Irish Sun

I’m glad I joined The Damned – cleaning toilets really is a s**t job,’ says Captain Sensible 50 years on

WHEN it comes to thinking of punk’s most memorable monikers, how about Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies? They’re up there with Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious as top pseudonyms for the rabble-rousers ...
London Evening Standard

The Damned announce 50th anniversary show at Wembley Arena

The Damned have announced a 50th anniversary concert at London’s OVO Arena Wembley saying “we never thought we’d make it this far”. Taking place on April 11 2026, the show will see the band supported ...
The Sun

I’m glad I joined The Damned – cleaning toilets really is a s**t job,’ says Captain Sensible 50 years on

Read also how The Damned beat the Sex Pistols to release the first punk single with New Rose in October 1976 WHEN it comes to thinking of punk’s most memorable monikers, how about Captain Sensible and ...
The Guardian

‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting

An appetite for self-destruction left Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies hugely influential but financially insecure. They’re back with a big show and their first album together since 1995 ...