Electric50

An indescribably fantastic night for the 50th Anniversary of Bob Dylan's 1966 Manchester gig when everything changed... not a commemoration of 'the "Judas" shout' it was a marking of the birth of 'loud'. Before Mr D's '66 tour amps were just used to balance volume to an acoustic drum kit, regardless of the size of the venue. Since then amplification is used to make EVERYTHING louder. Bands couldn't hear themselves above the audience noise and May'66 is when that changed. thanks Bob. And thanks to everyone that came including a lot of people that were at the Free Trade Hall half a century ago. 

Drummers are always missing in photographs, Paul is there too.
Visions Of Johanna
photo by Jennifer Stevenson (thanks!)

And this was our view: 
Some audience photographs by Aidan O'Rourke 

Bob Dylan's "Judas!" gig fifty years on

We're pleased to be playing at an event marking the 50th Anniversary of an audience member shouting "Judas!' at Bob Dylan for playing electric guitar during his gig at the Free Trade Hall here in Manchester on 17th May 1966. Its at The Mechanics Institute on Princess Street exactly fifty years on.
And... our new video will be out on Monday.