I wasn't really sure what to expect as I'd never been to a concert of theirs before. It was probably one of the best concerts I've been to!
This tour was their 35th Anniversary Tour, and wow, they can really do it live!
The venue was intimate and well organised. There wasn't much standing around, which was good. Practically bang on 8:30pm (when the show was billed to begin), the support band, The Dancing Dead, came on.
They were a fantastic warm-up to The Damned! I loved their alternative cover of Rebel Yell by Billy Idol! They're definitely going far if they keep up performances like last night's! The crowd really seemed to enjoy them too, which I think was really great.
The Dancing Dead are headlining today's Falmouth Livedart Summer Festival at University College Falmouth. If you're nearby, get down there, it sounds like a fantastic event!
For more information on The Dancing Dead, go to: www.facebook.com/The Dancing Dead
The Damned came onto the stage at around 9:30pm, with Dave Vanian arriving in his typical 'vampire' style. The band played for a solid hour and a half, leaving the stage briefly before coming back on for an encore.
Their sound was very good and the show itself was put together very well. The England vs. Sweden football result was also included within the first five minutes!
All the songs were accompanied by 50+ fans moshing, which was certainly interesting to watch! The moshing and the energy of the fans really seamed to fuel The Damned's own energy which is brilliant.
Dave Vanian has such a rich and strong voice, possibly much stronger than on The Damned records, it was a joy to listen to. He led the fans through each song, perfectly on cue and full of energy.Captain Sensible was amazing. All of his guitar solos were stunning (even the ones when the guitar was on his head!). He was clearly having a great time, and so were his die-hard fans in the front row who were wearing their matching berets!
Monty Oxymoron was great on the keyboards! He did backing vocals, jumped around to encourage the fans and played some superb solos!
Stu West and Pinch were really good too. The band worked really well together considering that two of them weren't original members.
I enjoyed it very much and would definitely go to another concert of theirs again!
Long Live The Damned!
Setlist:
- Wait For The Blackout
- Lively Arts
- Silly Kids Games
- I Just Can't Be Happy Today
- New Rose
- The Limit Club
- Shadow Of Love
- Under The Floor Again
- Love Song
- Neat Neat Neat
- Plan 9 Channel 7
- History Of The World (Part One)
- Fan Club
- Ignite
- Curtain Call
- Eloise
- Anti Pope
- Smash It Up (Part One)
- Smash It Up (Part Two)
- Happy Talk
- Dave Vanian
- Captain Sensible
- Stu West
- Monty Oxymoron
- Pinch
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