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BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival

Third in the Premiership

About Me


The hardest working, the hardest touring, the hardest partying ska-revival band on the UK.
Ska souls on tour since 1994. Badness have been skanking our way from Aberdeen to Israel, from Ireland to Belgium, Barbados to France
Tour dates:

OCTOBER 2008
Sat 4th
Whiskey A Go Go - Skegness
Fri 10th
Stopsley WMC - Luton
Sat 11th
Woolacombe Holiday Park - Woolacombe, Devon
Fri 17th
Harpenden RBL - Harpenden
Sat 18th
Longbridge Social Club - Birmingham
Sun 26th
Cricket St Thomas Hotel - Chard, Somerset
Fri 31st
Gunton Hall Resort - Lowestoft
NOVEMBER 2008
Fri 7th
Owley Wood Club - Weaverham, Cheshire
Fri 14th
Bartley Green Social - Birmingham
Fri 21st
Alavaston Hall Hotel - Natwich, Cheshire
Sat 22nd
Sweeney's - Ruislip
Sun 23rd
Searles HOliday Park - Hunstanton, Norfolk
Fri 28th
The Legion - Stockport
Sat 29th
Littlecote House Hotel - Hungerford
ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE CHECK WITH THE VENUE BEFORE SETTING OFF
BADNESS - a brief history
In 1994 a group of working class musicians decided to get together and form a band in which they could have a laugh, play a selection of upbeat infectious music and ultimately, never have to do a ‘proper’ job again!
Over thirteen years later, Badness has grown into the ultimate Ska/2Tone revival experience, constantly travelling the UK with tours of Israel, Germany, Spain, Greece and the U.S under their belts.
Badness take pride in the fact that they are the ONLY fully live ska-revival band throughout the UK, playing songs ranging from floor filling classics like ‘Baggy Trousers’ and ‘One Step Beyond’ of Madness to the eerie sound of ‘Ghost Town’ by The Specials. Whatever the age group, whatever the venue, Badness captivate the whole sound and era of the movement that was known as ‘the British Ska Invasion’ of the 1970s & 80s, put across in their own unique, and often comical way.
Be prepared to ‘Enjoy Yourself’, because you're gonna be back for more!!
For more info on tour dates etc and the weekly Commander's Corner check out
www.badnessaka.co.uk
...the lads were resplendent in proper nutty boys suits. A market leader in the revival scene certainly and a belting live band to boot. - The Stage, 2006

My Interests

Introducing:

Mikey - Vocals, trumpet & harmonica

Jimmy-y - Bass & vocals

Robbie - Drums

Johnny - Sax

Vinny - Guitar

Matty - Keyboards & vocals

I'd like to meet:

Skankers, rude boys and girls, all you crazy, crazy people

BEST OF BADNESS
Breakdown III: The Country Road

The Badness TOM Appeal

Music:

Madness, Bad Manners, The Specials, 2-Tone

Movies:

Buy our video at www.badnessaka.co.uk

Television:

Small flashing box

Books:

Paper with more paper inside

Heroes:

Madness, Bad Manners, The Specials, Strange Fruit, Nescafe, Alan Partridge, Vince McMahon, Peter Griffin, Showaddywaddy......

My Blog

The Easter Crombie Club - HULL

Hello friends. Yes it's March already, is seems like only 2 month ago we were ringing in the new year......! Hang on! This March sees the very first Easter Crombie Club. Once more we return to t...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:44:00 PST

Cruise 07

Well hello. Aint it nice to be back in Britain!? Not when it's bloody freezing and you;ve just come back from the Caribbean. Well, what a week we've had. Started with finding rat holes on our bus as w...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:53:00 PST

Christmas Crombie Club details announced

The wait is over friends... 28th December 2007 The first late night Crombie Club at the Welly Club, Beverley Road, Hull Come one, come all and skank on down for our annual christmas homecoming show Fo...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:12:00 PST

Badness World Tour

Wow. Wow. Wow again. This week we have been confirmed to play on the P&O Ocean Village Two touring around the Caribbean in November of this year Wow! We play 2 shows in 7 days and get all the free...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:38:00 PST

Gigs of varying consequence

Well another weekend away, another bunch of skanking gigs under our proverbial belts. This week saw us play to a sweaty, crowded dance floor one night, and a quiet (literally) pub the next. Oh what fu...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:33:00 PST

Last minute gigs - a good source of...something

So we get the rallying cry at half past 2 yesterday (July 8th), possible gig....your heart sinks cos the gig might be in SOmerset or Plymouth or something (nothing against these towns but we live in H...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:56:00 PST

Floods, rain and videotape

Ok so this blog doesn't actually involve any videotape, but it makes the title sounds better. So we turn up at the gig in Mansfield to find a flooded stage and rain dripping through the tarpaulin roof...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:43:00 PST

Beer festivals - a good source of beer!

This week has seen us travelling many, drinking many and falling asleep many.We also found out beer festivals are a good source of beer but no fun when they stop serving at 11pm! Also, a primary schoo...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:25:00 PST

Oh what fun we had! - til we broke down

Yes, it's happened again. What should have been a great day ended up being booooring as we ended up stuck on the M1 and cancelling the gig. It was the first day of the Badness tour bus, we set off nic...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:00:00 PST

We've been to hell and come out the other side...

...but it was all worth it. Well, Christmas and New is over. We have just finshed a stint ot 23 gigs in 32 days, we've been everywhere from Wales, to the Isle of Wight, from Blackpool to Norfolk, we'v...
Posted by BADNESS - the ultimate ska revival on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:51:00 PST