Hi folks,

This one's not out until September but we thought you might like an early heads up! It's an album by The Damned's keyboardist Monty Oxymoron featuring piano renditions of the some of the band's best known and musically interesting tracks!

We'll be releasing this on a 12-song PINOT NOIR RED vinyl LP and an expanded 19-song CD. Pre-order starting soon! Keep an eye on our newsletters and socials.

In other Damned-related news The Courettes will be supporting them at their special 50th anniversary gig next April at London's Wembley Arena! Check out the flyer below and click here to reserve tickets!

Monty Oxymoron -

The Piano Plays 'til Midnight: Monty Oxymoron Plays The Songs Of The Damned (Ltd LP/ CD)

RELEASE DATE - 5th September 2025 (PRE-SALE STARTING SOON!)

Available on a 12-song PINOT NOIR RED VINYL LP! (500 Copies)

Or expanded 19-song CD!

Not many people realise…

That The Damned have produced a fine array of songs with melodic, harmonic and rhythmic sophistication; with a depth of imagination and atmosphere. They spearheaded British punk, and yet diverse musical influences went into the crucible: UK and US psychedelia, Canterbury prog rock, and even classical and filmic musical influences abound. Now, with the return of drummer Rat Scabies the line-up is the same as that which produced many of these songs… with Monty on keys.

Monty Oxymoron has played keyboards with The Damned since 1996, has written songs for the band, and played with Captain Sensible and Dr Space Toad before that. He is a retired psychiatric nurse and trained in art psychotherapy. Monty is keen on “free improvisation” and plays in and around Brighton where he lives. Monty has an almost impossibly eclectic collation of his music on Bandcamp, his YouTube channel, and shares ideas on various subjects on his Substack page (under his “real” name: Laurence Burrow.)

For more Monty info go to https://montyoxymoron.com/

VINYL TRACKLISTING

SIDE A

1 – Beauty of the Beast 2 – Wait for the Blackout 3 – Absinthe

4 – History of the World 5 – Life Goes On 6 – Smash It Up

SIDE B

1 – I Just Can’t Be Happy Today 2 – Shadow of Love 3 – Limit Club

4 – The Dog 5 – Disco Man 6 – Nature’s Dark Passion

CD TRACKLISTING

1 – Beauty of the Beast 2 – Wait for the Blackout 3 – Absinthe 4 – History of the World

5 – Life Goes On 6 – Smash It Up 7 – I Just Can’t Be Happy Today 8 – Shadow of Love

9 – Limit Club 10 – The Dog 11 – Disco Man 12 – Nature’s Dark Passion

13 – Under the Floor 14 – Generals 15 – Black is the Night 16 – For Captain Sensible

17 – For Dave Vanian 18 – For Paul Gray 19 – For Stu and Pinch

The Courettes play at The Damned's 50th Anniversary Show!

THE DAMNED ANNOUNCE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT OVO ARENA WEMBLEY

THE DAMNED ANNOUNCE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Saturday 11th April 2026 – Wembley Arena, London

TICKETS HERE

“We never thought we’d make it this far and neither did you….”

Punk pioneers to mark half-century milestone with special guests Marc Almond & The Loveless, Peter Hook And The Light and The Courettes,

Legendary punk pioneers The Damned have announced a special 50th anniversary show at Wembley Arena on Saturday 11th April 2026, marking five decades since the band first exploded onto the scene as one of the founders of British punk rock.

Speaking about this unmissable night of history, The Damned said: “Half a century on and who’d of thought the Damned would still be upright and breathing? We have shared some tragic losses along the way, but like a finely tuned engine, The Damned still has the power and finesse to excite, entertain and accelerate into our 50th year…

“To mark this milestone event, we’ve booked Wembley Arena for the 11th of April 2026 and after a lot of careful deliberation have put a bill together for a night for you to remember and will be joined by The Courettes, Peter Hook and Marc Almond!