In October 2020, over 40 years after the founding members parted ways, The Damned announced a series of reunion shows with the original line-up consisting of Dave Vanian (vocals), Brian James (guitar), Captain Sensible (bass), and Rat Scabies (drums). However, due to the pandemic, they were forced to postpone the shows until 2022.
November 3rd, 2022, saw the band performing at the fully packed O2 Apollo in Manchester, delivering an energetic 21-song set drawn from the first two albums, the 1977's "Damned Damned Damned" and "Music for Pleasure", the only albums to feature the four founding members.
This legendary reunion show is now becoming available for the very first time worldwide. "AD 2022 - Live In Manchester" will be made available on a limited Double-CD+DVD Deluxe Edition, featuring the video of the full Manchester show on DVD and the reunion show in Birmingham as exclusive audio bonus on CD 2.
