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The really cool thing about festivals is that you're getting to play in front of a whole lot of people who have never heard of us before. That's exciting. At the same time, it's a little bit of a challenge to capture the attention of people who have already seen a lot of bands.

There are incredible musicians around the world.

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.

Festivals are great because you get to just walk around the corner and see a new band that you've heard but not had the chance to check out.

I love going on tour and playing music for people.

We also did something called the Texas Peace Festival, which was actually a better gig both musically, and in the way it was organised.

I love doing concert music.

Concert repertoire is some of the most beautiful music ever written, and I frequently seek out opportunities to perform it.

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all.

I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.