Win Tickets To See Paul Weller Perform At Abbey Road Studios!

From Paul Weller Official:

WIN TICKETS TO SEE WELLER AT ABBEY ROAD
For one of his last live appearances of the year Weller will be playing an intimate gig at Abbey Road's much feted studio one on November 9th.

The show is taking place in association with Volkswagen Beetle and they are offering fans the chance to win one of 50 pairs of tickets.

To enter all you need to do is CLICK HERE, choose an iconic track via Spotify and submit it, together with your name and email, to the 'VW Beetle Iconic Tracks' playlist.

The competition closes on Friday 26th October so get thinking about your track and get your entry in.

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