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Nicky Wire's 'terror' at homecoming gig

James McLaren

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Despite playing an absolute blinder at last night's Radio 2 Homecoming show from Blackwood, Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire has talked of his nerves as they took to the stage.

Bassist Wire described the moments before going on stage wearing his old school tie as "sheer terror. Hometown gigs are always really fraught but this one in particular was kind of emotional and kind of resonated deeply in us all," he said.

Listen to fans talk about the gig:

And you can also browse pictures of the day.

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