The Glen Matlock Band
Holy Diver, Stockport, Manchester
seventeenth Might 2025
Glen Matlock and his band carry their driving rock ‘n’ roll right down to Stockport. With their embellished 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 right 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 right location for the night time.
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 Working actually helped his information of the setlist. Chris Musto, on drums, knew how one can discover the groove and pull the band collectively rhythmically.
Glen took the day out of his setlist to pay tribute to probably the most influential early punk songs, Richard Hell & the Voidoid’s Clean Era. His twangy guitar tone and Neal X’s assured guitar lead traces created a good looking homage to his historical past and influences in music. Fairly Vacant is usually described because the response to Clean Era; an interesting perception into how Glen nonetheless feels about that tune. Barrelling on down the track 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 track and heat guitar chords present the track 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 selection made me ponder “Is that this his favorite track he wrote with the Pistols?” – actually a query for the ages.
When all appeared to be carried out, 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 usually lined their songs.
Because the track and setlist got here to an finish Holy Diver erupted with applause. This was actually a set that Stockport will keep in mind.
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Phrases and photographs by Elliot Davies. You will discover him on Instagram or their web site
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