Bad Religion heading to Wolverhampton

The godfathers of the punk rock scene in Southern California are coming to Wolverhampton this week.

Bad Religion, whose career spans more than 30 years, will be on stage at the Wulfrun Hall on Wednesday (July13, 2011). Formed in 1979, it is the band's first tour is nearly 20 years.

Stranger Than Fiction, the band's first commercial success, managed to sell over half a million copies and earned Bad Religion their only gold record in America.

Bad Religion is considered one of the most successful independent punk acts, selling more than five million albums worldwide and charting two singles on the Mainstream Rock charts and seven singles in the Top 40 of the Alternative Songs charts.

The band has also enjoyed success outside of America. They have had three charting singles in the UK while 21st Century (Digital Boy) and Punk Rock Song charted in Sweden in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Punk Rock Song also charted in Finland and Germany.

The current line-up consists of Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Jay Bentley, Greg Hetson, Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman.

Tickets for the 30 Years Live, The Dissent of Man are £15. Doors open at 7pm.

Support on the night comes from The Computers and Sunset On Suburbia.

For more details go to www.wolvescivic.co.uk

Laura Blyth