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An art gallery in Glasgow which hoped to keep Goths away from its front door by playing classical music has ended up attracting more of them.

Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art took action believing Goths congregating outside were scaring off art-lovers.

But the idea has backfired as the youngsters, fans of acts like Marilyn Manson and Slipknot, discovered an unexpected taste for Vivaldi.

Even more of them turned up at their meeting place outside the gallery as the classical tunes blasted from its windows, says the Daily Record.

The Goths have used the gallery's toilets to do their distinctive make-up and hairstyles. Graffiti was daubed over the outside of the building and there were violent clashes with rival gangs.

The gallery set up patrols in the square and removed benches but hundreds of youngsters still congregated outside. Assistant curator Clare McLeod said they then resorted to playing music they thought would annoy their unwelcome visitors.

She said: "We decided to blast Vivaldi at full volume from windows above their heads to sicken them but they actually seemed to enjoy it in the end."

The gallery has now invited the Goths to workshops and set up an exhibition entitled Nu, which pays tribute to the Goth culture.

X wrote:Oh no! just tell me this place aint full of Goth's, I cant be doing with Goth's all in black with pastey faces, You just wanna mother em, dont ya? or is that smother them?
I feel I may be a minority here!

Quiff Boy wrote:

X wrote:Oh no! just tell me this place aint full of Goth's, I cant be doing with Goth's all in black with pastey faces, You just wanna mother em, dont ya? or is that smother them?
I feel I may be a minority here!

GOTHS? where???

let's smoke 'me out, the bastards!!

sam donut wrote: An art gallery in Glasgow which hoped to keep Goths away from its front door by playing classical music has ended up attracting more of them...