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The Damned @ The Leas

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Another night of fantastic music at the Leas Cliff Hall. Slim Jim Phantom and his band kicking off the night. Rockabilly from the former (or is that current?) Stray Cats. Really good. Slim Jim (right) and band And then. The main event. The Damned. Playing hits from their 40 years on the road  plus selections off the new album  called "Evil Spirits" - out on April 13th.  I have pre-ordered it on Amazon. Unfortunately, my phone was running low on battery power and it decided that to actually focus on the stage closer up than the pic above was a no-no!

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" If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die ." We have often been to concerts  since Claire and I met back in 1999.  Most of them I have to admit at my bidding it has to be said. Some have been less than exciting for her, but have actually been very good and she enjoyed the spectacle.  From the Download Festival (where I was lucky to have won £300 worth of tickets) to Motorhead and of course, last week, Metallica. Motorhead were probably at the lower interest level. The last time we saw them the support was The Damned.  And it is The Damned we are going to see in February at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone.  Only a few miles from home.  No travel to London. First up in November is a return to the O2 to see Deep Purple. A farewell tour?  A gig free December leads us into the New Year and  Think Floyd at the Leas Cliff Hall. Another tribute band th...