Fact #174733
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Sounds music newspaper in the UK reports that Ian McCulloch of Echo And The Bunnymen has lost his assault case against Eric Newby, a bouncer at the 1984 York Festival. The court case stemmed from the band's headline gig at York Rock Festival at York Racecourse, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, where there was an altercation between singer McCulloch and Newby. McCulloch claimed to have been beaten up backstage, but Newby denied the charge and magistrates decided there was no case to answer.