{"id":3043,"date":"2025-06-23T10:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/the-damned-announce-50th-anniversary-show-at-wembley-arena-in-april-150252\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:37:52","slug":"the-damned-announce-50th-anniversary-show-at-wembley-arena-in-april-150252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/the-damned-announce-50th-anniversary-show-at-wembley-arena-in-april-150252\/","title":{"rendered":"The Damned announce 50th anniversary show at Wembley Arena in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"post-preview\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content google-ld-json\">\n<div class=\"editable-content\">\n<p>Evergreen punk pioneers <strong>The Damned<\/strong> have announced a special show at OVO Wembley Arena on April 11, 2026, to mark the 50th anniversary of their formation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.kelsey.co.uk\/single-issue\/uncut-magazine\/353\">THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE \u2013 CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll be supported on the night by <strong>The Loveless featuring Marc Almond, Peter Hook And The Light<\/strong> and <strong>The Courettes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalf a century on and who\u2019d have thought <strong>The Damned<\/strong> would still be upright and breathing?\u201d wrote the band in an accompanying statement. \u201cWe have shared some tragic losses along the way, but like a finely tuned engine, <strong>The Damned<\/strong> still has the power and finesse to excite, entertain and accelerate into our 50th year\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t made up the set list as yet but with 50 years of catalogue to choose from, only the best songs from our chequered history will be performed \u2013 and with the passion and commitment all good music lovers deserve. You know we won\u2019t disappoint\u2026 We never thought we\u2019d make it this far and neither did you\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ-1392x1044.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Damned-SQ-1068x801.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The current line-up of <strong>The Damned<\/strong> features founding members <strong>Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible<\/strong> and <strong>Rat Scabies<\/strong>, plus longstanding bassist <strong>Paul Gray<\/strong> and <strong>Monty Oxymoron<\/strong> on keyboards.<\/p>\n<p>You can sign up for the Wembley ticket pre-sale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegpresents.co.uk\/event\/the-damned\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/news\/the-damned-announce-50th-anniversary-show-at-wembley-arena-in-april-150252\/\">The Damned announce 50th anniversary show at Wembley Arena in April<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncut.co.uk\/\">UNCUT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evergreen punk pioneers The Damned have announced a special show at OVO Wembley Arena on April 11, 2026, to mark the 50th anniversary of their formation. 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