They formed in Hersham, UK in 1976. Sham 69 lacked the art school background of many rock bands of the time, and brought in football chants, drinking songs and a sort of inarticulate political populism. The band had a large skinhead and hooligan following, which helped set the tone for the Oi! movement. Their concerts were notoriously plagued by violence, and the band ceased live performances after one of their gigs at Middlesex Polytechnic in 1978 was broken up by National Front skinheads fighting and rushing the stage.
These are photos from concerts where Sham 69 played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Sham 69 Jun 24, 2023 Leeds, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Alan Partridge
Great British Alternative Music Festival 2019 Oct 4 - 7, 2019 Skegness, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Dickslexic66
Sham 69 Nov 11, 2017 Gloucester, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Blossom Baphomet
Montebello Rockfest 2017 Jun 23 - 24, 2017 Montebello, Quebec, Canada Uploaded by Vanessa Hébert
Sham 69 / Pavé Mar 31, 2016 Paris, Île-de-France, France Uploaded by Zeta Kebab
It's Not Dead Fest Oct 10, 2015 San Bernardino, California, United States Uploaded by Felix Joel Garcia
The Boomtown Rats
Guilfest 2014 Jul 18 - 20, 2014 Guildford, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Craig Hatfield
Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer
The Fureys
dancing to Norman Jay
Main Stage - end of the night
The Urban Voodoo Machine
Sugarhill Gang ft Grandmaster Melle Mel
