Have you ever chucked an object at a performer? Gig-going folk these days seem generally a lot better behaved than the preceding generation, who stamped their mark on the 1980s by chucking items such as pints, bottles, coins and, memorably, a dead bat onstage in order to liven up the evening.

Of course, there’s a great Victorian tradition for this kind of thing – the aftermath of a night of music hall entertainment in the East End of London bore a striking similarity to the aftermath of a Saturday vegetable market – but staying true to tradition obviously isn’t the motivation that drives most people to lob a pie at a bass player. They do it because the band are annoying, and the smack of pastry on a fretboard sound far better than slap bass ever did.