Dead Kennedys, November 1982

A punk rock culture clash

The Dead Kennedys were always popular in Liverpool. The gig before this one had been at the Royal Court theatre (not as posh as it sounds, by the way: the downstairs was set up as a standing venue, and the building had seen better days). Their first Liverpool appearance was, I think, at Brady’s (the club that took over from Eric’s) in September 1980.

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