The Damned are heading out around the UK in support of their forthcoming album “Not Like Everybody Else” with a series of instore appearances and signings at UK retail in its week of release. The album is the first new recordings featuring the classic line up Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray since 1982’s “Strawberries” record , performing alongside longtime keyboard player Monty Oxymoron. The album honours founder member Brian James with a selection of songs he would have been influenced by when forming the band in 1976. Appropriately the last venue on the run is Resident in Brighton, where Brian had lived and is buried.
The dates are as follows:
Friday 23rd January:
Rough Trade London East Q and A and signing hosted by Phil Alexander 7pm
Tickets & info: HERE
Saturday 24th January:
HMV Birmingham Bullring Instore signing 12-2pm
Info: HERE
Rough Trade Liverpool Q and A and signing hosted by Phil Alexander 7pm
Tickets & Info: HERE
Monday 26th January:
HMV Manchester instore signing 1-3pm
Info: HERE
Thursday 29th January:
Resident Brighton Q and A and signing hosted by Pat Gilbert 6pm
Tickets & Info: HERE
The Damned announced the release of “Not Like Everybody Else”, a deeply personal and celebratory covers album – dedicated to the memory of Brian James, the band’s legendary founding guitarist, who passed away on 6th
March 2025. Recorded in a blistering five days of emotion and creative fire at Revolver Studio, Los Angeles, the album finds The Damned – Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on guitar, Rat Scabies on drums, Paul Gray on bass and joined by longtime keyboardist Monty Oxymoron – reconnecting with the raw energy that started it all. “Not Like Everybody Else” marks the first time in 40 years that Rat Scabies has returned to the studio with the band.
Pre-save the album “Not Like Everybody Else” HERE
Kicking off with R. Dean Taylor’s “There’s A Ghost In My House” and moving through classics like Pink Floyd’s “See Emily Play” and The Animals’ “When I Was Young”, the album closes with a powerful farewell: “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones, featuring Brian James himself, recorded at the last shows he played with The Damned, including the last performance at the O₂ Academy in Birmingham and lovingly remixed for this release.
To celebrate the album, The Damned will play one-off covers shows at Albert Hall, Manchester on 28th January 2026, Bataclan, Paris on 1st February 2026 and Essigfabrik, Cologne on 3rd February 2026 performing songs from “Not Like Everybody Else” alongside fan-favourite covers that marked their career. It will be an unforgettable night honouring Brian and the band’s shared history.
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