Captain Sensible Opens Up Ahead Of The Damned's 35th Anniversary Tour
Tuesday, 08 November 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
Punk and goth pioneers The Damned will be embarking on a 35th anniversary tour starting tomorrow to celebrate their long and illustrious career, which saw them make a name for themselves as the first punk band to release a single, to release an album, to appear in the UK charts and to hit the United States on tour.
The 11-date tour will see the band play through their most seminal albums ‘Damned, Damned, Damned’ and ‘Black Album’ back to back and in their entirety. Captain Sensible of the band has explained exactly where the band are as of right now and has looked back at what made The Damned the band they are today.
“Why did we choose to play those two albums in their entirety? For 35 years in this band of oddballs and eccentrics you deserve a medal.... and there were times when we lived life close to the edge,” Sensible explained. “We are celebrating survival here (as a band AND as live human beings) as much as the music, but when it came to a setlist these two groundbreaking albums were the obvious choice.”
He continued: “As soon as we started rehearsing the Black Album material we realised what a job we had on our hands. In 3 years since ‘New Rose’ kick started the UK punk scene we'd come a long way as songwriters and the likes of ‘Curtain Cal’ and ‘Twisted Nerve’ still present quite a challenge..... Especially if you want to stay faithful to the original.
“The current line-up is also exceptional, and never fails to deliver. Pinch, Monty and Stu are genuinely Damned in character and musicianship and have contributed Grave Disorder and So, Who's Paranoid to the discography.
“The Damned is a rudderless pirate ship plundering various territories seemingly at random. And that's the way we like it. You never know what's round the next corner. Maybe a nice chap offering a multi million pound record contract - or possibly a maniac with a chainsaw. That's life in the Damned, I've kinda got used to it.”
If you’re a fan of The Damned want to catch them live this November, check the dates and details below.
November 9th - Bristol, O2 Academy
November 10th - Birmingham, O2 Academy
November 11th - Cambridge, Corn Exchange
November 12th - London, Roundhouse
November 13th - Brighton, East Wing
November 14th - Norwich, UEA
November 15th - Nottingham, Rock City
November 17th - Newcastle, O2 Academy
November 18th - Leeds, O2 Academy
November 19th - Manchester, Academy
November 20th - Edinburgh, HMV Picture House
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