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  • the damned 2026 anz

    British punk pioneers, The Damned will bring their legendary live show to Australia and New Zealand in September as part of their 50th anniversary farewell celebrations.

    Fresh from an acclaimed 50th anniversary show at Wembley Stadium in London on April 11, The Damned are heading aroudn the world. They'll play host four shows across ANZ including one at the Sydney Opera House. The band played full houses in Australia in March 2024 to rave reviews.

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    The Damned
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney, NSW, Australia

    September 10 2026

    Words: ASHLEY THOMSON
    Images" CELIA CURTIS

    As a young teen, then living on the southside of Brisvegas, I listened to this fledgling radio station run outta the Uni called 4ZZZ. Michael Finucan was doing the heavy lifting of the morning show and introduced me to all this modern high energy music coming out locally and from all around the world, one of those being a punk band called The Damned. 

    I brought The Damned records from an import record shop in the city and was duly impressed. along with the overall sound I was transfixed by the huge cacophony of the drumming, this wasn’t your dads Ringo Starr, this cunt literally sounded like the Tasmanian Devil on speed. Impressive.