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Who else could cause Prince-levels of frenzy with 'secret' gigs?
A new standard of fan-frenzy has been set
Oasis: The most talked-about reunion in recent memory - that is still looking years away from happening. Liam and Noel will reunite. Stubborn though they both are, their grudge match can't and won't last forever and it is a matter of when, not if. Fans are still desperate for the Britpop legends to get back on the same stage, and while we are sure we'll see them headline festivals in the future, nothing could get their reunion kick-started than a tiny show on home turf in Manchester.
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by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com / Press
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Unless you've had your head buried under a rock recently, you may have noticed that the UK has turned a tone of purple in recent weeks. Prince has been in town, and caused some serious mayhem with a string of 'secret shows'.
They haven't been secret at all, to be honest, just announced with short notice, but response from the public has has been enormous - with fans queuing for hours in the rain for his gigs in Camden and spending an entire Sunday outside Shepherd's Bush Empire for his £10 show in West London.
The star has set a new standard of fan frenzy with his recent London trip, and it will have been noted by many other stars and record labels - all wondering how they can stir up something similar. Not every artist could cause such a commotion (some seem to be on the road all the time), but here are the stars we reckon would bring the UK to a juddering halt if they took to the road for their own 'surprise', intimate gigs...
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