Balin’s reluctance to tour had kept the band off the road for over a

Balin’s reluctance to tour had kept the band off the road for over a year, and Slick’s alcoholism increasingly became a problem, which led to two consecutive nights of disastrous concerts in West Germany in June 1978. On the first night, the band was scheduled to play at the Loreley Amphitheatre , on the bill with Leo Kottke and the Atlanta Rhythm Section , but Slick was unable to perform and the show was cancelled. The show was rescheduled for July 2, but the audience were unhappy with this and began rioting, destroying or stealing some of the band’s gear. The band acquired replacement gear for the following day’s show in Hamburg, which was marred by a drunken Slick continually swearing and insulting the audience throughout the show. She repeatedly asked “Who won the war?”, and implied that all Germans were responsible for the wartime atrocities. Slick later described her behavior as a deliberate provocation to force her departure. Kantner subsequently asked for Slick’s resignation from the band, and she left the group at this time.