Elvis Costello in Brussels, they managed to play for precisely 23 boo-accompanied minutes before full chaos took over (at one point, a crowd member stole their microphone).
Later, a riot broke out – Alan Vega broke his nose, and the police were called. As a result Suicide became known for their confrontational presence – and they admittedly took pleasure from pissing off their crowds.But ultimately, Suicide were far more than mere wind-up merchants.
Listening back to their most infamous disaster show 42 years later, their self-titled debut sounds absurdly ahead of its time, ripping out the rebellious heart of punk, and twisted it into something shocking.
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