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The group on Wednesday announced a four-date UK
tour including shows in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and
Manchester, which will mark 45 years since the band's formation.
"We do think our audience would like to see the original line-up
playing the records that they used to," drummer Rat Scabies,
whose real name is Christopher John Millar, told Reuters.
"It would be nice... while we're still upright and breathing and
we're still able to do it because we lost a lot of mates on the
way, you know. There is a lot of bands you won't ever see the
original boys again."
The band was founded in London in 1976 by Scabies, guitarist
Brian James (Brian Robertson), lead vocalist Dave Vanian (David
Lett) and bassist Captain Sensible (Raymond Ian Burns).
"I'd hate to be standing over one of our graves, saying we
should have done that reunion," Scabies said.
The Damned made their live performance debut supporting the Sex
Pistols at London's 100 Club in July 1976. Their first single
"New Rose" was released on October 22, 1976, five weeks ahead of
the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K.", and their debut album
"Damned Damned Damned" followed the year after in 1977.
The group disbanded several times over the years though the
original formation briefly came back together for reunion
performances in the late 1980s.
"It's just a celebration of this band, I mean, the original
band, the original album, where it all came from,” said Vanian,
64, of next year's dates.
"We lived through a golden period of rock n roll, really. You
know, with debauchery and chaos and fun and backstage
shenanigans. And it's time to bring that all back again," added
Sensible.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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