The Damned return to Manchester for 40th Anniversary tour
THE DAMNED to play at Manchester Academy
Reporter: Allan Roach
Punk legends THE DAMNED have announced they will play at the Manchester Academy on 18 November as part of a huge UK & Irish tour which takes in more than thirty towns and cities running until the end of the year.
Celebrated as the most entertaining of the original punk bands, The Damned were the very first British band to release a punk single (their mighty debut “New Rose”, released on 22 October 1976), the first to release an album (1977’s ‘Damned Damned Damned’) and also the first to tour America. From the very first moment they started playing live in tiny punk clubs in 1976, The Damned quickly gained a reputation as a band who would always deliver an accomplished live set.
Instrumental in kick-starting the original punk rock scene, The Damned have never been afraid to push themselves musically and throughout their years together have cruised through whatever areas of progressive, psychedelic, goth and pop rock that take their fancy.
Always unforgettable, The Damned continue to wave the flag for originality, stick two fingers up to mediocrity and celebrate a DIY punk ethos in the face of plastic entertainment and scripted reality. Original members Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible never expected to still be doing it 40 years later, but here they are in town for one night only – as their loyal following will attest, all simply because they are still an incredible live band who sound as fresh and exciting as they did back in 1976.
To cap their incredible 40th Anniversary year, which has already seen the band deliver a blistering three-hour set at a completely sold-out London Royal Albert Hall show this summer, to see The Damned live – will be a night out you will remember for a very long time.
Band Line-Up – Current Members:
David Vanian – Vocals
Captain Sensible – Guitar
Monty Oxy Moron – Keyboard
Pinch – Drums
Stu West – Bass
Tickets for the MANCHESTER – Academy show taking place on Friday 18 November are available from:
Box Office No: 0161 832 1111
Website – www.manchesteracademy.net/
Doors – 7.30pm / Stage – 8.00pm
Tickets – £25.00 (advance)
For more information on THE DAMNED, click on their website / social media links below:
Website – www.officialdamned.com/
Facebook – www.facebook.com/pages/The-Damned/10644147851
Twitter – twitter.com/damnedtwits
You Tube Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_11iBKJxAWA
Author: Jude Gidney - Editor
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