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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Skye Sherwin, Ammar Kalia, Rachael Healy, Catherine Bray

From ‘lottery tickets’ to ‘jam nights’, our guide to getting the best of British culture for less

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Never mind the Pollocks … free art is everywhere if you know where to look. Illustration: Lisa Sheehan

Music

From nabbing presale tickets to free lunchtime gigs and local jam nights, there are a plethora of ways to find yourself enjoying live music without having to delve into your life savings or wait in a queue of thousands. Last-minute seat-filler sites present an inexpensive or often free option for those looking to head to shows in the coming days. The confusingly named ShowFilmFirst is perhaps the most well-established subscription site for cheap seats to events that are struggling to shift tickets. The only proviso is discretion: you can’t mention to your neighbours that you grabbed the £100 ticket next to them for a fiver.

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