2024 – Dave The Punk

From the Pit to the Pyro

2024

2024 was an all-out, boots-and-beers blitz. Berlin scorched, Dublin literally burned thanks to Rammstein’s travelling inferno, and Brighton strutted its punk credentials like a seagull with a mohawk and an attitude problem. New Model Army called the faithful, Camden spilled over with noise and regret, and every stage felt like a war zone with a merch table. Somewhere between the fire, the fury, and the feedback, I turned 60 — still pogoing, still deaf, and still pretending the amps owe me money. Ageing disgracefully never looked so loud.

New Model Army – Unbroken Tour (Berlin)

Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin – 13th March 2024

We could’ve waited for the UK dates… but where’s the fun in that? Berlin called, New Model Army roared, and the memories hit as hard as the music.

New Model Army - Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin - 13 March 2024

Setlist from Huxley’s

New Model Army

Coming or Going
Long Goodbye
First Summer After
Language
Winter
If I Am Still Me
Stormclouds
Do You Really Want to Go There?
No Greater Love
Deserters
225
Green and Grey
Idumea
Reload
Angry Planet
Purity
Wonderful Way to Go
No Rest
High
Get Me Out
I Love the World

New Model Army – Unbroken Tour (London)

The Roundhouse, Camden Town – 11th May 2024

Berlin was the adventure, but the Roundhouse was the homecoming — New Model Army, still fierce, still vital, and just as spine-tingling the second time around.

New Model Army - The Roundhouse, Camden - 11 May 2024

Setlist from The Roundhouse

New Model Army

Coming or Going
States Radio
First Summer After
Language
Winter
If I Am Still Me
Stormclouds
Do You Really Want to Go There?
No Greater Love
Cold Wind
225
Green and Grey
Idumea
Reload
Angry Planet
Purity
Wonderful Way to Go
Bittersweet
No Rest
Get Me Out

Rammstein – World Stadium Tour

RDS Arena, Dublin – 23rd June 2024

Rammstein — quite possibly the greatest show on earth. After a few near misses, I finally made it to the Feuerzone. From here on out, firework displays just feel… underwhelming. Mein Herz Brennt.

Feuer und Licht

Rammstein - RDS Arena, Dublin - 23 June 2024

Rammsten at RDS Arena, Dublin in June 2024

Gesichter des Feuers

Setlist from The RDS Arena

Rammstein

Ramm 4
Links 2 3 4
Keine Lust
Sehnsucht
Asche zu Asche
Mein Herz brennt
Puppe
Wiener Blut
Zeit
Deutschland
Radio
Mein Teil
Du hast
Sonne
Engel
Ausländer
Du riechst so gut
Pussy
Ich will
Rammstein
Adieu

Sucker Punch

One minute it was just an eye op — routine, they said. A tidy little fix for a macular hole. The surgery worked. What they didn’t see coming was chronic fatigue syndrome kicking the door in while I was healing.

I never bounced back. The centuries? Gone. Pogoing? A memory. CFS didn’t just slow me down — it changed the rules. But I’m not done — I’ll still be in the pit. I’ve swapped the saddle and the stage dives for the safety rail. Slower, maybe, but no less fierce. You don’t stop being punk just because your body throws a curveball.
Dave The Punk

Paranoid Visions

Prince Albert, Brighton – 1st November 2024

Berlin for a British band. Dublin for a Berlin band. And now, Brighton for Dublin’s Paranoid Visions. Three cities, three scenes — each one a line drawn in noise, sweat, and purpose.

After months of false starts and gig cancellations thanks to CFS dragging me into its fog, I finally made it back. This wasn’t just another night out — it was my return. Slower, sure. No more pogoing like a maniac. But I stood my ground, boots planted, heart pounding, back where I belong.

Triangle closed. Circle unbroken.

Paranoid Visions - Prince Albert, Brighton - 1 November 2024

Setlist from The Albert

Paranoid Visions

The Angelus At 6pm
Egomaniac
Braindance
Strange Girl
I Am the One
Across The Holocausts
Politician
No Pasaran
Rough Justice
Sex Kills
Outsider Artist
Asleep At The Wheel

Amyl and the Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness World Tour

The Roundhouse, Camden Town – 14th November 2024

Crawled out of my chronic fatigue bunker and hauled myself up to Camden — getting there was half the battle. Stuck to the edges of the pit for this one, but the energy hit just the same.

Amyl and the Sniffers - The Roundhouse, Camden - 14 November 2024

Setlist from The Roundhouse

Amyl and the Sniffers

Doing in Me Head
Pigs
Do It Do It
Tiny Bikini
Freaks to the Front
Motorbike Song
Chewing Gum
Security
Some Mutts (Can’t Be Muzzled)
Guided by Angels
Knifey
Jerkin’
Me and The Girls
Balaclava Lover Boogie
Big Dreams
It’s Mine
Got You
U Should Not Be Doing That
Facts
Hertz
Maggot
GFY

Rammlied

The Arch, Brighton – 15th November 2024

Having seen the real Rammstein earlier this year, I can confirm — Rammlied don’t just imitate, they ignite. The UK’s top tribute delivered flames, fury, and full-throttle industrial carnage.

Rammlied - The Arch, Brighton - 15 November 2024

Setlist from The Arch

Rammlied

Rammlied
Tattoo
Links 2 3 4
Mein Herz brennt
Zeig dich
Angst
Keine Lust
Amerika
Feuer frei!
Du riechst so gut
Haifisch
Dicke Titten
Mein Teil
Mein Land
Ausländer
Sehnsucht
Du hast
Ich will
Pussy
Sonne

Flesh Prison & Blood Hex

The Hope & Ruin, Brighton – 17th November 2024

My boy growling for Brighton’s freshest hardcore outfit, Flesh Prison, and then shredding like a beast with Blood Hex.

Flesh Prison - The Hope & Ruin, Brighton - 17 November 2024

Blood Hex - The Hope & Ruin, Brighton - 17 November 2024

Sixty, and Zero Sign of Maturity

I turned 60 in December and did what any self-respecting punk with a taste for the theatrical would do: celebrated with blood, chains, and treason. A birthday weekend soaked in London’s macabre history — the London Dungeon, The Clink Museum, and The Gunpowder Plot. Torture devices, plague pits, political unrest… honestly, it felt more like a family reunion.

Some people mark a milestone with cake and a quiet dinner. I chose manacles, executions, and a healthy reminder that things could always be worse. Sixty candles? Nah — I lit the fuse under Parliament instead (virtually, of course… for now).
Dave The Punk