BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2962@alll.askapunk.net SUMMARY:Brigandage (U.K.) & Rubber Gun (N.L) 80's punk rock DTSTAMP:20260405T201803Z DTSTART:20260528T180000Z DTEND:20260528T210000Z DESCRIPTION:BRIGANDAGE began as a twinkle in Michelle’s eye the moment she saw Johnny Rotten\nstep onto stage at the 100 Club. Finally in 1981 Brigan dage took shape to remind\npeople of the glory\, colour and inclusiveness of 1976!\n\nDue to a concatenation of events and timing within 9 months Br igandage was on\nthe front cover of the N.M.E.\, doing a Peel session and supporting the likes of\nSex Gang Children which in an incredible piece of luck and twist of fate Terry\nMacleay\, founding member of Sex Gang Child ren\, is now Brigandage bassist!\nUnfortunately like many bands Brigandage imploded before it could really start\,\nso Michelle had to start all ove r again and went underground into the anarchist\npunk scene.\n\nA live at the Marquee cassette album F.Y.M. was released mid 80’s in true D.I.Y.\nst yle but time flies as they say and Brigandage were asked to play Rebellion \,\nthe famous punk rock festival in 2024. Suddenly Brigandage had risen o nce more\nlike a punk rock phoenix\, is gigging again and about to return to Europe after\nall these years to play with dear friends Rubber Gun\, pr omoting their soon to be\nreleased new album “Half Moon Rising.\n\n\n\n*** *********\n\nForty years ago (back in the day\, when everyone played in a band\, right?)\,\nRUBBER GUN was formed. In a punk-infested\, squatted lit tle neighbourhood in the\nbeautiful historic city of Zutphen\, two residen ts kicked it off. The band’s fame\nstretched deep into Germany\, where Rub ber Gun had a loyal fan base. Top notch\nsupport.\n\nThe German punk label Teenage Rebel featured two of Rubber Gun’s songs on a\ncollection album. A couple of years later\, two fans financed the recordings of\nRubber Gun’ s first and only complete album of their own. ‘Grease Up!’ finally\nsaw th e light of day several years later and is now available on the ubiquitous\ nSpotify.\n\nIn the early nineties\, the band fell apart. Everyone went th eir own way. Some\nmembers continued to play\, but only as a fun side proj ect.\n\nEgged on by friends in the London-based band Brigandage\, Rubber G un has now\ndecided to return to their picks and sticks and take their old material back on\nstage. You can’t call it a midlife crisis\, those days are already in the past.\nThey’re just raring to give it another go!\n\nRu bber Gun is ready to take to the stage alongside Brigandage at the end of May.\nBrigandage will be travelling the Netherlands from Thursday May 28th till\nSaturday May 30st.  \n\n  URL:https://all.askapunk.net/event/brigandage-uk-and-rubber-gun-nl-80s-punk -rock GEO:51.9842893;5.9053482 LOCATION:Willemeen - 1\, Willemsplein\, Rijnstraat\, Centrum\, Arnhem\, Gel derland\, Nederland\, 6811 KA\, Nederland STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:punk,Ask a Punk,Arnhem,Nijmegen,Wageningen,Brigandage,Rubber Gun X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

BRIGANDAGE began as a twin kle in Michelle’s eye the moment she saw Johnny Rotten step onto stage at the 100 Club. Finally in 1981 Brigandage took shape to remind people of th e glory, colour and inclusiveness of 1976!

Due to a concatenation o f events and timing within 9 months Brigandage was on the front cover of t he N.M.E., doing a Peel session and supporting the likes of Sex Gang Children which in an incredible piece of luck and twist of fate Terry Macleay, founding member of Sex Gang Children, is now Brigandage bassist! Unfortunately like many bands Brigandage imploded before it could really start, so Michelle had to start all over again and went underground into t he anarchist punk scene.

A live at the Marquee cassette album F.Y.M . was released mid 80’s in true D.I.Y. style but time flies as they say an d Brigandage were asked to play Rebellion, the famous punk rock festival i n 2024. Suddenly Brigandage had risen once more like a punk rock phoenix, is gigging again and about to return to Europe after all these years to pl ay with dear friends Rubber Gun, promoting their soon to be released new album “Half Moon Rising.

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Forty years ago (back in the day, when everyone played in a band, right?), RUBBER GUN was formed. In a punk-infested, squatted litt le neighbourhood in the beautiful historic city of Zutphen, two residents kicked it off. The band’s fame stretched deep into Germany, where Rubber G un had a loyal fan base. Top notch support.

The German punk label Te enage Rebel featured two of Rubber Gun’s songs on a collection album. A co uple of years later, two fans financed the recordings of Rubber Gun’s firs t and only complete album of their own. ‘Grease Up!’ finally saw the light of day several years later and is now available on the ubiquitous Spotify .

In the early nineties, the band fell apart. Everyone went their ow n way. Some members continued to play, but only as a fun side project.

Egged on by friends in the London-based band Brigandage, Rubber Gun has now decided to return to their picks and sticks and take their old materi al back on stage. You can’t call it a midlife crisis, those days are alrea dy in the past. They’re just raring to give it another go!

Rubber Gu n is ready to take to the stage alongside Brigandage at t he end of May. Brigandage will be travelling the Netherlands from Thursday May 28th till Saturday May 30st.  

 

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