Maximo Park were shunned by Arctic Army types at the opening gig of the NME Awards Tour, according to The Sun, who report that up to a fifth of the audience left once Arctic Monkeys finished their set at Dublin Ambassadors and vacated the stage for headliners Maximo Park.
You may remember that towards the end of last year Arctic Monkey fans booed Test Icicles off the stage when they played a support slot. Although, if I remember correctly, that was kind of fair enough, because even Test Icicles themselves admitted they were rubbish.