they sound like the fall...

Didn't they tell some story about buying MES a bottle of whisky and it wasn't good enough quality?

Yes, they said he told the support bands, the crew and the Fall members that it was his b'day, and ordered them to buy him booze. Band and crew supplied single malt, and IL produced supermarket-bought blended muck. Apparently he wasn't happy, but I think the money had run out by then anyway.

I reckon MES will be touring like Bo Diddley or Chuck Berry in a couple of years - i.e. to keep costs down the promoter on the night will provide musicians for the evening to become 'The Fall'.