No Tag Announce September Show With The Spelling Mistakes

Legendary Auckland oi band No Tag have lined up a show with The Spelling Mistakes, The Cavemen and The X-Features for September. It will be the first time the original line up of guitarist Andrew Boak, singer Paul van Wetering, drummer Carl van Wetering and bassist Mark Sullivan will have played live together in more than two decades. As the group eloquently put it on their Facebook page: "we will be getting our tired old asses off the couch and back on stage", adding that there's "a good chance that this is the only time we'll do this". No Tag are special guests at this show and will be playing a short set of around 15 minutes. Here are the details...

Punk It Up with No Tag, The Spelling Mistakes, The Cavemen and more
Saturday 5th September, Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland

Tickets available HERE at UTR

Here's a clip of No Tag filmed at the TVNZ studios way back in 1983, performing the title-track from their NO Tag EP...

PRESS RELEASE:

AUCKLAND PUNK ROCK BLAST FROM THE PAST - PUNK IT UP ....

No Tag, The X-Features, The Spelling Mistakes, The Cavemen, bankRobbers (with special guests) and assorted guest DJs will perform at the Kings Arms on Saturday September 5.

This will be No Tag's only show in Auckland with complete original line up in over two decades. Later this year will see the re-issue of their debut self titled 12 inch EP on US re-issue label Radio Raheem Records.

The Spelling Mistakes, also with their original line up, received the vinyl re-issue treatment last year with their record store day release.

The X -Features featuring former Features Jed Town on vocals and guitar, and Chris Orange on bass, will be dipping into the Features catalog which will be re-issued later this year on vinyl as well.

New punks The Cavemen also have an LP out later this year.

All-Star covers band The bankRobbers will finish the night, made up from members of the Features, No Tag and other local bands, along with guests from The Instigators, Spelling Mistakes, Last Rockers and The Cavemen, blasting out a catalog of punk rock including some classic NZ hits.

Early bird tickets for first 100 available now through www.utr.co.nz for $30.