{"id":10384,"date":"2024-01-22T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10384"},"modified":"2024-02-23T19:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:09:09","slug":"thatll-do-nicely-ska-legends-bad-manners-announce-string-of-live-dates-for-winter-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10384","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;ll Do Nicely: Ska legends Bad Manners announce string of live dates for winter 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ska revival legends <strong>Bad Manners<\/strong> have today announced a huge live UK headline tour for November and December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kicking off in Sheffield, the band will visit Newcastle, Leeds, Southend, Exeter, Southampton, Manchester, London before commencing in Nottingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fronted by vocalist Buster Bloodvessel, Bad Manners are known for their outrageous antics and blistering live shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formed in London in 1976 when the original members were still at school, they rose to prominence alongside other ska revival bands such as Madness, The Specials and The Selecter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early exposure came through 2-Tone Records package tours and an appearance in the live documentary <em>Dance Craze<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They had their first hit in early 1980 when <em>Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu<\/em>, a cover of a 1958 Dicky Doo and the Don&#8217;ts hit, gatecrashed the UK Top 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bad Manners performing My Girl Lollipop at the 2023 Supernova Ska Festival\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9i7ZEyXHkug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They went on to enjoy a string of hits with songs like <em>Lip Up Fatty<\/em>, <em>Special Brew<\/em>, <em>Lorraine<\/em>, <em>Can Can<\/em>, <em>Walking In the Sunshine<\/em> and <em>My Girl Lollipop<\/em>, spending 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums, with 1981&#8217;s <em>Gosh It&#8217;s \u2026 Bad Manners<\/em> their biggest success, peaking at No. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having toured the UK, Europe, America, Japan, New Zealand and Australia over the past four decades they are hitting the road again for a nine-date UK tour which starts in Sheffield on 30 November and ends just before Christmas at Nottingham Rock City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bad Manners&#8217; hot and sweaty club shows have become the stuff of legend. 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