The Damned - Final Damnation 50

A concert by The Damned, the London punk rock band, under the title Final Damnation 50, at O2 Academy Birmingham. The programme covers the band's catalogue from its punk beginnings onwards.

The Damned were formed in London in 1976 and are often cited as one of the first British punk bands to release a single, New Rose, that year. Vocalist Dave Vanian, guitarist Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies are among the members associated with the band's best-known line-ups, and their debut album, Damned Damned Damned, appeared in 1977. Over the following decades the group's music moved between post-punk, psychedelic pop and gothic rock, all built on a punk rock foundation.

Later records include Machine Gun Etiquette (1979) and Phantasmagoria (1985). The 1986 single Eloise reached number one in the UK charts, a release that remains one of the band's most widely heard recordings.

This concert, titled Final Damnation 50, brings the band to O2 Academy Birmingham, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city. The night will appeal to listeners who follow British punk and gothic rock and want to hear the group's music performed live in Birmingham.