Levelling the Land at 30

Five years ago we saw The Levellers in the 25th anniversary tour of Levelling the Land 

It was an amazing night - 

so we were very excited to get tickets for the 30th anniversary tour.

The evening got off to an odd start when I drove us to the Apollo in Manchester -

it was in darkness!

A quick google showed that we were meant to be at the Academy - 

so we had a rapid reroute!

the gig itself was a mixed bag.

Punk folk group Ferocious Dogs were the excellent support - 

But the Levs? They didn't sound a patch on 5 years ago.

{Playing the CD on the way home just rubbed that in}

Yes the singing 80's protest songs is fun -

but I'm sorry to say that aging, chubby, topless, punk/crusty moshers 

are now getting rather sad.

The intro video of protests over the last 30 years provoked a big boo for Thatcher -

 but a bigger boo for Blair

and the whiff of the Corbynistas was strong.

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All in all - a good enough night - but I dont think we'll bother with 35 years