The Damned - O2 Leeds



The Damned - Poor Quality

35th Anniversary tour was an opportunity not to miss. We've seen The Damned several times over the years and this felt like a chance to relive times past!I remember the old days over in Bradford, seeing the band at Rio's behind the Uni. The last time we went was quite funny, all the old punks appear to have matured into middle age, the car park was full of BMW's and Audi's, inside the gig everyone had bald heads and 'middle age spread' which resulted in their bellies popping out of their old leather jackets. (No chance of doing the zip up!).


Andrea had to miss the gig, she'd been sick for a couple of day, not like Andrea.

The show started with a ridiculously (as usual) dressed Captain Sensible setting the scene, in his usual silly way.

'Neat Neat Neat' started the ball rolling as they ripped through 'Damned Damned Damned'. The other Obvious track was 'New Rose', but the band made a good fist of the rest of the album. I went for a 'jump about' at the front, everyone smiling but bouncing off each other like crazy, good fun!

Dave Vanian - Poor Quality

A short break and then they set off through 'The Black Album', again everything was pretty tight. The whole band seemed to be full of life and appeared to be enjoying the atmosphere of an appreciative audience.

A couple of encores, finishing with 'Smash It Up'. A great night. The band stuck to the older stuff and didn't do any of the later material, no Eloise or Phantasmagoria tracks, for some people this might have been a disappointment, but there's always a next time......