The Damned - Final Damnation 50

A punk rock bill at Manchester Academy headlined by The Damned, the British band formed in London in 1976, with The Saints also on the line-up.

The Damned are a British punk rock band formed in London in 1976, whose music moves between post-punk, psychedelic pop and gothic rock, built on a punk foundation. Their debut single, "New Rose", and the album Damned Damned Damned, released in 1977, were among the earliest records of the British punk movement. Dave Vanian, the band's singer, and Rat Scabies, its drummer, are among the group's key members, and "Eloise" remains one of their best-known later songs.

The Saints are an Australian punk band formed in Brisbane in 1973. Their single "(I'm) Stranded", released in 1977, is one of the early landmarks of Australian punk, and they appear alongside The Damned on this bill.

The show is titled Final Damnation 50. Manchester Academy hosts concerts and shows in Manchester, and this bill will suit listeners who follow British punk and its post-punk and gothic offshoots.