Gang Of Four have concluded their farewell tour, playing their last ever show in Amsterdam – see footage below.
The hugely influential post-punk band announced last year that they would be heading out on tour for the final time for a string of shows, dubbed ‘The Long Goodbye’, in North America, the UK and Europe in which they would play their classic 1979 debut album ‘Entertainment!’ in full.
The current line-up of the band, which sees them joined by L7 and Belly bassist Gail Greenwood and guitarist Ted Leo, played the final of those farewell shows in Amsterdam’s Paradiso on Saturday night (July 5).
Once again, they played ‘Entertainment!’ in full at the start of the show, followed by a second set packed with their other material, including ‘I Love A Man In Uniform’, ‘To Hell With Poverty’ and ‘Elevator’.
Watch footage from the show here:
At a show earlier this year in Boston, Gang Of Four were joined by Belly’s Tanya Donnelly for ‘We Live As We Dream, Alone’, and Mission Of Burma’s Roger Miller for ‘What We All Want’.
In April, the band’s bassist Dave Allen passed away at the age of 69 after living for a several years with early onset dementia.
“It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our old music partner, friend, and brilliant musician, died on Saturday morning. He was at home with his family,” drummer Hugo Burnham wrote.
Back in 2020, Andy Gill, guitarist and founding member of the band, also passed away at the age of 64 following a short respiratory illness.
A star-studded tribute album to Gill – featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates Flea and John Frusciante, Warpaint, Gary Numan and more – arrived in the summer of 2021, entitled ‘The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four’.
