Gary Aura Feb 23, 2025

I went to this gig when I was a young 17 yr old Punk. And the gig was pure anarchy - Captain Sensible came on stage wearing a giant green dinosaur tail, inflated by some kind of wind machine by a grey tube. The crowd eventually pulled it off him and ripped it to shreds, leaving Capt Sensible naked with only his guitar - As the gig progressed, the crowd started getting more and more aggressive. They started ripping up the first few rows of seats and throwing them in the orchestra pit in front of stage, as well as throwing things at the band. A few times fans made it across the 'pit' and invaded the stage, where bouncers would grab hold of them and drag them off. Couple of times the band had to stop playing and ask the audience to behave. Indeed, the crowd got so bad the band didn't play their full set, as the crowd were just too rowdy. So during one song the band kinda gave up and they started smashing their own equipment. Drums, guitars, amps all got trashed, and the crowd invaded the stage and joined in. As well as pulling up more seats and throwing them into the 'pit'. The house lights came up and that was the end of the gig. It can't have been more than 30 minutes long. I remember standing there for ages after the mayhem had died down. It was gobsmacking: The Orchestra Pit, which was at least 6 or 7 feet deep was literally full to the brim with broken seats and band equipment...!! It had basically been a riot. I was disappointed cos the band hadn't played many songs, and I don't recall which songs they did play. The gig had only lasted about 30 minutes, if that. Which is why I remember it so well. Such was Punk...!