00:00When it was down by the Pier Red, there was a big set-up, wasn't there, for Eurovision?
00:04I didn't see any of it when it was in Liverpool, to be honest with you.
00:09Eurovision isn't really my thing.
00:11It was great, actually.
00:14Talking in terms of tourism as well, that was really, really good,
00:18and I think it introduced a lot of people to what a great city this is for music.
00:23It was the ideal venue for it.
00:24We watched it on TV, and we were aware of the buzz in the air,
00:27the posters, the atmosphere, the friendliness.
00:30I think one thing that could be improved, I've been there, and it was pretty good.
00:34I think the British Music Experience place,
00:39I don't think an awful lot of people have actually heard about that,
00:42and when people come to Liverpool, especially from abroad, holidaymakers, tourists,
00:48it's Beatles, Beatles, Beatles, but there's an awful lot more to Liverpool than them.
00:52It's only white music that's ever celebrated in Liverpool.
00:58Historically, black musicians have been excluded from the celebration.
01:03Maybe some kind of hub where all the information about all the concerts was available together,
01:11rather than people having to search maybe 20 different sites on the internet
01:14where all the music that was happening could be publicised.
01:18I think there has to be some sort of acknowledgement in the sense of a plaque or something
01:25to just acknowledge the greatness of black musicians in Liverpool.
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