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Buzzcocks play Electric Circus supporting the Sex Pistols on their infamous Anarchy Tour, replacing the Damned, who have been kicked off the tour. This dismissal has arisen after Derby Borough Council insisted the Pistols perform at a private afternoon meeting in front of the assembled dignitaries to decide whether the band were suitable for the young people of their city to be exposed to. The Pistols don’t turn up, but, as the Damned agree to the council’s terms, Malcolm McLaren decides they no longer have a place on the tour. This gives Buzzcocks a superb opportunity to feature on a classic tour. At this stage, they are clearly a band in the ascendancy, and yet tonight will prove to be the last gig vocalist Howard Devoto ever plays with them.