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Bad Manners with Special Guest Jennie Belle Star Announce NZ Tour'

17 January 2018 - 0 Comments

Legends of fun time ska, Bad Manners return to New Zealand in 2018 for a Greatest Hits Tour. Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel, the man famous for his shiny bald head and giant personality, Bad Manners have a huge setlist of ska jubilation - Walking In The Sunshine, Lorraine, Lip Up Fatty, Special Brew, Just A Feeling, Skinhead Love Affair, My Girl Lollipop, Inner London Violence and of course the ultimate knees up Can Can.

Very Special Guest on this tour will be rude-girl queen of ska-pop Jennie Belle Star (aka Jennie Matthias), lead singer of much treasured London all-girl 80's band The Belle Stars. Formed out of the ashes of 2-Tone ska revivalists The Bodysnatchers, The Belle Stars signed to the home of Madness (Stiff Records) and proceeded to storm the UK charts with a succession of fabulously exuberant ska romps. Having toured the world with the likes of Madness, the Beat and The Clash, Jennie will perform a set of skankin’ standards and The Belle Stars classics including Sign of the Times, as well as their Two Australian Top 10 singles, Iko Ikoand The Clapping Song.

“Part nostalgia, part celebration, but total enjoyment and heartfelt smiles” Glam Adelaide

Bad Manners quickly became the favourites of the Ska movement through their on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops TV exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.

At their peak popularity during the late 1970's and early 1980's, when ska revivalist such as Madness, The Specials, The Beat and The Selecter filled the charts, Bad Manners spent a staggering 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983.

“From start to finish, the show is full of almost obnoxious amounts of energy.” – SongKick.com

One of the main reasons for Bad Manners’notoriety was their outlandish huge-tongued and generously proportioned frontman, Buster Bloodvessel. His manic exploits got them banned from the British BBC TV chart show Top of the Pops… and they were also banned from Italian TV after Bloodvessel, having being told that the Pope was watching, mooned the audience. Don’t recall seeing anything like that on Countdown!

Get ready for a non-stop party with Buster and the boys for all their Greatest Hits… This is Ska!

“It’s a school-outing that’s never stopped for us. We started in ‘76 and we’ve never stopped. We’ve always played live shows everywhere. We have good fun.” -Buster Bloodvessel

Bad Manners NZ Tour Dates

Wednesday May 9thCHRISTCHURCH  - The Foundry
Thursday 10thMay WELLINGTON – San Fran
Friday 11thMay NAPIER – The Cabana
Saturday 12thMay AUCKLAND – Studio
Sunday 13thMay Tauranga – Totara St.  

TICKETS:

Pre-Sale - Thursday 18th January, 9am - 11:59pm (Local time)
On Sale - Friday 19th January, 9am (Local time)

FROM:

NZ: https://metropolistouring.com/tours/bad-manners-nz/



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