This gives me goosbumbs and specially because i had the pleasure to see them so many times in different places cities venues and festivals all over europe. R.I.P. Mensi& Dicky Hammond. What a loss!😢 I do hope to see you playing again on the other side pointamen
I met Mensi in Vicenza, Italy, many many years ago. Now that my life has changed almost 100% I still keep him in my heart and remember him as a good man and a great punk singer. RIP Legend.
RIP Mensi ❤️ This was the last time I got round to seeing these guys - I've seen myself in the vid having a great time down the front - just wish I'd seen 'em again before we lost Mensi
Only heard yesterday ,last song I was listening to on spotify while I was cleaning yesterday was' last night...' went to sit down and read the news.im glad I've found this vid as I've never seen them live even tho I'm from the same neck of the woods .I was hoping they'd sign up for this years rebellion as it's going to be my 1st one but it's not to be .sadly I've danced around like a loony to this and so enjoyed it ,like my own mini concert..thank you. RIP MENSI UP THE MACKEMS
Glad you liked the vid. Shame I didn't do a better job of filming. This was before I started setting my camera on it's fully manual settings. Some of the setting are on auto, which never turns out good. Anyway, I hope other people will enjoy also.
Just finished watching the filming was just like I was there😀 cast it to the telly full volume dancing around crying ,people going past my open window must have thought wtf lol 🤘
@@VincentRE79 I know I'm 54 and you sort of forget how old everyone is getting,you listen to the music and it takes you straight back .I've got tickets for this years rebellion just to see the exploited (mad I know just for one band,I've had to bribe my 19 yr old daughter to come lol she doesnt know what she's let herself in for as she likes her rap and grime music🤣)so I just hope this covid sh1t doesnt kill us all off .
Hard to believe that I only saw The Upstarts for the first time ever toward the tail end of 2016 at the Skegness Alt Festival. Brings a tear to the eye hearing these tracks......Keep on Rockin boys!?!
RIP Mensi. I was fortunate enough to see them in the US around this time. The difference in the set lists is crazy. They played a lot of songs in the UK that they didn't play in the US.
I love these guys. One of my many favourite groups. They haven't changed a bit. They just got older ha ha. "NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS" I'm SID SWINDLE from Aberdeen, Scotland. U.K. Best wishes everyone. Take Care & Stay Safe, always. 🙂
The First Punks I Ever Saw In The Flesh Walking Down Mile End Road in South Shields 1977! Scared Me Shitless and Changed My Life Forever. SO MANY GREAT MEMORIES! Friday Night Gigs at the now demolished Bolingbroke Hall Kicking Fuck out of the Sacrificial Pig's Head after Who Killed Liddle and Police Oppression. R.I.P Mensi - LEGEND, x
Saw the Upstarts at 100 ~ 1984 as a 18 year old - and later supporting Johnny Thunders somewhere in North London. 100 club gig was eye-opening. Packed out withPunks, Skins, working class and patriotic but anti -nazi sentiment. Max Slodge in his own world laughing at his private joke.
We are all oi! All with force against police oppression and with solidarity, even if they throw us out of places. Power and strength of Angelic Upstarts. Great band forever
God damn that's what you gotta do no matter the age. Do what you love and I love them. 1 of my faves punk bands from back in the day. When i surprised all the punks in my school what i listened too and that i had all the good shit. I was str8 giving these cds away to spread music
always loved the Upstarts first saw them live age 14 in London at the Lyceum Aug 1979 supporting Adam & the Ants seen them loads since over the years 100 club is the biggest venue to see them at to get the real Upstarts vibe etc
They may have been old but they still slammed it..............Keep up the good work Punkliveinlondon................hopefully u getting into some gigs soon .................
And they still had the audasity of calling Lyndon a sellout, when they are still doing the same most basic punk music there is, claiming they are still "punk" in "attitude" and meanwhile Public Image does whatever their members feel like doing, which at least to me, is literally one of the core aspects of punk.
Just watched again ,nearly had a heart attack dancing like a madwoman.i sent a link to 'Solidarity 'to someone on UA-cam in Ukraine, the words are so fitting.ive made a little vid of Putin on my channel I'm suprised I've not been banned lol.
I'm a wop and a nationalist but I love mensi in fact I think that despite his antifascist rethoric he's a true patriot just listen to England - what a fantastic anthem Skrewdriver could never make an hymn so be beautiful as that "st George spirit never died it's all coming back" - and in capital city he sings "the place is full of foreigners is not what it used to be" - he sang this back in 1980 when London was still full of punx skins pubs and great bands and clubs - look what London is now _ no more pubs only big commercial centres rich arabs and russians and tourists - no more londoners there - mensi was a prophet _ and finally "solidarity" dedicated to the great anticommunist polish union of solidarnosc - a jewel - can you get more nationalstic than that?
True patriots are anti fascist you absolute fuck nut. True patriots don’t lick the boots of those in charge, they ask questions and challenge authority with reason and rationality, along with the odd boot when needed, because they want the best for their country and for all people. You’ve gone wrong mate. Your enemies are sitting in the lords and the commons, pissing on you and telling you it’s raining. Unite and fucking fight mate.
What happened to Taking Guns to Afghanistan? Oh well, you could always takem to Yemen now. Police killed Liddle Towers, but Guns for the Afghan Rebels killed Big Towers. I do love the Upstarts though. Got more vinyl of them than any other band FULL STOP
I remember when I saw them back the early 80s, and they did Guns For The Afghan Rebels, and I remember clearly he said "This is why we should never become communists". Maybe he had a change of mind. ;-) I never take much notice of politics in music though. It's all bollocks anyway.
What do we want?!.... Jeremy Corbyn!.... When do we want him?!....... Well actually we preferred the the Tories in the end. Must say I always loved The Angelics though.
Buncha old wyte dudes reminiscing... ain’t nothing wrong with it. But the wheel keeps turning, new songs to be sung. A least I haven’t met a bruv with a better heart than Mensi I can only hope to carry my weight.
Once went to see these blokes and ended up having drinks with them before the show ( of course 😆) , ALL THEY DID WAS COMPLAIN 😔 " BLA BLA BLA , I HATE THIS BAND AND I HATE THAT BAND " like I fucking care if you hate the adicts ! 😆 really boring guys who kinda put a damper on my night, but I will always be a fan regardless 🤔
Was damn funny bloke when I was i was drinking with him after Scotland calling no soft soaping it tells it like it is but was not slaging any bands of just his football team what he said was true bought us drink and we bought them back it's never happened with any other bands I've met
What’s odd is that y get lumped in with skins and fashion punk... y kept it 100 since day 1 moren crass conflict all the rest... shotgun solution ain’t for the weak
RIP Mensi. What a band, I had so many great times going to see these guys and Mensi always seemed like a top bloke. Bloody covid.
Very sad. Another one gone. Sorry to his family and friends.
This gives me goosbumbs and specially because i had the pleasure to see them so many times in different places cities venues and festivals all over europe. R.I.P. Mensi& Dicky Hammond. What a loss!😢 I do hope to see you playing again on the other side pointamen
Don't be like that, it was the people's virus. Class solidarity with the welded-in Clinkies!
I met Mensi in Vicenza, Italy, many many years ago. Now that my life has changed almost 100% I still keep him in my heart and remember him as a good man and a great punk singer. RIP Legend.
I put a tatoo of the Angelic Upstarts on my arm in 1981 . Wen i see this i am still pride off the band !
Good for you pay for it?
@@JohnH779 Don't no your age ! . But Punk bands . Say and Song . Whats reale about in this fuckt up world in de 70 .
I had the Death or Glory skull & crossbones done the same year. Chosen only because it was the front cover of Teenage Warning
Just found this and wow a blast from my past. So true teenage warning. And we are all upstarts
RIP Mensi ❤️ This was the last time I got round to seeing these guys - I've seen myself in the vid having a great time down the front - just wish I'd seen 'em again before we lost Mensi
Only heard yesterday ,last song I was listening to on spotify while I was cleaning yesterday was' last night...' went to sit down and read the news.im glad I've found this vid as I've never seen them live even tho I'm from the same neck of the woods .I was hoping they'd sign up for this years rebellion as it's going to be my 1st one but it's not to be .sadly I've danced around like a loony to this and so enjoyed it ,like my own mini concert..thank you. RIP MENSI UP THE MACKEMS
Glad you liked the vid. Shame I didn't do a better job of filming. This was before I started setting my camera on it's fully manual settings. Some of the setting are on auto, which never turns out good. Anyway, I hope other people will enjoy also.
Just finished watching the filming was just like I was there😀 cast it to the telly full volume dancing around crying ,people going past my open window must have thought wtf lol 🤘
@@PunkLiveInLondon Your videos are fine always good to watch.
@@safcjulie3906 Pity we lost Mensi never realised he was 65 and in the vulnerable age group.
@@VincentRE79 I know I'm 54 and you sort of forget how old everyone is getting,you listen to the music and it takes you straight back .I've got tickets for this years rebellion just to see the exploited (mad I know just for one band,I've had to bribe my 19 yr old daughter to come lol she doesnt know what she's let herself in for as she likes her rap and grime music🤣)so I just hope this covid sh1t doesnt kill us all off .
I saw them come on stage at 1am in the basement of Club COD in Chicago in 1983. It was amazing.
Hard to believe that I only saw The Upstarts for the first time ever toward the tail end of 2016 at the Skegness Alt Festival. Brings a tear to the eye hearing these tracks......Keep on Rockin boys!?!
RIP Mensi. I was fortunate enough to see them in the US around this time. The difference in the set lists is crazy. They played a lot of songs in the UK that they didn't play in the US.
great band
I love these guys. One of my many favourite groups. They haven't changed a bit. They just got older ha ha. "NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS" I'm SID SWINDLE from Aberdeen, Scotland. U.K. Best wishes everyone. Take Care & Stay Safe, always. 🙂
cheers mint gig , us from southshields with love cheers for waking us up as kids down at Bolingbrook :)
so many great songs
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I'd love for these guys to know how much they've influenced me. Would mean a lot to get the message to them. That message is short: THANK YOU
The First Punks I Ever Saw In The Flesh Walking Down Mile End Road in South Shields 1977! Scared Me Shitless and Changed My Life Forever. SO MANY GREAT MEMORIES! Friday Night Gigs at the now demolished Bolingbroke Hall Kicking Fuck out of the Sacrificial Pig's Head after Who Killed Liddle and Police Oppression. R.I.P Mensi - LEGEND, x
Love this, all the classic songs...well done to the young lad at the end, reminds me of a young Jeremy Corbyn.
I'm saying nothing. :-)
another great live band thanks so much mate!!!!!
You're welcome. :-)
Saw the Upstarts at 100 ~ 1984 as a 18 year old - and later supporting Johnny Thunders somewhere in North London. 100 club gig was eye-opening. Packed out withPunks, Skins, working class and patriotic but anti -nazi sentiment. Max Slodge in his own world laughing at his private joke.
I was there !! Great gig !! Thanks for sharing !!!
My pleasure. I thought I better get on with uploading it, otherwise I'll never get around to it. Ha ha.
RIP Mensi, such sad news. I've got such good memories of seeing the Upstarts back in the day
Fantastic gig with a great band!
I saw you in the same place in 1981. Beautiful energy! Too many voices 🔊 Perfect ! Oï from 🇫🇷 👊
now this is legendary.
There's more uploads coming over the next few months. :-)
We are all oi! All with force against police oppression and with solidarity, even if they throw us out of places. Power and strength of Angelic Upstarts. Great band forever
God damn that's what you gotta do no matter the age. Do what you love and I love them. 1 of my faves punk bands from back in the day. When i surprised all the punks in my school what i listened too and that i had all the good shit. I was str8 giving these cds away to spread music
always loved the Upstarts first saw them live age 14 in London at the Lyceum Aug 1979 supporting Adam & the Ants seen them loads since over the years 100 club is the biggest venue to see them at to get the real Upstarts vibe etc
I was there too and most Sunday nights for months. Fantastic energy
Very sad when Mensi died, but some of us remember the Upstarts way way back. Nuff said.
Teenage warning.. old skool at school. Airware and a Fred Perry shirt. Brilliant memories.
This is great thanks for posting
No problem. Glad you liked it. :-)
+PunkLive Thanks for posting, looks like it was a great gig.
one of the best bands ever, saw em several times in the early 80's (punkrock day Arnhem, Stokvishal) and again 3-6-2108 at Rebellion Melkweg Amsterdam
Fabulous video.
Mensie was a class act R.I.P.
He was a great bloke r.i.p mensi
They may have been old but they still slammed it..............Keep up the good work Punkliveinlondon................hopefully u getting into some gigs soon .................
Listen to the first live album.The real Upstarts
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love mensi s t shirt love dancing to the upstarts remember paisley in the 80s
How the mighty have fallen. I remember them when they was good. ( long time ago) . Quite funny watching mensi...constant source of amusement.
And they still had the audasity of calling Lyndon a sellout, when they are still doing the same most basic punk music there is, claiming they are still "punk" in "attitude" and meanwhile Public Image does whatever their members feel like doing, which at least to me, is literally one of the core aspects of punk.
@@TheNewBerser a least mensi ain’t on trumps cawk like wtf
Cool solos!
Excellent.
great stuff....sad news tho... RIP mensi....keep shoutin buddy
Teenage Warning..Superb..
RIP Legend.
Proper punk music 🎶🎵👌🙌👏😊😊
old is a new young!! said Mr. Wright ;-)
Feisland , in my Mind . 🎉😊❤
RIP Mensi
How good is this right, yeah ya mum would be like... Oh such nice boys them Upstarts they are !!!
That's not Mensi. It's Alexei Sayle
Robbie Coltrane on guitar? 🤭
14:54 Last Night Another Soldier
Rip mensi vocals on teenage warning second to none
hello john got a new motor?
Nope!
SAW THEM IN THE 80S JUST THE SAME
Hi, What is the name of the song 12:21? THX
You're nicked
Feisland , in Our Mind. 😊
El mismo repertorio que tocaron ayer en la Jimmy Jazz de Gasteiz!!!
Just watched again ,nearly had a heart attack dancing like a madwoman.i sent a link to 'Solidarity 'to someone on UA-cam in Ukraine, the words are so fitting.ive made a little vid of Putin on my channel I'm suprised I've not been banned lol.
2 nyears on and their still as good
Go on lainey mate 👊 class 👏👏👏🇬🇧
R.I.P MENSI..
I'm a wop and a nationalist but I love mensi in fact I think that despite his antifascist rethoric he's a true patriot just listen to England - what a fantastic anthem Skrewdriver could never make an hymn so be beautiful as that "st George spirit never died it's all coming back" - and in capital city he sings "the place is full of foreigners is not what it used to be" - he sang this back in 1980 when London was still full of punx skins pubs and great bands and clubs - look what London is now _ no more pubs only big commercial centres rich arabs and russians and tourists - no more londoners there - mensi was a prophet _ and finally "solidarity" dedicated to the great anticommunist polish union of solidarnosc - a jewel - can you get more nationalstic than that?
True patriots are anti fascist you absolute fuck nut. True patriots don’t lick the boots of those in charge, they ask questions and challenge authority with reason and rationality, along with the odd boot when needed, because they want the best for their country and for all people. You’ve gone wrong mate. Your enemies are sitting in the lords and the commons, pissing on you and telling you it’s raining. Unite and fucking fight mate.
@@gonzomax9662 FUCKING RIGHT ON BRO.
What happened to Taking Guns to Afghanistan? Oh well, you could always takem to Yemen now. Police killed Liddle Towers, but Guns for the Afghan Rebels killed Big Towers. I do love the Upstarts though. Got more vinyl of them than any other band FULL STOP
I remember when I saw them back the early 80s, and they did Guns For The Afghan Rebels, and I remember clearly he said "This is why we should never become communists". Maybe he had a change of mind. ;-) I never take much notice of politics in music though. It's all bollocks anyway.
Aged poorly eh
The song's name at 10:00?
It's called 'Safe Haven' - It's a track from their 2001 album 'Sons of Spartacus'
Muito bom!
What do we want?!.... Jeremy Corbyn!.... When do we want him?!....... Well actually we preferred the the Tories in the end.
Must say I always loved The Angelics though.
Didnt know Mensi passed,RIP😢
Happily surprising good shape
Who is the drummer?
simplismente foda!!!
cool
why do people in comments hate Mensi? I don't understand. Is that because of politics?
Some people don't like Nazis being criticised. I'm not a leftie and certainly not a Nazi either
🎉🎉🎉
Who killed Liddle 59 at minutes . .
Buncha old wyte dudes reminiscing... ain’t nothing wrong with it. But the wheel keeps turning, new songs to be sung. A least I haven’t met a bruv with a better heart than Mensi I can only hope to carry my weight.
Tracks Nane brothers pls
when did Steve straughan turn into Sid vicious!
are the audience asleep lol
No, just old. ;)
First 3 albums were good but the politics were awful, rock against communism! 🇱🇷🇮🇲
Once went to see these blokes and ended up having drinks with them before the show ( of course 😆) , ALL THEY DID WAS COMPLAIN 😔 " BLA BLA BLA , I HATE THIS BAND AND I HATE THAT BAND " like I fucking care if you hate the adicts ! 😆 really boring guys who kinda put a damper on my night, but I will always be a fan regardless 🤔
Was damn funny bloke when I was i was drinking with him after Scotland calling no soft soaping it tells it like it is but was not slaging any bands of just his football team what he said was true bought us drink and we bought them back it's never happened with any other bands I've met
Well I'm sure Tony Van Frater and Dicky Hammond have welcomed you Mensi Three Mackems together and your pissing of god.
To BEANO!
El mensi con idéntica camiseta de los Clash!!!
名人😊
Oi!
Отцы могут еще!
OK
Tories out out out didn't work then, too left wing for me.
Agreed
What’s odd is that y get lumped in with skins and fashion punk... y kept it 100 since day 1 moren crass conflict all the rest... shotgun solution ain’t for the weak
Mucho guiri de mierda veo por akí..jajajjajajajjajajaj!!!!!
Keith Bell was never a socialist. .....
Woman In Disguise ?
One of my favourite tracks. Brings back so many memories from the early eighties.
yep
We need her now more than ever 2024
Great socialist, anti fascist band
Awesome Music just hate the STALIN Loving lyrics .
mac ron out out
WOT A BAND TALES TO.TELL FK OFF KEITH BELL
Digbeth Civic regulars....Big in Brum
Shitty crowd? Well, they are the audience for one of the most overrated punk bands ever.
Bring Mond back
Government out...
RIP Mensi