Last night, at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, The View took to the stage for a sold out first show of their comeback tour… and to say it went badly is an understatement. An increasingly upset Kyle Falconer actually turned round and punched bassist Keiren Webster before having to be restrained by several others, and thanks to modern technology here’s the footage:

This happened tonight at The View’s Manchester gig 😬

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— The Rock Revival (@TheRockRevival_) May 10, 2023

Shouting “I’ll fucking kill you” on the first night is not ideal. Falconer did manage to continue the show for a while, but it ended early. Today came an announcement that the next gig has been cancelled.

This happened tonight at The View’s Manchester gig 😬

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— The Rock Revival (@TheRockRevival_) May 10, 2023

The words “the promoter is working to resolve the situation” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that message.