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walls with ketchuP.. TOP pop band, St Etienne, have left Registry officials fuming after the group vandalised two kitchens in showpiece UEA accommodation.
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CITY venue The Waterfront is to remain open for at least the next six months and will continue to expand its activities, writes Niall Hampton. For despite an inquorate EGM last week when its future was due to be debated by students, the Union will continue managing the venue. And it is hoped that in the next six months, The Waterfront will stage events linked to the ' Norwich 800' festival and vary its programme to include
activities such as dance workshops, dramatic performances, and a gay club night. Said Communications Officer Jacqui Mackay, " It was a shame that the meeting wasn't quorate because we felt that it was important that we could present the facts and figures concerning the last four months of The Waterfront to students. "They could then decide whether they believed the operation of the venue was viable or not." But she added, "Because the meeting didn't take place, then our
policy passed at two previous EGMs still stands - the Union is to manage the venue permanently if viable." Since February, The Waterfront has been running at an operating profit. • The Union took over running The Waterfront last December in co-operation with Norwich City Council. Since then, they claim that 20,000 people have been able to see more than 50 local and national bands and over 40 top DJs at the venue.
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The chart stormers left cleaners and maintenance staff working overtime to prepare top-notch Constable Terrace for students ' return, after they stayed there when playing The Waterfront at the end of last term . St Etienne's antics included: •Squirting tomato ketchup 'graffiti' all over kitchen work surfaces and walls, •Strewing spaghetti over the floor, • Wrenching lockers open to steal students' food, and leaving the doors hanging off their hinges, • Baking coffee on to trays under the grill. Conference Services Manager Joanne Grifliths blasted the group for their behaviour, describing their actions as 'extremely unpleasant and very messy.' But St Etienne's manager Martin Kelly explained what he considered to be the problem. "The band were led to believe that they were staying in a hotel but when they got back to the University they were staying in a hall of residence. "The band are used to staying in four or five star hotels and are used to ordering food and having food brought to them. I think they felt that it was a bit like a prison cell... but I suppose that ' s rock 'n' roll."
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However, according to Concrete's contacts at weekly music paper, the NME, this was not an isolated incident. For they allege the band were also involved in drunken incidents at Cardiff and London, including 'limbo dancing' and 'full-frontal" photographs! Joanne Grifliths says the band 's management have since "telephoned to apologise for the vandalism and mess that the group made duri ng their stay at the University." She added: "They have agreed to pay for the damage caused."
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