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SIOUXSIE

Imperious return of a post-punk icon

IT begins with a blast of perfumed intoxication, the voluptuous string swirls of “Aquarium” from Saint-Saëns’ booming out across a cavernous hall. In this year’s most feverishly anticipated rock comeback, Susan Janet Ballion has emerged from Garbo-esque semi-retirement for an extensive run of international shows, her first in a decade. At 65, in a chic ice-blue trouser suit and streaked hair, Siouxsie

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