PUNK SINGER WIPES EXCREMENT ON FAN, SPARKS BRAWL

A PILLS FROM AMERICA concert ended in a mass brawl on Saturday (09Feb08), when frontman MARK WARDLAW smeared his excrement on a fan's face. The British punk band was performing at the Cumberland Arms pub in Newcastle, England when Wardlaw placed a hand in his underwear and scooped out a handful of faeces. The fan's response was to punch Wardlaw in the face, leading to a fight involving large numbers of people. When police arrived to break up the brawl, they arrested another band member, Mark Pennington, for disorderly conduct. Despite the carnage, Wardlaw insists wiping excrement on a fan is "punk". He says, "We're a punk band. Everything we do is improvised. We've done sex acts on stage and I've eaten light bulbs."