This is what I remember and love about festivals, Musicians who just like to play music and maybe make a little money, no violence and no assholes, includes musicians!
I lived 3 minutes walk from the football ground and remember a bridge being constructed over the river which runs parallel to the stadium . The organisers were expecting over 10 000 and I believe only a couple of thousand bothered to turn up. From what I remember (I was. was only 12 then) it was a right flop and made a huge loss .
And the scaffolders started to take down the stage while the bands where playing because they hadn't been paid. The Damned refused to play because they weren't gonna get paid. John Peel stuck a pre made tape on and left because he wasn't going to be paid. Aswad were bottled off. No alcohol served. And yep that bridge which was built, not used then sealed off for about 15 years. I remember people talking about the promoter still paying of debts when i was a teenager in the late 80's. The Dammed came back to Chelmsford a few months later and played a free gig at the Chancellor Hall to make up for it, but it was over sold out and there was trouble and punches thrown (including at the promoter) so the local paper did a scandalised front page head which resulted in all future punk gigs being banned for years.
@Pete Testube 1981 or 1981...Punks Not Dead was released in 1981 and Wattie was already sporting the huge Mohawk, so it was in 1980-1981 that punk scene started to change with boots, studs, extreme spike hair , mohavks and a more hardcore outfit
@@RobF3003 I just googled "Chelmsford City Rock Festival" and it turned out that the Bands playing were Hot Rods, Doctors of Madness, Chelsea, Slaughter and the Dogs, Fruit eating Bears, Lew Lewis, Aswad, Glory and Solid Waste. The Damned were scheduled to play but didn't. I don't know were I got that John Cooper Clarke from😄
Doctors Of Madness, Slaughter & The Dogs & Eddie & The Hotrods... Other bands that played were Lew Lewis Band, Chelsea, Aswad, Fruit Eating Bears, John Cooper Clarke, Solid Waste & Glory. Bands that were due to play but pulled out were The Damned, Generation X & The Jam. The compare was John Peel. And it cost £3 to get in.... ;)
Yes me too as pal of the Rods back line roadie and sat next to John Peel who was compere. Very poorly attended so the guy who’s firm put up the staging fearing not being paid climbed above stage and started to take it down whilst the band , Lee Lewis ? played on. Police called as it was potentially dangerous and he came down. The affair lacked atmosphere and it was a dull event IMO
Chelmsford became an early enclave for the Punk movement, as did other Essex towns from '76 - onwards. Places like Maldon, Colchester, Braintree and Southend witnessed an explosion of trashy young Punk/New Wave bands, making Essex noteable as a musical hotbed for the movement.
Guessing you've never heard of The Clash or their extremely obvious left-wing politics? Or maybe didn't know that Captain Sensible of The Damned is a committed socialist, or that Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols is involved with environmental causes? The Ruts were massively left-wing and anti-fascist. Was Rock Against Racism in 1978 "red"? If you think so I think I've discovered the real motive for that statement. So much of punk is left-wing, always has been, always will be. Punk ethics, style and culture entirely opposite conservative values, and serve to push art, music, style and society itself into the future through expression of working class angst and through encouraging inclusivity and taking on influence from all manner of backgrounds. Punk is an overtly progressive movement.
@@tomaskiraly4612 I am legitimately not. They're all provably correct statements. Just cos you disagree (through ignorance it seems) doesn't mean that I was inaccurate, because I wasn't. It's all factually correct 👍
A link to this was posted tonight on the Chelmsford Remembered Facebook group. The thumbnail happened to be the guy wearing a denim jacket with the swastika on, but the post was deleted after multiple comments highlighted that it’s inappropriate to share such an image on a community page. Sean Wright, a swastika at a 45 degree angle is the symbol of National Socialism, the symbol that has a flat top is the Hindu sign of peace (you got it mixed up sunshine) It might have been edgy back then, but it’s been 75 years since Hitler blew his brains out and we’re still fighting this evil. So whilst it was a time in history and it happened, it’s not something that is acceptable to wear or show in public. Maybe you’d feel a bit differently if members of your family were wiped out during WWII?
So EVERY symbol that reminds people of war should be banned? What's acceptable and who makes the rules on what's acceptable? My grandad fought the nazis n was taken POW at St Valery. I'm not offended by his Swastika, doesn't shock me like it probably would have done in 1977. Christ you'd think the Germans were the only bad guys in the history of warfare.
To annoy older people and squares like their parents, or because they feel it is edgy, not because they are adherents of National Socialism. Maybe some just like symbols, I still have my schooldays pencil sharpener on which I scratched a swastika and a Star of David. With a hammer and sickle on my bag. Makes me cringe to think of it.
Shock value, mocking taboo subjects n only for banter. cause its Your generation n not the last one, singing about taboo subjects n dressing however you want to... cause You Can.... just my opinion
This is what I remember and love about festivals, Musicians who just like to play music and maybe make a little money, no violence and no assholes, includes musicians!
You know Punk was a long time ago, when it features in a SILENT MOVIE! 🤣
Has it been 'colourised' for prosperity?
What a great capture from a crucial turning point in musical history.
Punk festivals never really have the punch that seeing a band in a night club , student center , fire house , elks lodge
Biggest Crowd City had all season.
Hot rods and Johnny moped ? Brilliant footage
I lived 3 minutes walk from the football ground and remember a bridge being constructed over the river which runs parallel to the stadium .
The organisers were expecting over 10 000 and I believe only a couple of thousand bothered to turn up.
From what I remember (I was. was only 12 then) it was a right flop and made a huge loss .
They only sold 500 tickets and only 1,500 turned up.
And the scaffolders started to take down the stage while the bands where playing because they hadn't been paid.
The Damned refused to play because they weren't gonna get paid.
John Peel stuck a pre made tape on and left because he wasn't going to be paid.
Aswad were bottled off.
No alcohol served.
And yep that bridge which was built, not used then sealed off for about 15 years.
I remember people talking about the promoter still paying of debts when i was a teenager in the late 80's.
The Dammed came back to Chelmsford a few months later and played a free gig at the Chancellor Hall to make up for it, but it was over sold out and there was trouble and punches thrown (including at the promoter) so the local paper did a scandalised front page head which resulted in all future punk gigs being banned for years.
@@mr291169great account thanks 👍
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated.... !
@@mr291169 I couldn't get tickets for that rearranged gig. I. Have. Never. Forgiven. Them.
my husband is in this ,so long ago now. debs xx
I was there
Well done?
Funny old day wasn’t it
Oh my god
@@pepitopelonnieto4718 :) God, not "god".
@@KristVladic calla furcio
Doctors of Madness! Then Slaughter and the Dogs! Eddie and the Hot Rods! I think. Feeling old.
1977, the year of dedicated followers of fashion.
I wonder how long this Punk changed to the Mohican look that like The Exploited.
@Pete Testube 1981 or 1981...Punks Not Dead was released in 1981 and Wattie was already sporting the huge Mohawk, so it was in 1980-1981 that punk scene started to change with boots, studs, extreme spike hair , mohavks and a more hardcore outfit
April 1980 Discharge first single Realities of War the first punk hardcore, all started from there...
Yeah it was grim tbh ,the hardcore and the curious turned out ,a general feeling of disappointment filled the air ‘it was time to move on’
Un what way ?
wow
It's great that such films have survived.
2:03 Harry Potter's father was the original punk?
please no
@@kikidulalinko5570 :) Yeah...It's >Harry Potter's father and the Dog"s
1:44 Jilted John ???
Slaughter and the Dogs
Wayne Barrett
Quality... Any reference to what bands performed?
Eddie and the Hot Rods, Doctors of madness, Lew Lewis Band, Chelsea, Slaughter and the dogs, Aswad, John cooper clarke
@@thomasandersen6719 Don't remember John Cooper Clarke?
@@RobF3003 I just googled "Chelmsford City Rock Festival" and it turned out that the Bands playing were Hot Rods, Doctors of Madness, Chelsea, Slaughter and the Dogs, Fruit eating Bears, Lew Lewis, Aswad, Glory and Solid Waste. The Damned were scheduled to play but didn't. I don't know were I got that John Cooper Clarke from😄
Didnt know Boris Johnson was in a Punk band...😂
LOL I had the same thought- nothing would surprise me thesedays
Barrie
The original punks in 77 had interesting looks...
I think you're logo is too small. As your goal is to ruin these footages, you should share it with a keyhole view, a keyhole shaped in K.
your*
sounds pretty quiet ;)
Vive le punk
A young Boris Johnson at 2:04
Looks like Slaughter and the dogs
@@watski Definitely them
Boris and the Johnsons - great band! - really into sniffin' blue......
Who was that on stage?
Doctors Of Madness, Slaughter & The Dogs & Eddie & The Hotrods... Other bands that played were Lew Lewis Band, Chelsea, Aswad, Fruit Eating Bears, John Cooper Clarke, Solid Waste & Glory. Bands that were due to play but pulled out were The Damned, Generation X & The Jam. The compare was John Peel. And it cost £3 to get in.... ;)
Was that slaughter in the cape?
Gary Evans yes
Yes me too as pal of the Rods back line roadie and sat next to John Peel who was compere. Very poorly attended so the guy who’s firm put up the staging fearing not being paid climbed above stage and started to take it down whilst the band , Lee Lewis ? played on. Police called as it was potentially dangerous and he came down.
The affair lacked atmosphere and it was a dull event IMO
Chelmsford became an early enclave for the Punk movement, as did other Essex towns from '76 - onwards. Places like Maldon, Colchester, Braintree and Southend witnessed an explosion of trashy young Punk/New Wave bands, making Essex noteable as a musical hotbed for the movement.
Before punk was red
yeah punk was never anarchistic
Get over yourself 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Guessing you've never heard of The Clash or their extremely obvious left-wing politics? Or maybe didn't know that Captain Sensible of The Damned is a committed socialist, or that Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols is involved with environmental causes? The Ruts were massively left-wing and anti-fascist. Was Rock Against Racism in 1978 "red"? If you think so I think I've discovered the real motive for that statement.
So much of punk is left-wing, always has been, always will be. Punk ethics, style and culture entirely opposite conservative values, and serve to push art, music, style and society itself into the future through expression of working class angst and through encouraging inclusivity and taking on influence from all manner of backgrounds. Punk is an overtly progressive movement.
@@Rhubarb.and.Crustard ya talking out of ya arse
@@tomaskiraly4612 I am legitimately not. They're all provably correct statements. Just cos you disagree (through ignorance it seems) doesn't mean that I was inaccurate, because I wasn't. It's all factually correct 👍
A link to this was posted tonight on the Chelmsford Remembered Facebook group. The thumbnail happened to be the guy wearing a denim jacket with the swastika on, but the post was deleted after multiple comments highlighted that it’s inappropriate to share such an image on a community page.
Sean Wright, a swastika at a 45 degree angle is the symbol of National Socialism, the symbol that has a flat top is the Hindu sign of peace (you got it mixed up sunshine) It might have been edgy back then, but it’s been 75 years since Hitler blew his brains out and we’re still fighting this evil. So whilst it was a time in history and it happened, it’s not something that is acceptable to wear or show in public. Maybe you’d feel a bit differently if members of your family were wiped out during WWII?
why don't you where swastika now
So EVERY symbol that reminds people of war should be banned? What's acceptable and who makes the rules on what's acceptable? My grandad fought the nazis n was taken POW at St Valery. I'm not offended by his Swastika, doesn't shock me like it probably would have done in 1977. Christ you'd think the Germans were the only bad guys in the history of warfare.
I believe this is what they refer to as a "sausage fest". No chicks.
No woman no cry fest!
why do some people wear swastikas?
To annoy older people and squares like their parents, or because they feel it is edgy, not because they are adherents of National Socialism. Maybe some just like symbols, I still have my schooldays pencil sharpener on which I scratched a swastika and a Star of David. With a hammer and sickle on my bag. Makes me cringe to think of it.
Testing the boundaries of reality.
Shock value, mocking taboo subjects n only for banter. cause its Your generation n not the last one, singing about taboo subjects n dressing however you want to... cause You Can.... just my opinion
theres no punks
First phase punk the best 1976-78 🧷 With a do it yourself attitude 🧷