Event Date: November 27, 2008
Event Venue: Cardiff Barfly

The UK Subs has a strong South Wales following and as a result Charlie Harper and his sonic soldiers make regular visits to the principality. The latest visit came via a scintillating set at Cardiff Barfly; and, despite over 30 years of hardcore, energetic enterprise Harper proves that he has the same drive that led him in to the limelight many moons ago!
The band knows what their public wants and a fiery foursome duly deliver their aural arsenal of golden gusto. The legendary 1980 live album ‘Crash Course’ constitute the core of a concert that turns a compact club in to a demonic dancehall; and, Harper is joined by several would be vocalists from the crowd as both the performers and punters unite in the name of punk rock!
The anthems are fired out in a fast and furious fashion and the tempo does not drop as the hits are hammered home! The high octane assault of ‘Stranglehold’, ‘Warhead’, ‘Teenage’, and ‘Tomorrows Girls’ once made the Top 40 a better place and premium tunes such as ‘C.I.D.’, ‘I live in a Car’, ‘Left for Dead’, ‘New York State Police’, ‘Emotional Blackmail’, and ‘Rockers’ mustered up a manic moshpit!
As Guns ‘n’ Roses return to the big time, just remember that they covered the Subs song ‘Down on the Farm’-and, that TNT track was also given a foot to the gas outing! The Barfly has housed The UK Subs twice this year and more dates will follow on the back of this visceral visit! 2008 is a ‘Brand New Age’ for ‘Another kind of Blues’!