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Was (Not Was): Islington Academy, London

Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 1 May 2008

IT'S CLOSE ON 20 years since Was (Not Was) last played in the UK, and Don Was is feeling nostalgic. "Is anybody here old enough to have seen us last time around?" he inquires hopefully. The roar of approbation he receives confirms that this most cultish of groups still excites extraordinary loyalty.

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