But also really

These photos were from our set at Scream & Shake Blackpool, during an unofficial Rebellion Fringe event. Last night marked our final gig under the name Those Fucking Snowflakes; we are henceforth known as This Future's Stupid — same member lineup, new and improved repertoire

We are a four-person band. The fifth person you see singing with us is none other than the legend from BBC 6Music, "Glad to be Gay," Tom Robinson himself. It was an absolute honour having him take the stage with us. For my part, this is the kind of moment I live for, that we have a close encounter with someone so integral to LGBTQ+ rights and liberties here in Britain

Incidentally, Tom's been a longtime fan and friend of the band, long before this current lineup got solidified. He followed TFS' exploits since its inception in 2018. But it hits different, actually meeting

I am still processing things. I am still processing seeing Tom Robinson live during his set at Viva! Blackpool; I was lead guitarist and lead singer Barreh's late +1 to the event and I got to watch the show in all its realness. I am still processing the sheer dynamism and joy between us on stage. I'm still processing how Barreh used certain voice generators (not LLM or AI ones, fuck those) to make some real hilarious commentary between songs. I am still processing how people recognised us at TFS because of my decora kei fit. I am still processing how, throughout the gig, Tom was open mouthed in pleasant surprise over how I was drumming; arguably I've now got my second fanboy and it's a BIG fanboy (in multiple senses). But ultimately I am still processing the momentous nature of it all, for all of us

Last year I wrote about our exploits in Rebellion Festival proper, where we opened the festival by being the first band to play altogether, when we took to the Rebellion Introducing Stage. That was momentous in the way of audience numbers. This feels momentous and meaningful in a different way, one that I don't think I'll ever forget for the rest of my life

If you're looking for videos, the Instagram for TFS should have it. I've posted a couple videos onto Bluesky, but they're also in a select few Discord servers ~