He was wearing a light-coloured hat with a dark band, Burberry-type scarf, green jacket, blue jeans and white trainers.

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Electro-pop singer Little Boots came second on the Brits list, followed by dark rock band White Lies.

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The band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark played a sold out gig at the festival.

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But the band's new album, Brighter Than Creation's Dark, begins with "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife, " in which the protagonist is in heaven as his friends cry around his deathbed.

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There is, of course, a dark side to the industry that couldn't be ignored -- Nikki Sixx of the 80s band Motley Crue, gave us a fascinating insight into the self-destructive nature of the cliched lifestyle that so nearly killed him.

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