, Manchester 1971. The man. The sings. The atmosphere! 

[HannahW_2136030]

Definitely seeing McFly at Newmarket racecourse with my dad recently. The energy was high and it was so great to see my dad enjoying himself after a tough year 😁

[Victoria_362370]

I’ve only ever been to two. One was The Who at the O2 and the other was Liam Gallagher last year at Knebworth, recreating the iconic 1996 Oasis gig.

Both were equally memorable in different ways.

Hood luck everyone ✌🏼❤️

[Damian]

Oasis at knebworth in 1996. My first gig , I was 13 and my dad took me. How do you ever beat that? Well reading this it just might top it!!!

[Victoria_362370]

I’ve only ever been to two gigs, the first was The Who at the O2 and the second was Liam Gallagher at Knebworth last year recreating the famous Oasis 1996 gig.

Both were equally amazing in different ways.

Good luck everyone ✌🏼❤️

[AnnePetr_597468]

Favourite ever was seeing James Brown in Aberdeen in the early nineties   The students had organised a mini festival and asked James Brown if he would perform never thinking he’d agree but he did. Him and his whole amazing band flew in for this one night, performed an amazing set and then left the next day. Truly magical. 

[Ketpeace]

Black eyed peace in Greenwich uni this July. Went there with my new friends. It was +29 that day, a nice warm evening, beautiful sunset, big food court with drinks and of course good vibes and old songs from my teenage 🤩💘

[HarryKi_1977927]

Favourite was a Dave gig in Leeds, after the gig I asked my girlfriend whether she wanted to go travelling with me for a full year and she said yes. During our travelling we listened to Dave and remembered that evening and our excitement about going. 

[MarkCarr_292365]

The 1988 Micheal Jackson concert at the old Wembley was fantastic. The production and costumes were amazing.

[ErikCha_1906947]

100% Metallica at the 02, some 17 years ago now. The most amazing band I’ve ever seen and they are still going strong now. Not many are better live than their recorded songs. An experience my young 20 odd self will hold forever.