It seems that this was almost the gig that never was. In June, Siouxsie was receiving medical advice in Sweden to desist from singing for three months to save her vocal chords from the risk of permanent damage.
New Musical Express (12th June 1982)
If the diagnosis was concerning, the prognosis, in the event that Siouxsie ignored the medical advice that was coming her way, was catastophic.
Nevertheless, with an album requiring completion and dates in the diary, including the annual Elephant Fayre down in Cornwell, well, the show must go on. British doctors gave her the go ahead to perform at the Elephant Fayre event on the strict proviso that she took a prolonged break immediately afterwards.
Record Mirror (26th June 1982)
New Musical Express (31st July 1982)
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New Musical Express (7th August 1982)
The gig was reviewed in the following week's NME and the band and Siousxsie in particular got a thumbs up from the writer... a fine performance given all of the medical malarky that was hanging over the band before the gig.
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