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Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash whip up a riot at the Winter Gardens on Wednesday 9th November 1977 (Photograph Trevor King) Link

"The visit of The Clash in November 1977 ended with a number of seats in the stalls being trashed and thrown on to the stage. Because of the damage, a concert by the BSO the following night had to be cancelled. The band ended up footing the bill. As for Joy Division, their support slot with The Buzzcocks came to an abrupt end when singer Ian Curtis suffered an epileptic fit on stage and fell into the drum kit. He was carried off by roadies and taken to Boscombe hospital in an ambulance. Six months later, the troubled singer, who suffered from depression as well as seizures, hung himself with a washing line at his home in Macclesfield."