Those in attendance at The Deaf Institute bore witness to an impressive exercise in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
For 45 minutes, The View’s first show outside their native Scotland in six years had all the ingredients for a triumph; an ardent sell-out crowd that had travelled from far and wide, a setlist that leaned heavily on fan favourites and the kind of noisy, away-end atmosphere that the Dundonians have typically thrived off.
Then, inexplicably, the show was over after a huge bust-up on stage.