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Whamageddon stadium DJ hangs up headphones

Pete Cooper
BBC News, Northamptonshire
Getty Images Archive photo of Andrew Ridgley and George Michael of Wham! Andrew is where a white top, George is where a shite short and dark jacket and is looking at the camera.Getty Images
The game "Whamageddon" sees people try to avoid the Wham! hit Last Christmas

A football stadium DJ who gained international fame for knocking more than 7,000 people out of cult game Whamageddon is hanging up his headphones after eight years.

Players try to avoid Wham!'s 1984 hit Last Christmas for as long as possible before Christmas Eve and are eliminated once they hear it.

Matt Facer, DJ at Northampton Town, was criticised for playing it at the home game against Portsmouth on 2 December in 2023.

Recalling what happened, he joked: "I get ed by some people at BBC News, it goes a bit crazy on there, and then, before I know it, I'm a question on Have I Got News For You":[]}