A scourge of touts, heroes and goats, and actual Christmas in October.

Heroes and Goats today...

 

Keir Starmer

Lisa Nandy

Jess Weatherfield

Richard Smirke

Rania Aniftos

Sigal Ratner Arias

Gideon Gottfried

 

Names in the Pod today:

 

LINKS:

Songs of the Summer

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-number-one-global-song-of-the-summer-2024-1235766400/

https://www.billboard.com/lists/songs-of-summer-chart-history/

Hero of the week

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/04/chappell-roan-cancels-tickets-for-tennessee-concert/

Goats (Not GOATS) of the Week

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/2/24234149/oasis-reunion-tour-tickets-dynamic-pricing-probe-uk

https://www.billboard.com/pro/oasis-dynamic-ticket-pricing-backlash-reunion-tour-uk/

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/oasis-two-more-wembley-shows-reunion-1235767275/

UK Soft at the Roots

https://news.pollstar.com/2024/09/04/uk-biz-valued-at-8-billion-as-grassroots-sector-struggles/

Xmas in October

https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/maduro-moves-christmas-october-1-venezuela-1235765874/