The answers to some little questions are hugely revealing. We pass it off as small talk, but asking about somebody’s first anything often reveals all you need to know about who they are today and why. If only I’d understood the implications of buying Wig Wam Bam by Black Lace as my debut music purchase – had known it would shape so many future interactions and realised how ridiculous you feel simply saying those words, even to those too young or cool to be familiar with the full sonic horror.

So, to halt generational trauma, when the opportunity came to supply my son with the dream reply to “What was your first concert?” I took him to Harry Styles at Wembley during a thermometer-shattering heatwave.

Disclaimer: I knew it would be good. I was also well aware that, as my 11-year-old and I are Styles fans, attending with him would be significant and lovely. What I wasn’t expecting was what transpired: an almost religious experience. This gig has altered my physiology, changed my DNA. My life is henceforth divided – BH........

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