It was the day that changed Travis forever. Propelled by a string of hit singles, the Scottish rockers had entered the new millennium as arguably the UK’s biggest band. Domestically, album sales were colossal: 1999’s The Man Who, released on Independiente, sold 2.6 million, while 2001 follow-up The Invisible Band shifted a not too shabby 1.2m. BRIT Awards were bestowed; arenas were booked and filled; Glastonbury was headlined and conquered…

Then it happened. While on tour in France in 2002, ...