"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/15/25)
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Based on 11 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Bad Manners is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Bad Manners concert reviews describe live shows and performances as eccentric and funky.
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On tour
Sala Capitol, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, (October 15); Opium, Dublin, Ireland, (November 30); The Hairy Dog, Derby, United Kingdom, (December 9); Carlswerk Victoria; P60, Köln, Germany; Amstelveen, Netherlands, (January 17; Jan 18);
Bad Manners are an English 2-Tone Ska band fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle, 6 September 1958, in the borough of Hackney), and formed in 1976 at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School, North London, where the members studied. Reportedly, none of the eight members could play any instrument when they started.
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The 13th Floor (New Zealand)
April 17, 2025
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50 years! Well the genesis was there in 1976, however their first live show wasn’t until 1978. But really, that’s just splitting hairs (pun intended) Bad Manners were a 100+ weeks feature in the British Singles Charts in the early 1980’s, with their take on two-tone and ska.
If you saw Douglas Trendle sitting and having a pint at the King’s Arms, you’d likely write him off at the nutter down the pub you’d rather avoid, the UKIP voter with a pitbull under a corner table and a half-looked-at copy of The Sun by his beer tankard.
But on stage, Trendle becomes Buster Bloodvessel, fr
Formed in 1976 and forever fronted by Buster Bloodvessel, the band hit their peak of popularity in the early 80s before being banned by Top Of The Pops for their wild onstage antics and eccentric behaviour.
