Groundbreaking punk band plays final live show in Amsterdam
The the legendary British post-punk band played its final show of their farewell tour at Amsterdam's Paradiso on Saturday night, July 5.
The show put a cap on Gang of Four's "Long Goodbye Tour,' which was meant to celebrate the band's pioneering music. The tour started in North America in Boston on April 20.
'After 45 years, the band will tour North America for the very last time, playing the album front to back, followed by a second set filled with fan-favorites and hit songs,' a social media post about the tour reads.
Gang of Four's tour also paid tribute to the 45th anniversary of the band's 1979 debut album, 'Entertainment!' NME reported Gang of Four played 'Entertainment!' in full at the start of the Amsterdam show. They then follow-up with a second set packed with other hits, including 'I Love A Man In Uniform,' 'To Hell With Poverty' and 'Elevator.'
You can watch videos of Gang of Four's final live show here and here.
Gang of Four is considered 'one of the most influential and groundbreaking bands to rise from the British punk scene in the late '70s,' according to the band's AllMusic biography.
The groundbreaking band formed in 1976 in Leeds, England with original members Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar), Dave Allen (bass) and Hugo Burnham (drums).
Gang of Four rose to fame with a percussive, stripped-down sound that blends punk rock with funk and dance music. The band's lyrics also made a strong impression on listeners, pointing to social and political topics.
Gang of Four charted in the U.S. with 'Is It Love?' and 'Don't Fix What Ain't Broke.' The band's signature songs include 'Anthrax,' 'Damaged Goods,' 'To Hell With Poverty,' 'He'd Send in the Army,' 'Cheeseburger,' 'At Home He's a Tourist' and more.
Gang of Four has influenced artists ranging from R.E.M. to Nirvana to Red Hot Chili Peppers, and 'Entertainment!' was ranked by Rolling Stone as the fifth greatest punk album of all time — right behind classic albums by the Ramones, the Clash, the Sex Pistols and the Stooges.
'Fusing James Brown and early hip-hop with the bullet-point minimalism of the Ramones, Gang of Four were a genuine revolutionary force in their pursuit of working-class justice,' Rolling Stone said in its 2016 ranking. 'The Leeds foursome bound their Marxist critique in tightly wound knots of enraged funk and avenging-disco syncopation, slashed by guitarist Andy Gill's blues-free swordplay.'
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