OG U.K. punks The Damned have reconvened a classic 1980s lineup and are taking the U.S. by storm on tour yet again, which includes an Orlando return after much too long. David Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray are rejoined by original drummer Rat Scabies for a tour that has seen them revisiting seminal 1980s releases Machine Gun Etiquette, Strawberries and The Black Album.
This is a band that helped kickstart U.K. punk back in the Year Zero that was the late 1970s, with seminal singles like “New Rose” and “Smash It Up.” The albums spotlighted on this tour were ones that saw the band stretching their creative legs and writing heady new material that took in elements of psychedelia and gothic music.
Definitely a show you’ll regret missing — the original trio look great and sound even better, throwing up two fingers at the specter of age. Neat Neat Neat, indeed.
7 p.m. Monday, May 12, House of Blues, $38-$80.
House of Blues
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This article appears in May 7-13, 2025.