Urgh! A Music War (1982)

Directed by

Derek Burbidge

Genre

concert film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a concert film from 1982 that captures performances from punk, new wave, and post-punk bands. It shows a mix of well-known and lesser-known acts playing live on stage.

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What happens

Urgh! A Music War is a 1982 British concert film featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk bands and artists. Filmed in August to September 1980 it was directed by Derek Burbidge and produced by Michael White and Lyndall Hobbs. Among the acts featured in the film are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, the Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, the Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Skafish, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the new wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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