Southport is a town located on the water just outside of Liverpool. It is a popular seaside resort and the town hosts several events throughout the year. The town is famous for its golfing traditions and flower shows. 

The town was founded in 1792 when a man built a bathhouse on the beach, and later, a hotel. By the early 1800s, a settlement had formed around the hotel.

"But instead I started counting all the towns I had been to, the first winter I was on tour -- Wigan, Blackburn, Bury, Oldham, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Southport. ... I counted up to fifteen and then slid off into thinking of all the bedrooms I had slept in and how exactly alike they were, bedrooms on tour."