THE DAMNED ANNOUNCE UK RECORD STORE Q&As + SIGNINGS

THE DAMNED ANNOUNCE UK RECORD STORE Q&As + SIGNINGS

WITH EVENTS ACROSS LONDON, BIRMINGHAM AND BRISTOL IN MAY

THE DAMNED UK TOUR BEGINS THIS WEEK, INCLUDING TWO SHOWS AT LONDON’S ALEXANDRA PALACE

27 March 2023: To celebrate the release of their up-coming album Darkadelic, The Damned will visit record stores in London, Birminghamand Bristolfor fan Q&A sessions and signings.

OnTuesday 2 May, ​​David Vanian, Captain Sensible, Monty Oxymoronand Will Glanville-Taylor will stop by Rough Trade Eastin London to meet fans and answer questions. The following day, on Wednesday 3 May, Vanian, Sensible and Oxymoron will head to Birmingham HMV Vault, with Paul Grayalso joining them in Bristol’s Rough Tradeon Thursday 4 May.

Across the dates The Damned will be interviewed by MOJO Contributing Editor Phil Alexander, music journalist John Aizlewood, and DJ, presenter, podcaster and writer Matt Stocks.

Fans can pre-order / sign up to attend – see UK record store signings/Q&A info below:

Tue 2 May – London – Rough Trade East – 7pm

Interviewed by Phil Alexander (Contributing Editor of MOJO)

Pre-order/sign up to attend: https://link.dice.fm/e181786754ce

Wed 3 May – Birmingham – HMV Vault – 5pm

Interviewed by John Aizlewood (Music Journalist)

Pre-order/sign up to attend: http://ow.ly/yc6t50NiQxZ

Thurs 4 May – Bristol – Rough Trade – 6:30pm

Interviewed by Matt Stocks (DJ, Presenter, Podcaster & Writer)

Pre-order/sign up to attend: https://link.dice.fm/Ie909be3c717

This week the band head out on tour across the UK in support of their brand-new, Darkadelic, out 28 April. Opening their tour in Cardiff on31 March and closing with two shows at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London on 20 & 21 April, they’ll also perform in Southend, Oxford, Nottingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Norwich, Brighton and Southampton. Tickets on sale now here.

After the success of 2022’s Original Line-up tour and also the release of the film/album A Night Of A Thousand Vampires, which reached #1 on the UK Official Music Video Chart, The Damned current line-up have released two singles from their new album. The first insight to the new record is ‘The Invisible Man’ – agloriously delirious video that swirls Captain Sensible’s trippy guitar swaths into David Vanian’s tale of mystery and madness. It is one step beyond into a new and Darkadelic universe…

Also the recent single ‘Beware Of The Clown’, written by founding member Captain Sensible to deride what he calls the “conveyor belt of bozos” who lead us. Produced by Tom ‘Mitch’ Mitchener, the track musically evokes two magical Damned albums, 1982’s Strawberriesand 1985’s Phantasmagoria.

Darkadeliccatches the band once again evolving and expanding upon their unique universe and features some of The Damned’s sharpest song-writing and genre-bending performances. Alongside Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray and Monty Oxymoron, William Granville-Taylor joins the band on drums.

See all UK tour dates and venues below:

THE DAMNED – MARCH/APRIL 2023 TOUR DATES

Fri 31 March – Cardiff – Great Hall

Sat 01 April – Southend – Cliffs Pavilion

Sun 02 April – Oxford – O2 Academy

Tue 04 April – Nottingham – Rock City

Wed 05 April – Liverpool – O2 Academy

Fri 07 April – Newcastle – NX

Sat 08 April – Glasgow – O2 Academy

Mon 10 April – Leeds – O2 Academy

Tue 11 April – Manchester – Albert Hall

Thu 13 April – Birmingham – Town Hall

Fri 14 April – Bristol – O2 Academy

Sat 15 April – Norwich – The Nick Rayns

Mon 17 April – Brighton – Dome

Tue 18 April – Southampton – O2 Guildhall

Thu 20 April – London – Alexandra Palace Theatre

Fri 21 April – London – Alexandra Palace Theatre

ABOUT THE DAMNED

Following their formation in 1976, The Damned became the first UK punk band to officially release a single, ‘New Rose’, and an album Damned Damned Damned. With 11 studio albums and several UK chart singles, the band are pioneers who emerged from the London punk scene, earning an ever-expanding fan base fuelled by legendary live shows. Their dark lyrics and Dave Vanian’s rich baritone vocals also catapulted The Damned to the forefront of the Goth-Rock Genre. The Damned of today defy any categorisation and the ease of which songs from all phases of their career fit together in this ground-breaking spectacle is absolute proof.

THE DAMNED line-up are:

Dave Vanian – Vocals

Captain Sensible – Guitar

Monty Oxymoron – Keyboards

Paul Gray – Bass

Will Glanville-Taylor – Drums