9, I wish they would do a Blackpool show every year, and perhaps the final there as well. You just can't beat Lancashire audiences. They are the best. I speak from experience and the venue itself just 'ooomphs' the whole sense of occasion.
When I visited the Tower some years ago, I bought the official book there detailing the history etc. My family name is there in the board of directors who built it in 1894. It's a very uncommon name so odds on it's a relation somewhere along the line. Anyway, I was very proud seeing it on Saturday.