"It was the closest thing to anarchy I've ever seen. I didn't like it one bit." How Green Day's performance at the second festival of peace and love ended in chaos and violence

"It was the closest thing to anarchy I've ever seen. I didn't like it one bit." How Green Day's performance at the second festival of peace and love ended in chaos and violence

When it comes to perfect couplings, punk rock and riots go together like a horse and carriage. In 1981, at The Ritz in Manhattan, Public Image Limited led their paying public into disorder by playing behind a curtain while frontman John Lydon derided the 3000 strong crowd with the taunt of “silly fucking audience.” That same year, a series of dangerously oversold shows by The Clash at the Bond International Casino saw anarchy in the USA spill ou…