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ENDLESS TOUR: Los Fastidios performing at the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, as part of the Rebellion Festival 3 August 2024 [Epa101/CC]

 

For Los Fastidios, touring in the UK is like coming home.

The Verona-based ska punks, who recently celebrated 30 years on the road, were inspired by the UK’s two-tone movement.

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