[DID NOT ATTEND: February 18, 2023] Flogging Molly / Anti-Flag / Skinny Lister
I actually saw Flogging Molly twenty-three years ago when they opened for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They had just released their debut album and I remember enjoying their mix of Punk and traditional Irish music. I never would have guessed they’d still be around all this time later.
I also just found out that the lead singer of the band is Dave King the singer from the 80s heavy metal band Fastway, who I liked a bunch back in the day.
I wasn’t all that interested in seeing Flogging Molly–I haven’t listened to them since–although I’m sure they put on a super fun show. But I was interested in seeing Anti-Flag (again).
Anti-Flag is a punk band who I should have known about but only learned of through my son. Their live show was awesome and I definitely want to see them again.
Skinny Lister is a British folk punk band who I’d never heard of (I dislike their name). Actually it turns out I have seen a Tiny Desk of theirs and liked it quite a bit. They seem like they’d fit perfectly with Flogging Molly (Anti-Flag seems like a bit of an outlier here).
I asked my son if he wanted to go to this show and he said no. This evening also happened to be the night of a funeral that we all had to go to (R.I.P. Joan) so unless we all wanted to get rowdy (we didn’t) we wouldn’t have gone anyway.
It’s amazing how many shows at The Wellmont I wind up not going to.
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