Following an epic appearance at British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park on Saturday 1 July, The Damned have today announced a massive ‘Evil Spirits’ UK tour, which is set to rock venues across the country from 26 January – 17 February 2018, including a date at the London 02 Forum. Hot off the success of their 40th Anniversary tour in the USA, fans will experience the band’s raw, primal and macabre energy first-hand in some truly intimate venues, up close and personal with punk’s original connoisseurs. Tickets go on sale 10AM on Friday 7 July from www.aegpresents.co.uk
With no shortage of pioneering hits, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Monty Oxymoron, Pinch and Stu West will ensure that The Damned’s 2018 UK tour will electrify fans all around the nation. Fans should expect blistering performances of the likes of the immortal ‘New Rose’ – recently voted the ‘Best Punk Song Ever’ by Kerrang! Magazine – and defiant classics ‘Neat Neat Neat’, ‘Love Song’, ‘Smash It Up’, and much more.
Formed in 1976, The Damned were the first British punk band to commercially release both a single and an album, as well as take their music Stateside, with their first US voyage taking place in 1977. They are the originators of the goth punk movement and have inspired countless numbers of bands that have gone on to see huge success. Selling millions of albums over four decades, The Damned’s 2018 UK tour will see the band revisit their classics with their trademark ferocity at venues across the country.
The Damned ‘Evil Spirts’ 2018 UK Tour Dates:
26 January Newcastle O2 Academy
27 January Dundee Caird Hall
28 January Glasgow O2 Academy
30 January Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
31 January Manchester Academy 1
1 February Birmingham O2 Academy
3 February Leicester O2 Academy
4 February Nottingham Rock City
6 February Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
7 February Southend Cliffs Pavilion
9 February Cardiff Great Hall
10 February Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
11 February Bournemouth O2 Academy
13 February Southampton O2 Guildhall
14 February Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
17 February London O2 Forum
Tickets available from 10AM, Friday 7 July at www.aegpresents.co.uk
