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Bad Manners
Bad Manners is a British ska band formed in London in 1976 and fronted by singer Buster Bloodvessel, born Douglas Trendle. The founding members met at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School near Manor House in north London, and the group played its first gig in January 1978.
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- Oct 9ManchesterO2 Ritz ManchesterView details
- Oct 14LeedsO2 Academy LeedsView details
- Oct 25BournemouthO2 Academy BournemouthView details
- Dec 27WolverhamptonKK's Steel MillView details
- Dec 29AberdeenThe TunnelsView details
- Dec 30InvernessAn SeomarView details
- Dec 31DundeeMusic Hall, DundeeView details
- Jan 1 – Jan 1, 2027DundeeMusic HallView details
- Jan 2, 2027GlasgowSLAYView details
- Jan 30 – Jan 30, 2027Coventryhmv EmpireView details
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About Bad Manners
Part of the late-1970s and early-1980s two-tone ska revival alongside contemporaries such as Madness and the Specials, Bad Manners built a run of UK hit singles including "Special Brew," "Lip Up Fatty," "Can Can," and "Walking in the Sunshine." Studio albums from the period include Ska 'n' B (1980), Loonee Tunes! (1980), Gosh It's ... Bad Manners (1981), and Forging Ahead (1982), and the band spent a combined 111 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983.
The group appeared in the 1981 ska documentary Dance Craze alongside its two-tone contemporaries, split briefly in 1987, and reformed not long after. Bloodvessel remains the band's frontman and continues to tour with a rotating lineup of musicians, performing the group's ska and new wave catalogue.