As a companion to the delightful On Walking Out thread, can we celebrate the non-appearances, flounces and last-minute unexplained cancellations by those who have moved heaven and earth to be in the audience for. Two from me: seeing Altered Images at the Manchester Apollo, support Subway Sect announced ‘Vic’s supposed to be here but he’s not’ – and played their entire set instrumentally. The comic Simon Day in the mid-90s went on a post-match bender following an England football victory at Euro 96 and failed to turn up to Newbury Corn Exchange that evening. Dave Gorman did the longest support act set ever, but eventually management had to come clean, well say he was indisposed at least – we found out what had happened from someone we knew at the venue a few days later.