Rebellion By The Sea

[Wes Hall]

Rebellion festival has once again taken over the Blackpool Winter Gardens and the town is awash with colour and personality.

Considering how socially conscious most punks are, there's a true feeling to me of camaraderie here with a forgotten holiday resort and it's kin.

 

[Brian Moore]

The punks are showing their age, Wes. (And one or two are Bay City Rollers I think.) Interesting to see these photos.

 

[Wes Hall]

Thanks Brian, care to share a little insider tip on how you identified the bay city rollers types as although I recognise the band name, I don't recognise the dress sense .

 

[Julian Tanase]

3rd and the 5th are really great, like these a lot. Really feeling the place!

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks Brian, care to share a little insider tip on how you identified the bay city rollers types as although I recognise the band name, I don't recognise the dress sense .

It's the tartan troosers, Wes. Dead giveaway!

 

[Wes Hall]

3rd and the 5th are really great, like these a lot. Really feeling the place!

Thanks Julian, I always forget about this weekend yet it's a perfect pairing to the old seaside town.

 

[Pete Askew]

I never knew there was such a thing! Mind, an organised Punk reunion does seem a bit of an oxymoron! Anyway, get to see some people have retained their hairstyles etc (how for goodness sake?).

An intersting record of the event. Did you go to any concerts held? Were there even any aside from the chap outside the Winter Gardens?

 

[Wes Hall]

I never knew there was such a thing! Mind, an organised Punk reunion does seem a bit of an oxymoron! Anyway, get to see some people have retained their hairstyles etc (how for goodness sake?).

An intersting record of the event. Did you go to any concerts held? Were there even any aside from the chap outside the Winter Gardens?

Unfortunately not for seeing them play Pete, it was a sold out event- the punks have had to bend to the systems of money it seems like all of us.

No freebie gigs other than the sole guitarist either that day, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few were about. I'm going to have to remember for the next one and plan a trip out purposefully.

 

[Pete Askew]

And grow that Mohican!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Nothing rebellious there. It felt rebellious back in 77, but on reflection wasn't at all. Just conformity to a different fashion.

Makes for fun photos, though!

 

[Wes Hall]

Nothing rebellious there. It felt rebellious back in 77, but on reflection wasn't at all. Just conformity to a different fashion.

Makes for fun photos, though!

Ahhh Rob... I agree, it's much the same as all the alternative methods of social rebellion - seems to the participants an act of rebellion, but it's just another fun distraction to self identify, much as I did with being into alternative metal and pop-punk etc back at school. It's the fun of believing in the individual you; I get it still even if it's a cliché