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2001 UK Tour Reports by John Shearer

UK Gallery #1 UK Gallery #2 UK Gallery #3 UK Gallery #4
UK Gallery #5 UK Gallery #6 Backstage

Rose Tattoo Warm-up Show 
Location: Army & Navy Pub Chelmsford Essxex
Date: 29.5.2001.


Rose Tattoo played this secret warm-up gig
at the Army & Navy Pub in Essex. The Tatts 
haven’t hit these shores for 2 decades.

I was privileged to attend this warm-up show 
Thanks to Sean Hudson & Joe at Future Management.

A full 15 song set list blew away the local 
punters at the Army & Navy Pub. Around 100 
people enjoyed the Tatts set.

Angry did his usual ranting & raving, giving 
the crowd abuse, with Peter Wells arse kicking 
slide guitar girding to the old chest nuts such 
as Bad Boy For Love and Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw. That’s 
why this bands so special and have lots of talent.

Steve King’s excellent bass guitar playing 
during The Butcher & Fast Eddy was just amazing and 
Rocking Rob Riley kicks a mean Rhythm sound during 
Rock n Roll Is King and Scarred For Life. Paul DeMarco 
did a great intro to We Can’t Be Beaten and to Nice boys 
Don’t Play Rock n Roll...you wanna bet! These guys are 
back and souding better and better.It shouldn’t have 
taken the Tatts this long to play the U.K.

I hope the Tatts come back again again, we need down to 
earth bands like THE TATTS and not these crap new 
bands of to-day. 

THE TATTS finished off with We Can’t Be Beaten and 
Suicide City. It was a great night of pure Rock 'n' Roll 
and we need more of it. 




Rose Tattoo Milton Keynes Woughton Leisure Centre 


Rose Tattoo start off their first U.K Tour 2001 at the 
Milton Keynes Woughton Lesure Centre to an average crowd 
of locals.

Rose Tattoo hit the stage promoting their 25 To Life 
double best of CD recorded at Wacken Open Air festival in 
Germany last year.


The Tatts strolled onto the stage and burst into Out Of This Place 
then went straight into Bad boy For Love. The crowd loved every 
minute of the Tatts performace.

It was great to see the large backdrop of the Rose Tattoo Logo Double 
headed Snakes etc. 

The Track List:

Out Of This place
Bad Boy For Love
One Of The boys
Assault & Battery
The Butcher & Fast Eddy
Tramp
Rock 'n' Roll Is King
Remedy
Astra Wally
Scarred For Life
Manzil Madness
Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw
Nice Boys
Suicide City



Rose Tattoo London Astoria L.A.2  1.6.2001

Rose Tattoo hit the stage to a full house at the Mean Fiddler 
show to a welcome return to London.

The crowd got really crazy as soon as THE TATTS burst 
into their usual sound of rock n roll. Rose Tattoo opened 
the show with Out Of This Place, they went straight into 
Bad Boy For Love. Rose Tattoo were out to boogie through 
the night at the London Astoria. The Tatts playing the 
same set they played at Wacken open Air Festival in Germany 
last year. The Tatts are here to promote their 25 To Life 
Double best of Live CD.


Angry did his usual Ranting & Raving at the London audience 
giving them pelters during the end of Scarred For Life. Rocking 
Rob Riley pulling some amazing faces towards Angry and Bass 
player Steve King who’s inro to the old Chestnut The Butcher & 
Fast Eddy and the awesome slide guitar of Peter Wells playing a 
Flying V guitar, Paul DeMarco does an amazing drum intro on 
We Can’t Be Beaten...a crowd pleasing song which got everyone 
singing to. You can't get enough of  Rose Tattoo music, it’s the 
best Rock n Roll I've heard sinceThe Rolling Stones.

At the end of the set Rose Tattoo finished off with Nice Boys Don’t 
Play Rock 'n' Roll and Suicide City. Angry never collapsed down at 
the end of Suicide City.

Apart from that it was a great show I hope somones got it on Video. 
Until next year...Rose Tattoo are back with more power than these  
bands of today.

The set list was the same as Wacken Open Air Festival.

SET LIST-

Out Of This Place
Bad Boy For Love
Assault & Battery
Tramp
The Butcher & Fast Eddy
One Of The Boys
Rock 'n' Roll Is King
Astra Wally
Scarred For Life
Remedy
Manzil Madness
Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw
Nice Boys Don’t Play Rock n Roll
We Can’t Be Beaten
Suicide City



Rose Tattoo Glasgow Cathouse Rock Club 6.6.2001

THE TATTS played Glasgow for the first time ever. 
And the Glasgow audience appreciated Rose Tattoo from 
the minute they hit the Glasgow Cathouse stage. To 
a well-attended Glasgow crowd The Tatts burst into 
some old chestnuts

The Track list as Follows     

Out of this place.
Bad boy for love.
Assault & Battery.
Butcher & Fast Eddie.
One of the boys
Tramp.
Rock n Roll is king.
Astra Wally.
Scarred For Life.
Manzil Madness.
Rock n Roll Outlaw.
We Can’t Be Beaten
Nice Boys.
Suicide City.

The Tatts had a few Technical Problems with Angry’s 
vocals during Rock n Roll Is King, and Butcher & Fast 
Eddy...apart from that the show was great. Steve King 
fitted well into the band, along side Paul DeMarco 
on the drums. Peter Wells Flying V sound guitar was 
amazing during Remedy and Astra Wally, plus Rocking 
Rob Riley’s Rhythm blues guitar sound was just awesome.
The intro to Scarred For Life was like just putting 
on the Scarred for Life album. Overall the Glasgow crowd 
enjoyed a nostalgic night of pure Rock n Roll. Who 
said Rock 'n' roll is dead.




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