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Spear of Destiny

Thu 06 Apr

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Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny

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06 Apr 2023, 20:00

The Rigger , Marsh Parade, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 1BT, UK

About The Event

Spear of Destiny return to The Rigger... tickets on sale now!!!

£20 adv from gigantic 👇🎟

https://www.gigantic.com/spear-of-destiny-at-the-rigger-tickets/newcastle-under-lyme-the-rigger/2023-04-06-20-00

Set to mark forty years since their formation this year, Spear of Destiny have been making a stir with their punk-influenced power-rock since 1983. Emerging from the wreckage of iconic post-punk band Theatre Of Hate, the original duo — Kirk Brandon and Stan Stammers — named themselves after the weapon used by Roman centurion Longinus as he pierced the body of Jesus as he hung on the cross.

Gaining traction in the UK, and with Melody Maker enthusing that “by this time next year, [Spear] should be huge”, their debut album ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ was released in 1983 on Epic Records and they toured relentlessly across the next few years. After releasing ‘One Eyed Jacks’ in 1984, and almost cracking the UK Top 10 with 1985’s ‘World Service’, Brandon disbanded the existing…

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