Why the saying “from afar and loved ones” couldn’t find a more literal application is captured in the rather shocking footage of the … episodic comeback of rock band The View who literally “took it on stage” after their members indulged in a wild public brawl in front of the stunned audience with the singer eventually punching the bassist screaming “I’ll kill you!”

Fans were left stunned when the Scottish band – best known for their hit Same Jeans, which reached number three in the charts in 2007 – had to call off their gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester last night.

It was their first show in more than five years, having last performed in their hometown of Dundee in 2017 – a decade after their platinum album Hats Off to the Buskers was nominated for the Mercury Prize.