The Arrangement

So yesterday marked the end of the road for The Arrangement as far as Britain's Got Talent was concerned. Although they performed really well in front of some 10 million viewers, live on ITV1, they didn't get enough votes to progress.

Our son - Nathan Rasdall - plays bass in the band, and, as proud parents we were able to watch it all live from the Wembley studio last night. The atmosphere was expectant and the acts delivered; the nerves were on edge as the public voted. The Arrangement seemed to have a lot of support from neutrals in the audience and certainly there was a good deal of positive Twitter feedback but sadly it wasn't to be.

After the show, there seemed to be genuine surprise that they hadn't made it through to the final but it was universally accepted that this had been the toughest semi-final so far and that other acts could, similarly, have gone through on a different night.

As we made our way home to Burwell this morning the band were recording an interview on ITV's Good Morning programme before heading back to their hotel for a well-earned swim.

Not sure what happens now but we shall all treasure the memories of what has been an adventure in which we parents and our children have enjoyed venturing into the starry unknown. Teenagers get so much bad press from the media in this country and hopefully they will have proved that talented, mature individuals who have the sheer nerve to perform for the nation, as they did last night, do still exist. Preconceptions just need re-arranging.

You can continue to follow their fortunes via their official site or through this BGT fan site

 

Mark Rasdall

 

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