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Fraser Lewry

"I'm honoured by it – it's totally unexpected." A sculpture honouring local legends XTC has been unveiled in Swindon

XTC studio portrait, 1980.

A sculpture honouring Swindon art rockers XTC has been unveiled in the town's Queens Park. The sculpture – known as 'XhibitA' or 'The Sandwich', depending on who you ask – was completed after a crowdfunding project led by two fans, Mike Smith and Graham Carter, raised just under £6,000.

"It's an amalgamation of a couple of XTC albums [the logos from Drums And Wires and English Settlement]," says Smith. "It's here today, and it's going to be here for 25 or 30 years as a lasting recognition and a celebration of XTC and their music."

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