The Damned’s First U.S. Tour: From London to Los Angeles – The Transatlantic Punk Breakout

This episode follows the Damned’s inaugural American tour, charting their stops from CBGB and Philadelphia to Boston and Hollywood’s Roxy. We examine how their DIY gear, hand‑drawn flyers, and grassroots networking enabled a British punk band to prove that high‑energy rebellion could survive abroad without major‑label backing—an early example of transatlantic cross‑pollination that shaped the next wave of American punk and hardcore.

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