MARK E SMITH, THE FALL, BLOOD ON FACE, 1999: Mark E Smith of punk legends The Fall with bloody face and hands on the Reading Radio 1 Evening Session Stage at Reading Festival, Friday August 27 1999. Photo: Rob Watkins. INFO: Apparently The Fall sacked their drummer Tom Head at a service station en route to this notorious gig. Mark E Smith arrived late and appeared to be drunk on stage, fell and stumbled about covered in blood, picked fights with his fellow band members and interfered with their equipment during the shambolic performance.

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Size: 7087px × 4724px
Location: Reading Festival, England, UK
Photo credit: © Rob Watkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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