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The gig was magnificent, Lydon bounding
on to the stage wearing yellow foul-weather-gear as the band played
a scorching version of 'Kashmir'. I had always wanted to see John McGeoch
since his days in the Armoury Show and the Banshees, so that was an
added bonus.
Houston at that time was
notoriously stoic at gigs, but this night the crowd was really into
it. However, there was a fire marshall who was telling people to stay
in their seats and to keep the aisles clear, so people only stood on
occasion (a Devo show a month earlier had been ended early by the same
guy). Lydon told the crowd to do whatever they wanted, and of course
the place erupted.
At the end of the gig, Lydon
announced "we'd play more but I have to be arrested now,"
after which he walked off the stage with one of his arms thrust upwards.
He was duly cuffed by a policeman and the gig was officially over. |