I wanted to see the Upstarts
live again as they are one of my favorite bands. Moreover, it so happens that they are of the few classic bands will not this year playing in the Rebellion Festival
, so it was "legal imperative" to me having to visit them as soon as possible. The occasion was this concert of May 1 Derby. The site where it was to make the fest was changed at the last minute. At first the room chosen for the event was a call
Redemption, but we know that if you organize a concert in one day bypass the audience always much lower (in the UK on 1 May is a holiday and yes no what is the first Monday of the month, known as Early May Bank Holiday). Therefore, long bridge this weekend in England because on Friday was also "party" because of the "gift" that made the British royal family to their "subjects" by the fucking royal wedding of one of its parasites. In short, what we were going ... The fest was moved to a smaller site called Old Bell Hotel
and I would reckon that night around 200 people or less. The positive thing was to get the group to a span, but for "economic problems" did not any pictures of any bands, sorry. Skins in quantity and also some peaks in a place where regular schedule usually a lot of punk and Oi, which will quickly notice the treatment of the organization to the people. They opened a trio called Hooligan
coming from Dublin. To be honest, I did not like anything. Although not well known this band, its members were veterans (Decca
former Angelic Upstarts
among others, played in the past with them too), though I say half and half ...
And after a short delay, the Upstarts
began his performance! The formation of the band was that of recent years with the exception of the battery, that was neither
Decca not believe that of
Crashed Out (although the drum kit, for she had painted the logo of the group in the hype). Pipeando the internet I discovered that the new battery is the
Dipsomaniacs , banda with which Upstarts
share two members. If I remember correctly, I think it started with "Last Another soldier" to continue with "Never ad nothing." People began to freak out and pogo color quickly appeared for the first rows. View concerts in the foreigner has the advantage that people obviously know the lyrics, so so cool to hear the choirs sing, or make public. Mensi
was very talkative between songs, joking and also vindictive, and often put the microphone to the people to shout themselves hoarse singing. As someone told me that I understood (milagro!!), "They played brillliant." The repertoire was very good. Have removed a reggae a bit "heavy" bearing the last time I saw a long time and continue with their classics of yesterday and today. I do not understand that as a hymn as "Solidarity" as soon play it, I would think more of themselves at the end of the show ... What I said, yesterday's classics like "Teenage Warning", "Police Oppression", " I'm an Upstart "," Two Million Voices "," Let me alone, "" Woman in Disguise "," Shotgun solution "... and most recently billed as the" Anti Nazi "or" Safe haven "of your last date studio work,
Sons of Spartacus. The hit song "The Murder of Liddle Towers" put an end to the first part of the concert, there was still the encore that the audience screaming asked insistently. It fell two versions which tend to live, the "White Riot" from The Clash
and "If The Kids Are United" Sham of
69, who was with ended. Good concert
Angelic Upstarts, and attention will have them soon touring the state (12 May 77 at the Grotto
, 13 May
The Estraperlo and 14 in Durango). A l @ s that you like not miss it, as it did very well that night in Derby.
- Photo of
Mensi is caught in this blog (one of the closest in time I found it.)
