Nice bit of history there, but seems doomed to ruin now. I expect we will have lost loads more live music venues over the last year. I would think gloves would be essential for exploration, especially in current times. You have a good excuse for wearing them.
Remember to stretch before getting your leg too high.
I bought some gloves from Germany, they arrived and were too small. I sent them back for a larger size... still too small. @bingbabe has them now and they fit her. Bloody useless!
How big are your hands? I needed some gardening gloves, so got some in Sainsbury's. The missus bought me some more as she didn't know. I'm stocked up now :)
No bigger than average. They were really nice fingerless ones but I could not get used to them (after jamming the larger ones one). This involves a lot of photography so I need the finger sensitivity.