The Jesus and Mary Chain cause a 'riot'

Opinions vary as to whether you could call the Jesus and Mary Chain's show at the North London Poly a riot. For some, the sight of an audience storming the stage and smashing up the band's equipment after a typically short, chaotic set was "blood-in-their eyes destruction". For others, it was a bit pathetic. Either way, nothing like it usually happened at indie gigs, thus cementing the Mary Chain's reputation for controversy and fast-tracking them to mainstream attention.