Punk legends The Damned cancel Portsmouth show at The Wedgewood Rooms due to Covid

LEGENDARY punks The Damned have cancelled an intimate show at The Wedgewood Rooms due to a band member having Covid.
Chris Broom
By Chris Broom
Published 19th Jun 2022, 08:26 BST
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The show was part of a short run of smaller gigs to warm-up for their appearance at Glastonbury Festival this coming Friday.

The band, who released the first ever punk single – 1976’s classic New Rose – have not named who has Covid, but fans speculated online it could be guitarist Captain Sensible who appeared to be unwell at their last gig in Sunderland.

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Tickets for the highly anticipated Wedge show sold out in four hours. Support was from fellow old-school punks Spizzenergi.

A statement posted on Saturday night on social media said: ‘Unfortunately one member of The Damned has got Covid and so we weren’t able to play tonight at [German festival] New Waves Day nor will we be playing on Monday in Portsmouth.

‘We’re hoping that all the remaining shows will go ahead and will be making a further announcement on Tuesday.’

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