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BC Camplight, O2 Academy Leeds
The US singer-songwriter covers a lot of ground in a musically promiscuous set
Displaced person: Brian Christinzio

IF DEPORTATION is a recurrent theme in BC Camplight’s recent material, then there’s a good reason.

A while ago Brian Christinzio, who trades under the Camplight stage name, overstayed his visa permission due to a leg injury and was made to leave Manchester and return to his native Philadelphia.

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