Over-14s ska and reggae show by Anti-Nowhere League, with support from Wasted Life and The Thirteenth Turn, at The Underground in Hanley.
Anti-Nowhere League play The Underground on Friday 13 November, with Wasted Life and The Thirteenth Turn on support. It's a full night of punk, running from 7:00pm to 11:00pm at 2 Morley Street in Hanley, ST1 4LS.
If the name doesn't ring a bell, the history might. The League formed in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 1980 and put out their debut single, 'Streets of London' with 'So What' on the b-side, in 1981. It hit number 48 in the UK charts before the Police's Obscenity Squad seized it for the profanity on that b-side. 'So What' has since become the band's anthem and has been covered by Metallica, who still play it regularly. Their debut album, We are...the League, followed in 1982 on WXYZ Records, and they released Live in Yugoslavia before splitting by the end of the 1980s.
Since reforming, they've put out The Horse is Dead, Out Of Control, and The Road to Rampton. In 2017 came League Style (Loosen Up), their own take on ska and reggae classics like 'Long Shot Kick De Bucket', 'Johnny Too Bad' and 'Suzanne Beware of the Devil'. So there's a fair bit of ground to cover between the early UK82 stuff and the more recent records.
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Tickets are £25 in advance. It's an over-14s show, and you'll need ID if you're buying alcohol. Doors open at 7:00pm, and the night runs through until 11:00pm.
