I was honored to create the art for the Damned’s 50th anniversary tour. I first heard the Damned in the mid 80’s when they performed the song “Nasty” on the TV show The Young Ones which aired on MTV (also the show where I first heard “The Ace of Spades” by Motörhead!). I knew the Damned had been booked on the Sex Pistols’ doomed “Anarchy Tour” but “Nasty” was the first song I heard. I LOVED IT! I went looking for a Damned album with “Nasty” on it, but couldn’t find one. Luckily I picked up Damned Damned Damned which has two of my favorite Damned songs “Neat Neat Neat” and “New Rose”, which was the first UK punk single released, even before the Sex Pistols. The Damned have a quite varied catalog and from ’77 punk they branched out to moody goth vibes and neo glam among other stylings but have always circled back to high energy catchy punk songs. I’ve seen the Damned several times and they always put on a great show. I’m excited to see them on their Final Damnation 50 tour in LA in November!

-Shepard

PRINT DETAILS: Final Damnation 50. 24″ H x 18″ W. Screen print on 80# cream Speckletone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 400. Comes with a Digital Certificate of Authenticity provided by Verisart. $75. Available on Friday, October 16th @ 10 AM PDT at https://store.obeygiant.com. Max order: 1 per customer/household. International customers are responsible for any applicable import duties, taxes and customs fees due upon delivery, except for UK orders under $160 USD and EU orders.