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This lineup of The Damned — Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray — gave us ‘The Black Album’ and “Strawberries,’ and will be their first tour here since 1989

”We will probably do the best of The Black Album and Strawberries album and chuck in a few other classics,” Rat says of the planned upcoming tours.

Originally set for 2021 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of The Damned‘s debut single “New Rose,“ the reunion of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, and Rat Scabies got underway this weekend…

Members of Green Day, Dead Kennedys, The Damned, Babes In Toyland, Minutemen, Superchunk, The Gaslight Anthem, The Armed & many more feature in S.W. Lauden’s new book about punk drumming.

The original lineup of punk icons The Damned — Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Brian James — are reuniting for a 2021 UK shows to celebrate the 45th anniversary of their debut single, “New Rose.”

Today’s picks for live videos to watch while you’re home and every show is cancelled include Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong at Coachella, Converge & Chelsea Wolfe at Roadburn, The Damned and Adam & The Ants in 1982, St. Vincent with Andrew Bird, and more.

Rat Scabies and Billy Shinbone will release their debut album as The Sinclairs in May.

While we don’t know who the “secret guest” from the “Northwest” at the film premiere is for sure, The Dandy Warhols have music in the Bodega? trailer.