Dave Vanian

Dave Vanian

Birthday: 1956-10-12

Place of Birth: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography: Dave Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956, Hemel Hempstead, England) is a rock musician, famous for being the lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned. The band formed in 1976 in London and Vanian is the only ever-present member of the group. They were the first of the British punk bands to release a single, an album, have a record hit the UK charts, and tour the United States.

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The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour

Live performance from the reformed punk pioneers, recorded at the Manchester Academy in 2004 and fea...

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The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002)
The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002)

Recorded live at Shepherds Bush Empire, on July 12th 2002....

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Punk's Not Dead
Punk's Not Dead

On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty undergro...

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The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London
The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London

In October 2019, The Dammed took the stage at London’s Palladium for a very special, immersive music...

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The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead

From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, ...

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Lemmy
Lemmy

Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on musi...

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Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5

Detroit's iconic rock group The MC5 is celebrated in this raucous London concert featuring other mus...

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Lemmy
Lemmy

Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on musi...

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The Damned: Final Damnation
The Damned: Final Damnation

The Damned continued to fuel the ardent fires of old fans and new long after the flames of The Sex P...

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Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him
Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him

The story of Sid Vicious, by those who really knew him...

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Punk Britannia at the BBC
Punk Britannia at the BBC

An archive celebration of studio performances from the British bands that broke through courtesy of ...

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Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

The programme includes The Damned’s set-smashing performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and the Se...

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The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo
The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo

Reunited again, The Damned original line-up of Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & James captured live at Ma...

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