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........................VERY SPECIAL SHOW.........THE FIRST TIME EVER IN ITALY..................." GET ABAZAB | SETTINGS | FEEDBACKALRIGHT EVERYONE... WE'VE JUST PUT THIS ABAZAB PLAYER UP ON THE PAGE SO WE CAN LEAVE MESSAGES AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON..., STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH...AND IT IS REALLY US. WHENEVER WE HAVE ANY NEWS ABOUT GIGS OR TOURS OR ANYTHING... WE'LL GET ON HERE AN LEAVE A VIDEO MESSAGE... IT'S A BIT OF A LAUGH... AND YOU CAN LEAVE US MESSAGES ASWELL... HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO PLAYER THING, IT EXPLAINS IT... TALK TO YOU ALL SOON...Oi !!!!The Last Resort, a name synonomous with the Oi! movement both as a shop catering for those of the skinhead persuasion and lifestyle in the '80's and as one of the iconic bands of that era, whose reputation far outweighed their recorded output, which has resulted in the band being given legendary status despite only being together originally for little over a year between 1980 and 1982, with their first gig being as support to the Originals, featuring soon-to-be Last Resort bassist Arthur Kay at Acklam Hall in West London on March 4th, 1981. Following this gig, the band put out the first ever cassette-only release on the Cringe Music label, which was sold over the counter of the aforementioned shop and whose tracks featured heavily in Garry Bushell's Punk and Oi! Charts through Sounds, the music paper of it's day. The band got together originally in 1980 after Roi had seen a band called The Rivals rehearsing, following this, he met up with a guitarist called Charlie Duggan. Graham Saxby was then recruited on vocals, and at a Rivals gig they found a drummer called Andy Benfield. As stated, the name Last Resort came from a shop owned by Micky French who happily agreed to let the band share the name. Following on from the first gig and cassette release, Saxby left the band in early 1981, with Roi taking over on vocals and Arthur Kay being recruited to take over bass duties. This line-up played on the "Strength Thru Oi!" and "Carry On Oi!" album tracks and recorded the bands first album, "Way Of Life - Skinhead Anthems", which was originally released on their own Last Resort records in 1982. The band then split-up as a result of getting blamed for violence at or near their gigs, which were nothing to do with the band.and were blown-up out of all proportion by the anti-Oi! media feeling at the time. The band along with The Business and the 4-Skins (who Roi later joined as vocalist) were playing at the Hamsborough Tavern in Southall when it was attacked and burnt to the ground by mis-guided locals.Following this split, there was a reformation of sorts in 1988 when Arthur and Andy, contacted Roi to reform the band, bringing in Mark Edwards from The Rivals on lead guitar. However when Arthur and Andy dropped out, Roi recruited Dean Wilkinson on drums and Mick Melville on bass to complete the band, which was called The Resort. This line-up released the "1989" album, before splitting-up at Christmas 1990. The current line-up of the band featuring Chris Jones on drums and former Anti-Nowhere League personnel, John "J.J" Pearce on bass and Keith "Beef" Hillyer on guitar alongside Roi of course, got together in Millenium year, 2000 and immediately recorded an eight track demo, featuring both old and new songs including "Working Class Kids" and "Held Hostage", originally released on the first cassette! This line-up was originally going to be called Millwall Roi and they released the first fruits of the line-up via the track "We're Gonna Get You" on the "Addicted To Oi!" compilation through "Captain Oi! Records". They also contributed "Wonderful World" and "Chaos" to the 4-Skins release, "Secret Life of the 4-Skins", again through Captain Oi!, and covers of "Gotta Go" as Millwall Roi and "She's A Skinhead Girl Warrior", actually as Last Resort to the "Worldwide Tribute To The Real Oi! - Vol 2" compilation on Triple Crown Records.It wasn't until 2002 however, that the band finally began to use the Last Resort monicker as German Festival Organisers M.A.D, assured the band that this name was the one that the fans would more readily identify with and so Last Resort were officially reborn, playing the "Punk and Disorderly Festival" in 2002. Since that gig, the band have also played in France, Belguim, Sweden, Spain and England, playing their first home country gig in 21 Years at the Hounslow Rifleman in 2003. Other notable appearances since that time, have seen the band play at the "Beer Olympics" in Atlanta USA, without Roi!!!, the "Full Force Festival" in Germany, "Wasted" in England on a number of occasions, "The Fury Fest" in France and "Punk and Disorderly" a further couple of times. The band have also announced their intention to the Punk World by releasing their aptly titled comeback album "Resurrection" through "Captain Oi! Records" in February 2005, which was far more powerful and hard-hitting than their earlier releases, featuring old Resort songs re-worked, prime covers and some great new material, even including a video for "Bolt Hole" to play on your computer!!! And now, in March 2006, Last Resort prepare to embark upon their first US tour. Beginning at the British Invasion Festival in California and ending at a special appearance in Atlanta, with Roi at the helm! With shows across the country in the mid-west, Canada, New York and the East Coast.
