stackyFACTSInstead of booking a massive stadium for a grand farewell tour, the biggest band in the world dragged heavy amplifiers up the stairs of their office building. They blasted out a completely unannounced lunchtime concert to a crowd of bewildered pedestrians until the local police promptly shut them down for making too much noise.
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