There was only room for one cover version but nobody objected to White Riot by The Clash which went down an absolute storm. The reminder of the incident was also sewn on to Pursey’s shirt, it was certainly close to Jimmy’s heart tonight. This song has a dark side to it and reflects on the sad world we live in today. Stockwell, a reminder of the shooting of a young innocent girl, was one of Sham’s later recordings and doesn’t follow the same path as a lot of their sing along anthems. Having notched up seven top fifty singles and three top thirty albums, people had no problem in joining in with one of the most successful punk bands. Sham 69 ploughed through an exciting set which included a lot of songs from early albums which were all winners tonight judging by the applause and audience participation. Other fans and onlookers soaked up the atmosphere from outside the very hot and sticky tent. Original members Jimmy Pursey, Dave Treganna and Dave Parsons ( see photo, right, © Svenja Block) were joined once again by drumming ace Robin Guy. It later emerged that The Boomtown Rats were playing the main stage at the same time with many festival goers deciding to give Bob Geldof’s lot a miss to join Sham 69 headlining at the Vive Le Rock stage instead. Pursey’s stance alone wins a reaction from the crowd who packed into an area which was far too small for this band. The Hersham Boys were back in Surrey where it all began back in 1976, this time to headline on Friday night on the Vive Le Rock stage. Sham 69’s Jimmy Pursey didn’t need to open his mouth as his presence was enough to excite the crowd when he walked on stage. You can see Chelsea play together with the Dickies at the Garage 23 August 2014 in London in August or at the Undercover Festival in Bisley, Surrey in September. However, Chelsea were reluctant to leave the stage without playing their first single Right To Work which is as relevant today as it was back in 1977. The encore let people know that things were drawing to an end in the nicest possible way with Last Drink and Evacuate. Photo above Gene October from Chelsea © Svenja Block The atmosphere was soaked up by everybody in the Vive Le Rock tent on Friday night while Chelsea belted out a barrage of early delights which included The Loner, No Flowers and War Across The Nation. Younger members of the audience seemed to embrace Chelsea and were able to join in one way or another. On lookers joined in from below and shouted back lyrics from songs they had been chanting to since late 70s and early 80s. A current of energy surged from the stage on Friday night at Guilfest. The present line up is a powerful one which also features once again Mat Sargent who was a band member in 90s before leaving to join Sham 69 and was also a well known face with Splodgenessabounds. After several personnel changes and many albums Gene October is still the man with the attitude who proudly stands up front on stage. At that time he recruited William Broad (who later on was to become Billy Idol) Tony James and John Towe. It all began by Gene October placing an advert in Melody Maker back in 1976. Louder Than War had writer David Bignell and photographer Svenja Block there. Don't forget to tag us and #slam69, we love checking out your posts.Sham 69 and Chelsea were co-headlining the Vive Le Rock stage at Guilfest 2014 on Friday. We're always on hand for any bike advice.Ĭome and see us! We're on the doorstep of Flyup417 Bike Park, Cranham Woods, Cotswolds Way and an hour away from the Forest of Dean.

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