Shockwaves hair products sponsor a spot of fan-bashing

Shockwaves range of hair products is currently underwriting a trail of chaos as The Automatic attempt to turn every night on the NME tour into some sort of clash with fans.

It's not known if the band are deliberately targeting fans who turn up at gigs wearing hair products made by rival firms, or no hair products at all. However, in Belfast, Shockwaves paid for keyboardist Pennie to smash a fan's glasses, while in Dublin its largesse underwrote the cost of a ruck between Pennie and a fan who lit up a fag.

Other hair products are available, as are hats, which can save a lot of time brushing in the mornings.