The biggest music disasters of 2012: part one
50 - 26: from flop comebacks to bottlings to arrests, an embarrassing 12 months in music
- 46 - Lee Ryan twitter meltdown, October 2012: Twitter is a dangerous thing for celebs, as demonstrated by Lee Ryan's online meltdown following the news that an ex was selling their story to the press.
The past year has been one of ups and downs for the music industry. We've seen some great new acts arrive, but on the other hand we've also seen some catastrophic musical disasters.
In a year that saw Pete Doherty making his acting debut, several stars prove just how dangerous an invention Twitter really is, and a string on on stage illnesses, Gigwise have had plenty to choose from for our 50 disasters of 2012.
Today we count down from 50 to 26, with everyone from Lady Gaga to Alex Reid making shameful appearances.
Hopefully they'll still be able to hold their heads high in 2013.
