Last week I spent one evening in Magaluf at a Tinie Tempah gig. Yes, really. We were holidaying in Majorca; the kids were keen; and I went as driver and “guardian”. It cost me 35 quid per ticket to mix with Shagaluf’s holidaying finest (those that wore a shirt were mostly Liverpool or Newcastle fans for you researchers out there).
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According to our estimates for 31 July (for Sunday Popular and Mid-Market titles), the market is now down nearly half a million copies from June’s ABC figure.