The Glen Matlock Band
Holy Diver, Stockport, Manchester
seventeenth Might 2025
Glen Matlock and his band convey their driving rock ‘n’ roll all the way down to Stockport. With their adorned historical past and badges of honour from punk rock, they ship a decisive blow to the musical skull of Stockport’s residents with their efficiency.
Glen Matlock, one of many central figures in punk rock historical past, ventured all the way down to Stockport for an evening of raucous rock ‘n’ roll. In his downtime between his touring with Frank Carter And The Intercourse Pistols, he’s strumming his personal tunes on stage throughout the nation. Fronting The Glen Matlock Band, he took to the stage of a brand new Stockport venue – Holy Diver. Geared up with its personal mosaic of Ozzy Ozborne and an image of the Intercourse Pistols on its exterior, it was the proper location for the evening.
The slashing chords from Glen’s Les Paul stirred the gang up within the opening part of the set, delivering classics from his profession. Addressing the ladies within the crowd who “weren’t of their prime, however nonetheless have some kick”, he devoted Rock Chick to all of them. His humour and wit bouncing off the partitions of the venue, he was backed up by Neal X – whose time with Sigue Sigue Sputnik is to be remembered. Jim Lowe was on bass guitar, and he actually put down some pummelling fills with a hefty tone – his manufacturing of Glen’s album Born Operating actually helped his information of the setlist. Chris Musto, on drums, knew the way to discover the groove and pull the band collectively rhythmically.
Glen took the day trip of his setlist to pay tribute to some of the influential early punk songs, Richard Hell & the Voidoid’s Clean Era. His twangy guitar tone and Neal X’s assured guitar lead strains created a gorgeous homage to his historical past and influences in music. Fairly Vacant is commonly described because the response to Clean Era; an enchanting perception into how Glen nonetheless feels about that tune. Barrelling on down the music record, we took a pit cease in Glen’s Profession along with his time in Wealthy Youngsters to play Ghosts Of Princes In Towers. The nostalgic tones of the music and heat guitar chords present the music nonetheless holds up, 47 years after its launch. Following up along with his previous tunes, he performed the Intercourse Pistols’ Fairly Vacant, the one Intercourse Pistols observe in his setlist. This alternative made me ponder “Is that this his favorite music he wrote with the Pistols?” – actually a query for the ages.
When all appeared to be achieved, and the Glen Matlock band completed taking part in Fairly Vacant, they put their devices to relaxation, however the crowd weren’t having it, they wanted their encore. Glen and his band hopped again on stage to revisit a tune that appeared so completely in place, but so peculiar: All Or Nothing by The Small Faces. Described because the mod band that had a pivotal affect on the Intercourse Pistols, they typically lined their songs.
Because the music and setlist got here to an finish Holy Diver erupted with applause. This was really a set that Stockport will bear in mind.
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Phrases and pictures by Elliot Davies. You will discover him on Instagram or their web site
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