Crywank hit the road to beat Frank Turner’s record of most gigs played in 24 hours – but there’s a row over the rules

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Frank Turner broke the record for most shows played in 24 hours over the weekend, but Crywank claim that they beat him to it.Turner played 15 gigs in 15 different towns kicking off at Liverpool’s Jacaranda Baltic at 12.30pm on Saturday (May 4) before finally completing his mission at Southampton’s The Brook at midday on Sunday (May 5) – all in aid of the Music Venue Trust and supported by sponsor FreeNow, who provided e-taxis for him to complete the almost 500-mile journey.At the start of the journey, Turner posted an image of himself holding a sign saying “BEFORE”, writing: “Here we go friends.

15 shows, 15 town, 24 hours. This is a terrible idea. Thanks to the venues, my crew, the record shops and @musicvenuetrust – let’s do this.”That was later followed up by a post from the final leg of the attempt, holding an equivalent “AFTER” sign. “Proud.

Tired. Grateful. Long live independent music,” he wrote.Wishing our patron @FrankTurner safe travels across his Music Venue Trust world record setting mission this weekend: The most gigs in 24 hours.

To keep everything above board we’ve set out some stipulations to ensure every gig counts.#GrassrootsMusicVenues #FrankTurner pic.twitter.com/ZFhcwOxqKm— Music Venue Trust (@musicvenuetrust) May 3, 2024But Crywank said that they played 16 gigs in 24 hours from May 3 to May 4 and didn’t get the record due to the rules set out by the Music Venue Trust – stating Turner’s concerts and stated that “each performance must be given ahead of a paying audience” and made a point about gig length.In response, the Manchester band replied: “Awwww my gigs don’t count.