It has been announced that Steve Ignorant and his band are having to move the date of their forthcoming Concorde 2 show where they will be performing Crass songs from 1977-1984. The original concert date was 13th January 2024.
The official announcement reads thus:
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances we will have to reschedule the January gig at Concorde 2 in Brighton to 16th November 2024.
I’m really sorry about this as I know many of you have already bought your tickets and like us have been looking forward to this. All tickets will be valid for the rescheduled date and of course a refund is available from the place you bought your ticket.
Thank you for your ongoing support and we are looking forward to seeing you in November 2024.
Ticket link: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/steve-ignorant-band
The political and lyrical ideas of Crass are even more relevant today as they were then and will be performed with the same intensity of those days. His last appearance in Brighton was also at the Concorde 2. This took place on 8th April 2022. You can read our review HERE.
Further Reading:
For those of you that are unaware of the background to this, Steve Ignorant is a singer/songwriter and artist, who co-founded the anarcho-punk band Crass with Penny Rimbaud in 1977. After Crass stopped performing in 1984, he worked with other groups including Conflict, Schwartzeneggar, Stratford Mercenaries, Current 93, and US punk band Thought Crime, as well as occasional solo performances.
Interestingly, Steve is also a wood sculptor and volunteer on the Sea Palling Independent Lifeboat, and has written his autobiography –’All The Rest Is Propaganda’- and believe it or not has worked as a traditional Punch and Judy performer using the name Professor Ignorant.
In 2007 he performed Crass’s entire ‘Feeding Of The 5000’ album live at the Shepherds Bush Empire and throughout 2010-2011 presented ‘The Last Supper’, touring/celebrating the songs of Crass around the globe, ending with a farewell gig at Shepherds Bush Empire in November 2011.
In 2013 Steve and Paranoid Visions decided to record an album. The result ‘When …?’, a hybrid of styles, all with a nod to early 80’s anarcho-punk. They now perform live on special occasions, with the new Brighton concert certainly flagging up as one. Steve currently performs with his new band Slice Of Life, which is a far cry from the aggression of Crass, nevertheless compelling with powerful songs delivered in an acoustic style.
Slice Of Life’s debut album ‘Love And A Lamp-post’ was released on Overground records in late 2014, surprising many with its honesty and change of style for Steve.
