Big shows end all at once. Twenty thousand people pour out of the arena, the surge for the Tube begins, and the surge-priced apps go dark. A booked chauffeur sidesteps all of it — your driver is already positioned at an agreed meeting point, so you walk past the queues and into a quiet, warm car rather than standing in the cold refreshing your phone.

We cover the lot: arena nights at the O2 and Wembley, day-long festivals, intimate gigs and the encore that always overruns. No designated driver means everyone enjoys the night fully, and no one is squinting at country lanes at one in the morning. We agree a pick-up spot you can actually find in the dark, and we will happily wait out an extended set rather than chivvy you along.