http://www.nme.com/news/client/25373
Clinic cancel show after student threats
Clinic have been forced to cancel their show at Central St Martin’s in London after students threatened to stage a sit-in if it went ahead.
The concert was due to take place on December 14, and was also set to feature These New Puritans and The Archie Bronson Outfit.
However the show was pulled because, according to a statement, “A small minority of students...saw the show as a perceived disruption to their studies and were threatening to stage a sit-in protest.”
A replacement for the show will be announced at a later date. A full refund is available from point of purchase.
The band are set to release their single ‘If You Could Read Your Mind’ on February 5.
I expect they could do with the publicity—compelling single title.
what are they protesting? SHITTY MUSIC AMIRITE
hilarious
what? this doesn’t make any sense!
Fuck sit-ins. STUDY-INS!
Yeah get on with your work you idle sods ON MY TAXES
*tell me when I’ve turned into Polly Toynbee*
2003
If you don’t behave yourself I’m getting Scottie McClue to come and post here!
is there any real explanation besides the kids wanted to study? I’m not very familiar with St. Martin’s is it a small enough school that a Clinic show would bother people?
What the hell.
“She studied sculpture at St. Martin’s college/That’s where I/Didn’t see her at the Clinic show”
Clinic’s records have been underselling of late and they need some “controversy” to maximise sales of their last album and forthcoming single.
never exactly an ‘overselling’ band; amazed they still going tbqh.
Bands have terrible names these days. These New Puritans—The Archie Bronson Outfit—what is this, Camden Underworld 1991?
haven’t yet heard the single, but it makes me imagine Clinic covering Jim Croce...(which by extension makes me chuckle)...
do they still rock those surgical masks?...
it makes me imagine Clinic covering Jim Croce
It’s actually Clinic covering themselves. They’re like the Stereolab of garage-dub-beatnik-dance-rock. (not necc. being pejorative here.)
It’s just like 1968 but a bit quiter.
This is amazing.
Is there any real explanation besides the kids wanted to study? I’m not very familiar with St. Martin’s is it a small enough school that a Clinic show would bother people?
The thing is, if they need to study so bad that night, why are they going to a noisy club that night to protest. They wouldn’t get any studying done like that, regardless of whether or not Clinic played. So maybe the ones who agreed to do the sit-in were doing it in support of friends who had to study that night? And why don’t the people who want to study go the library, instead? Unless—was the Clinic show supposed to be in the Library?!
SCANDALOUS!
It’s impossible to do anything at a university without some students protesting about it. I’m kind of amazed anyone thinks this is newsworthy or surprising.
(From the mindset that brought you the current season of Veronica Mars, it’s ... PCU, starring Jeremy Piven, David Spade, and Matt DC!)
I hate my generation. Ugh... That makes me want to go smoke a joint and throw on some BOC.
i like that first clinic record okay.
i wish they had a different singer though. yikes.
newsflash: college students are dipshits.
That makes me want to go smoke a joint and throw on some BOC.
Boards of Canada or Blue Oyster Cult? Or both simultaneously?