This saturday, November 19, Steve Ignorant and his band will perform ‘The Last Supper Crass songs: 1977 -1984‘ for the very, very last time at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London. A place where he performed the show ‘The Feeding Of The Five Thousand‘ in 2007. A celebration of the Crass album, they performed in its entirety. Because of that performance, they were asked to perform all over the world. So they began touring with their ‘The Last Supper’ tour, in Europe, US, Canada and the UK celebrating the period of Crass’ work with which he feels most closely aligne. ‘The period when he feels the band were at the strongest, most productive and most hopeful.’ But some things must come to an end, and what better place is there to perform the very last gig (apart from Incubate of course)? At the 02 Shephers Bush Empire, where it started again in 2007!
The tickets are 20 pounds and the evening will start at 7pm. This was one of the most influencial punk bands, both as a band and in the DIY-scene. This will be the very, very last time you will see Crass live or hear any Crass numbers live.
“So here it is then – the final date for the final gig, it’s so weird looking at it knowing it’s going to be the last time I ever perform Crass songs live on stage. I know that was the idea behind this Last Supper tour, but to see it in black and white in front of you like this really makes it final. I know that every gig I do is special and that me and the band put 1000% into every performance, but I have to admit to you all, this one will be special.
If you’re thinking of coming, bring some tissues – it’s gonna be emotional“ - Steve Ignorant
Steve Ignorant and his bandmembers Gizz Butt (guitar), Pete Wilson (bass), Spike T Smith (drums) and Carol Hodge (vocals) won’t be performing alone. Steve has invited some of his friends to create an unforgettable event!
Formed in 1978 near Birmingham, England, these dada fuelled, Jazz-Punk colossals soon became firm John Peel favourites with their unique brand of sax-riddled, bass-laced punk weirdness, doing 4 sessions for the great man and releasing numerous records on Small Wonder, Crass, Corpus Christi and most recently the double CD retrospective, ‘Land of The Giants’ on Overground Records.
Eccentrically frantic on stage, odd but on the ball and definitely not normal.
Formed in Dublin in 1981, Paranoid Visions quickly allied themselves to the anarcho punk fraternity of the second wave of punk rock in the early 80′s. Heavily influenced by the Crass ethic of DIY music, the band formed their own F.O.A.D label and licensed their records to All The Madmen, home of the Mob, Thatcher on Acid, Blyth Power and the Astronauts.
Andy T. began writing poetry/lyrics around the mid 1970′s encouraged by the free festival scene which had a lot of roots and branches in Rochdale. Andy became friends with Crass, attending a lot of their gigs around the country. They were expressing similar feelings that he related to. He had been sending cassette tapes of his poetry and music to friends for quite a while. Crass decided to release a bunch of tapes they had received from all over the country as Bullshit Detector. Andy had something to do with 5 tracks on the first one. Andy T’s music has been described as ‘Joy Division meets Killing Joke at a dub reggae party, with a fat, old bloke shouting over the top’. It probably sounds like nothing you’ve heard before, please feel free to decide for yourself.
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