In 2002 Radiohead were playing the Royal Festival Hall in London and it sold out in seconds . Amazing venue to see one of my favourite bands before they went weird . I spent the day trying to get in somehow . Using a press pass . Trying to sneak in the back way . Picking up a box and trying to carry it in as if I was working backstage . No dice . This woman in her 50 s saw me being thrown out Jazz style Fresh Prince fans know what this means and came over and just gave me a ticket . She had a spare and would rather it went to a fan than sold to a tout . The show was one of the best gigs I ' ve ever seen and I always vowed to pay this forward . Since then I ' ve always given away spare tickets rather than selling to a tout .