The Macc Lads
| The Macc Lads | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
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| Years active | 1981–1995; 1997 |
| Website | www.macclads.co.uk |
| Past members | Muttley McLad The Beater Stez Styx Cheeky Monkey Knobby Chorley the Hord Phil McCavity Al O'Peesha R.I.P Johnny Mard Winston Dread |
The Macc Lads were a rock band from Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Self-proclaimed the "rudest, crudest, lewdest, drunkest band in Christendom", the Macc Lads used irreverent, zany, whacky foul-mouthed and politically incorrect lyrics; common lyrical themes were drinking, sexism and homophobia. Active from 1981 to 1995 the band now tend to be regarded more favourably by music historians, in contrast to the reaction the band generated in their heyday.
The band were prevented from entering or ejected from gigs in Macclesfield, London, Huddersfield, Bury, Cornwall, Blackpool, Colchester, Hull, Newcastle, Cleethorpes, Northampton, Leeds, Wigan, Lincoln, Bolton, Mansfield, Portsmouth, Cheltenham, Norwich and the United States.
A concert at the Birmingham Hummingbird in 1989 resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage by fans. Vandalism included scaffolding being pulled apart and thrown onstage as well as a broken toilet, pots of paint and ashtrays. Band members McCavity and Muttley suffered cut heads and fans went on stage to fight road crew and stage security members Lockstock and Mungo.
The Lads' website states that at a gig in Cheltenham in 1991 a "bag of hot sick" was thrown at the band.
The band played their 500th and final public gig at Nottingham Rock City on 4 December 1995.
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