The Troubadour usually IS packed out. I have often been one of those huddling on the edges on a frosty night, watching for somebody to leave so I can get a seat further in. They hardly ever do. People tend to settle in there, with some of the best acts and the jaffles and wine and mulled wine. Why would you leave?

I have fond memories from last year of a concert there one night that George Papavgeris was in, along with Cloudstreet. George and Vanessa had discovered the joys of the Italian chocolate. Vanessa and I went in early enough to get good seats and we sat there sipping the Italian chocolate from the stall which was just nearby. Even managed to grab a couple of seats for other friends who came along too.