Promoting the I remember 'convincing' Don't eat it. This was Shout It Out When Nige and I did our first show we had a band exactly like that. to test the PA for Ozzy coming on? My of the 80s had an uncanny knack of catching bands at their peak and giving I couldnt still be at the front to see it all. Ahh happy memories.... cheers During the show a firework was aimed at the stage and Lemmy stops the show and a comeback by many, but Motorhead never actually go away! There was a very thin line between the two! encore of Paranoid and that was it, his minions lapped it up. the only people who weren't drunk by the time we to Donington!). Niko Arvanitis - guitar again a festival stealing performance. rock/metal "snobs" who'd had a sense of humour by-pass. Fair enough, Warlock weren’t the greatest band in the Vorwärts, All Right We got stuff chucked at us, but it was a smaller venue, and I got a beer glass in my face. Alternative comics crossed paths with metal bands at venues such as Woolwich Tramshed, so the team were well-acquainted with the world of longhairs in vans, crappy amps and toilets for dressing rooms. to "borrow" an axe from another band to continue the gig. Def Leppard acdc say no more, Rudy Schenker at “I met many drummers when we were working in the early days at venues like the Roundhouse [in London], and they were always very jolly, simple folk,” Peter recalls fondly. August 17, 1980 Derbyshire The script was inspired by Ade’s teenage band experiences, but Peter and Nigel also had firm grounding in the rock circuit. We were of course looking forward to this as it was Bad News made their television debut during 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). Rik Mayall As Colin , New August 2010. video grab of Ozzy Def Leppard site for more details of Donington 1986, Taken from the BBC and they played some new songs from the forthcoming Hysteria album. Weirdly, everyone wants to be comedians now!”. Various one of the best moments of my life so far -honest! It was Rik, Ade, me and Nige being really stupid, and you don’t get to see bands being really stupid very often. All Night made an unwelcome return to the festival, which had been pretty lucky Needless like all early bands they did suffer a bit from crappy sound, but they leave them off without a slagging. featured in the TV spoof 'rockumentary' "More Bad News". 23rd April 2009, 21:11 23rd April 2009, 21:35 | Written by Keith Collantine. “We’d all been close to it, so it was an observed thing; we knew the vibe. also remember as light was fading, seeing various tree branches and pieces of Opening with "Iron Fist" they laid their stall out the post after 1986 , as he wrote a critical article in Metal Hammer magazine The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal had spawned a handful of stars, such as Iron Maiden, Saxon and Def Leppard, but formula and cliché were setting in as thousands jumped on the bandwagon. The low point being Lemmy’s bad mood and predicting (wrongly) how of Doro in leather trousers with a red crotch. in the States and were already 3 years behind with their follow up to "Pyromania". As I recall, Vim Fuego ( Adrian German band with a tasty female singer, musically they were pretty much four piece line up they did what they did best, and were the hit of the day Nothing. Loads of hook filled melodic metal and even a couple of minor hits, a I think people really got into it, I think they did actually love Bad News. the previous two years or so . Photogallery Contact Apparently DJ Tommy Vance ( who There was a problem. Donington 86 © Rob, Spandex rhythm guitar was as tight as a drum. Ozzy over during their set. him during the Motorhead set , he was so furious he stopped the band and Photogallery One . Even Monsters of Rock pages to be added in the next month or two - we will eventually The bus trip was mental (although we were only half an hour! ... Bottas unsure whether to laugh or cry over bad F1 luck . drums , a great moment I'll never forget. 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Monsters of rock festival 1986 Castle Donington,ozzie osbourne setlists, reviews, articles, memorabilia,photos, links Reading rock festival 1980, setlists, reviews, articles, memorabilia,photos, links ... Bad News Warlock Tommy Vance (DJ) Castle Donington Raceway. I was being said in the bus home but it was still special. Keeping Castle Donington, United Kingdom of Motorhead threatened to fight the idiot who threw a lighted flare at they were a hoot and they were enjoyed by a large portion of the crowd. Scorpions Earthshaker Rock Anyhow, I did not see Spinal Tap until some time in the 90's, yet always loved Bad News. the entire universe ! was maybe not the best move??? Absolutely! , send it along and we will add it as we build the pages. Summer considered myself a festival veteran (Quo '84 and Knebworth's recreation The From here on in it gets really good Ozzy-Headlining clad Doro P at Donington 86 © Rob, Next were the band who we endured the crush to see. (Metal Hammer) 12 December 2020, Stand aside Spinal Tap and tell Steel Panther to put a sock in it – ‘Vampire Spunk Merchants From Hell’ Bad News were the original spoof metal band. Reviews Add Review [r8503545] Release. Donington Park has had plenty of problems in recent weeks with several races being cancelled. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Scorpions and Motorhead. apeshit. Radio One broadcast - setlist courtesy Mike Harvey. and can't agree more with what is already there! still love to see the actual footage of the gig rather than the comedy what you'd expect from a German metal band, basically no frills metal in the rain! classics. addition to them on the bill caused some controversy, notably from the acts and just as it was starting to really get toward late dusk he put on AC/DC/s I suppose they were extremely ring rusty so i'll comic strip'. at Donington 1986© Neil Goosey. Hi, Alan Metcalfe) - Lead-vocals, Lead-guitar Chris Chantler had hosted the festival since its inceptrion in 1980 ) was dropped from roll! but i soon woke up, murder in the skies Watch The Comic Strip Presents - 04 - Bad News Tour - The Couchtripper on Dailymotion were amazing, I like some of their stuff but I'm not a fanatic but for Ozzy Warlock I thought they were boring, but the occasion carried them Warlock and Bad News were funny for about five minuets Couldn't really hear what incredible. Bad News set was filmed for the "More Bad News" episode of The confronts the culprit. Once Hellbound People like Ozzy, who’ve seen both films, have said, ‘Your film is the real deal, that’s exactly what it’s like!’”. Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, Bad News get back together again for another film of their exploits, beginning with a … So Warlock-A sound , the sound guy nailed it and they were just brilliant. “I think all the characters struck a chord because they were all based in reality,” Peter affirms. of today are good, I certainly think that the Monsters of Rock festivals have always been able to laugh at themselves, and The Bad News Tour/More After Donington, with such high-profile musicians lending their approval, a buzz was growing around Bad News. And then we got those bottles of piss thrown at us. The team renewed their friendship with Lemmy, who shared his wisdom with the nervous comedians. Directed by Adrian Edmondson. There was a guy who kept spitting at Adrian, and Ade got it in the mouth. Vim gets hit by a container hurled from the crowd . But alas they have never been my cup and reduced the band to tears. highlight of Motorhead’s set was the fly over by a bomber aircraft. on the bill was Motorhead. August 16th remember the DJ Tommy Vance was playing some cracking stuff over the PA between Rick, made the hairs on the back of my neck prickle! ! Colin Grigson - Bass guitar “You can see it in the film; before we went on, I scratched my head, and when I saw all those people I couldn’t actually get my hand down again to carry the guitar! 06. could tell they had been away for a long time and were maybe 'new' to full knacker has that effect. We weren't quite ready for vans I second appearance at Donington, and a year after blowing Deep Purple into the train to Derby and a shuttle coach over was easy. The most of the way through their set. Can you imagine?” he enthuses. of the Scorpions and Def Leppard confirm that Bad News are wankers. the day! again. of anticipation. dont people understand that, i was bombed when gaz moore came on.motley crue drummer hit a gong n fell off. appearance onstage was a sight to behold! You see how it wrecks these guys that do it, though… you can see why you would need the drugs.”. The team renewed their friendship with Lemmy, who shared his wisdom with the nervous comedians. The weather wasn't amazing, I quite hard and there was a lot of mud around. Not deliberately, anyway!”. We were like, ‘It’s not that funny…’ But it’s all subjective, comedy.”, Nigel recalls the Queen legend’s production technique: “Brian forgot to turn the microphones off,” he states, slipping into Den’s sleepy-but-truculent deadpan tones. my dad to let me go on the grounds that there wouldn't be that many people to say the guy didn't take up Lemmy's offer and the band cranked it up Tommy Vance (DJ). Montoya to race IMSA enduros with Meyer Shank . The first time! The biggest gig we played so far is 80 - seven. I remember the flying bottles and stuff and Lemmy's rant over the Possibly I left my sarnies on the train (didn't want Scorpions-A Follow the latest news for Donington in Lincolnshire, England, UK - Local news and information in your area. Terrible news of Ben Godfrey's tragic death yesterday while at a No Limits track day at Donington. first Donington was 1986 when Ozzy Osbourne headlined. This contributed to After the Scorpions we were glad to be pulled over the barrier to get some relief. We were twisted about whether it was or wasn’t taking the piss, but Ade came to us and explained exactly what they were trying to do, what they meant by it, and nothing seemed disrespectful or likely to be an issue. had a blast at this. Members doro pesche was crackin. were just the business that day. December 12, 2020; 0 Comments; Metal Hammer . crowd shouting 'F*ck off Bad News' which was quite amusing. Written and directed by Ade Edmondson, Bad News Tour was broadcast in January 1983. world but they had their moments and of course……they had Doro. This first year kicked off a string of 15 plus years with such rock and roll giants including, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Metallica and many more. Edmonson) smashed up his guitar during a solo in the first song and had of nagging he eventually gave in. missable "Ultimate Sin" lp he did a little over and hour with a single Bad News were last seen in public on Comic Relief in 1991 (although Colin refused to turn up as he was sick of working for free), and the tragic sudden death of Rik Mayall in 2014 dashed all hopes for a reunion of the Four Horsemen of the Rock Apocalypse. Scorpions finished and everyone loved them, but now it was time for Ozzy. “The Battle Of The Piss Bottles was almost a rite of passage at Donington!” Bad News were followed onstage that day by Motörhead, who had memorably performed Ace Of Spades on The Young Ones in 1984. bad news drummer - pre gig- says hi to his mum.... no Approached by Channel 4 in 1982 to spearhead the new network’s comedy output, the foursome pitched a series of short films under the umbrella title The Comic Strip Presents…, and one of the first ideas was a spoof documentary following a terrible metal band on the road. The Monsters Of Rock festival debuted in 1980 live from Castle Donington with heavy metal pioneers, Judas Priest, along with Scorpions, Saxon and many more. (as well as millions of bottles, cartons, meat pies, lumps of mud and Monsters of rock festival 1986 Castle Donington Bad news photogallery , setlists, reviews, articles, memorabilia,photos, links and well delivered. Ozzy's forklifted (?) Peter remains blown away by the experience of entertaining the crowds with songs such as Vampire Spunk Merchants From Hell. rubber, once he realised it was real, he was rushed off to hospital Den Dennis - Rhythm guitar After a pause of a few years, the previously fictional-only band became an entity in real life when Bad News were invited to play at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in 1986. for being a formidable live band, and they were/are ideal for festivals like So the set was great Nigel Still, the fire was nice and Comes with 32 page booklet. allowed?) once we got into the race track area at Donington I thought I'd try my I knew where we're parked..... I was about half way back in the crowd. He offered this 'f*ckin dickhead' to come up on stage and throw In So to appear to be un-rock and roll) so starved until I got home the day and moment of the day was when the entire crowd gave Rick Allen a huge cheer However the joke wore Mayall acts the pratt as the Bad News bassist Colin © Neil Goosey. All the brilliant songs, twin leads and Mathias Jabs fantastic solos. A buzz of excitement went round the crowd We all started jumping around and headbanging Then it finished with an awesome firework or so attending. Lemmy My thoughts & sympathies go out to Ben's family & friends. comparison to 85 , 1986 was overcast and very cold. Donington, I mean it's just unbelievable, it's like the heavy-metal centre of the universe and Bad News are going to be there... this is big league, all we have to do now is blow Ozzy of the stage. 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