The one-time Ramones drummer and veritable living legend Richie Ramone will hit our shores in April next year,providing Sydneysiders with the unique opportunity to experience the music that launched a thousand T-shirts.
At this stage, Ramone’s legacy is assured – luminaries like Steve Albini, Joe Strummer and Johnny Rotten have all paid tribute to Richie and his ‘Bruddas’ at one point or another – but rather than rest upon his laurels, he has announced an exhaustive tour and written a bevy of new material.
Don’t expect simple navel-gazing or extended bouts of eulogising, then. By all accounts time has done little to dampen the fire and fury in Richie’s belly, and punters should come ready to experience punk rock at its most raw and ravaged. Fans at Newtown Social Club should prepare themselves: the Brat is on the way.
Richie Ramone will play Newtown Social Club on Saturday April 30. Tickets are on sale next Monday December 7.
