We have a couple of cancellations, a new date in December and a number of gig dates added for 2018. Check out the gig page for more details.

The Ilfracombe Punk Festival on 18th November has unfortunately been cancelled by the promoter (click here for more details)

999 will not be playing at The Undercover Festival but will instead be playing at Brundenell Social Club in Leeds on the same day (13th April). Please note that the Undercover Festival has NOT been cancelled.

Today we announced the first batch of new gigs for next year which will see 999 playing in Germany & Poland as well as the UK.

More dates to be announced soon so bookmark the gigs page so you don't miss any!

28^th September 2017

Unfortunately the gig at The Birdwell in Barnsley this Saturday (30th September 2017) has been cancelled by the promoter due to electric power problems at the venue.

If you know anyone who was going could you please let them know ASAP.

The gig at The Castle and Falcon has been moved to The Flapper (Cambrina Wharf, Kingston Row, Birmingham B1 2NU) - same date and time, Friday, 27th October.

Coel Castle in Birmingham has been renamed The Castle and Falcon. This shouldn't affect the gig on Friday, 27th October

We have another new gig at The Globe, Newcastle on Thursday 2nd November. For more information, check out their website here

Also, Nick has asked me to mention that the promoter for the gig at the Westgarth Club in Newcastle has asked that we let you know the support bands will be onstage at 5pm, so don't be late.

More gigs announced:

Friday, 27th October at Coel Castle, Birmingham

Saturday, 28th October at the Decontrol Festival, The District Club, Pontypridd

Friday, 3rd November at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow

Saturday, 4th November at Smash (formerly Citrus Club), Edinburgh

Friday, 8th December at The Victoria, Swindon

Saturday, 9th December at the New Cross Tavern, London

Unfortunately some people think that the gigs on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th have been cancelled. This is definitely NOT the case and Nick Cash WILL appear solo at The Louisiana, Bristol on Friday 26 May and The Elephant and Castle, Ramsgate on Saturday 27th May. The rest of the band are unable to appear because drummer Pablo Labritain cannot walk or drum due to a severe arthritis in his leg. Nick will be performing all the 999 favourites.

Nick has asked me to post the following message on the website. If you know anyone who is going, please let them know.

"999 have had to cancel their shows this week in Bristol on Friday 26th May at The Louisiana and Ramsgate on Saturday 27th May at The Elephant and Castle this is due to Pablo being unable to walk or drum because of severe arthritis in his leg. However I am going to perform Nick Cash solo shows at both Bristol and Ramsgate and I'll be playing all the 999 favourites.

We are very sorry indeed for any disappointment and inconvenience caused and we hope that Pablo will be on the mend soon.

Nick Cash & 999"

Unfortunately the Blank Generation Festival scheduled for the 28th May has been cancelled by the promoter. If you've bought a ticket then you should be able to get a refund. Also, if you know anyone who was either going, or planning to go, please let them know.

Nick was recently interviewed on Plasma Music TV. You can see the Interview below, together with his solo rendition of Feelin' Alright With The Crew. Excellent stuff eh?

Interview

Feelin' Alright With The Crew

Don't forget, 999 are playing at the North West Calling Festival in Manchester on Saturday, 3rd June, and at the Rebellion Festival in August - see you there !!!

I've just been told that the gig in Blackpool on the 28th April is at The Waterloo and NOT The Wellington as first advertised. Sorry for the mistake and if you know anyone who is going, please let them know.

Two new gigs for September; Friday 29th September at The Dublin Castle, Camden Town, London and Saturday 30th September at The Birdwell Venue, Barnsley.

We have two new gigs in November; Friday 17th November at Eleven, Stoke on Trent and Saturday 18th November at The Ilfracombe Punk Festival, Ilfracombe Holiday Park, Ilfracombe.

Unfortunately we've had to cancel a couple of shows but luckily we've managed to reschedule them elsewhere; the gig at T Chances in Tottenham, London (28th May) has been cancelled and replaced with a gig at the Bridgehouse 2 as part of The Blank Generation Festival in Canning Town, London, and the gig at The Cutlers Arms in Rotherham (10th June) has been replaced with a gig at The Venue in Selby on the same night.

Unfortunately the gig at The Tavern in Blythe on Friday 28th April has been cancelled. The good news is that we have arranged a gig at The Wellington in Blackpool on the same day.

We also have two new gigs; 11th August at The Iron Road Bar in Evesham, and 12th August at the Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club in Gosport

One more show for next year; Saturday 27th May, at The Elephant and Castle in Ramsgate (with The Twinkies)

This is probably the last post this year so, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2017

Urgent notice: The venue for the show on the 17th December in Corby has been changed from 'The Hut' to 'The Kingfisher'. Please tell anyone you know who might be going.

We have four more shows added for next year; one in May (Bristol) and three in June (Belfast, Dublin & Dundalk). See the gigs page for more details.

We have quite a few new dates added for 2017 so nip over to the gigs page and see which ones are near you. If you can't wait that long, don't foget that there's still time to catch a 999 gig before Santa arrives, so why not get yourself a ticket for one of the 8 remaining gigs.

BTW Nick tells me that the gig at the Mama Roux on the 10th December in Birmingham is an early start so the band will be on stage at 9pm; make sure you get there early.

Oops!! We made a mistake... The gig on Sat 29th October is at The Hotel California, Birkenhead and NOT at The Continental, sorry.

We've a change of venue for the gig in Birmingham on the 10th December. It is still in Birmingham but has been moved from The Rainbow Rooms to Mama Roux.

Oops!! We made a mistake... The gig on Sat 29th October is at The Hotel California, Birkenhead and NOT at The Continental, sorry.

Two more gigs added for October: On Fri 28th we are playing at The Napier, Blackburn and on Sat 29th The Continental, Birkenhead

Unfortunately the gig at the Rainbow Rooms in Birmingham on 10th September has been rescheduled for Saturday 10th December.

We have a new gig for you on Wednesday 10th August at Studio 24 in Edinburgh. Also playing will be The Dickes.

Two more gigs dates for your diary: Thursday, 8th September at the Iron Road Bar, Evesham and Saturday, 10th September at The Rainbow Rooms in Birmingham.

There's also been another change of venue for the gig on the 21st October; the gig will be at "The Diamond Live Lounge" rather than "The Leopard".

Two new dates for your diary: Friday, 21st October at the Leopard in Doncaster and Saturday, 22nd October at the Fulford Arms in York.

There's been a change of venue for the gig on the 9th December; the gig will be at "The New Cross Tavern" rather than "T Chances".

Three new gigs added; T Chances in London on Friday 9th December, Ivory Blacks in Glasgow on Thursday 24th November and The hut in Corby on Saturday 17th December.

The gig this Saturday (16th April) is at the Engine Rooms, Southampton and NOT The Exchange as first advertised. Apologies for any inconvenience. The Southampton Punk Festival also include the Cockney Rejects, Anti-Nowhere League, Sex Pistols Experience, Vice Squad and Ed Tudor Pole.

For more details and tickets, click here

"999 apologise unreservedly for their non appearance at the Carlisle Hastings on Saturday 2nd April. This was due to the van breaking down on the way to the venue. It is only the second time in 40 years that this has happened and the band are very sorry indeed. We hope those of you that went along understand and that it did not cause too much inconvenience. We will try and reschedule the show for another time." Nick & 999

Unfortunately the gig at The Queens Arms, Newark on Saturday the 28th May has been cancelled due to the venue being sold. Nick says "the promoter is trying to get us another gig for that date" so we'll let you know as soon as.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. 999 are looking forward to playing all over the UK during their 40th Anniversary.

Good news: We have a new show added to the tour at the 3 Tuns in Gateshead on Friday 4th November.

Bad news: I unfortunately made a couple of mistakes with the gig dates. 999 play the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool on Saturday 6th August (and not the 3rd). Also the show at The White Swan in Trowbridge should be Friday 1st April and not 1st of May. Sorry!

2016 will be 999's 40th Anniversary and to celebrate they will be embarking on a massive tour of the UK throughout the year. See the gigs page for the confirmed dates.

Don't forget that the 100 Club gig on January 8th has unfortunately been cancelled due to Arturo's operation.

16^th December 2015

100 CLUB FRIDAY 8th JANUARY 2016 CANCELLED

Unfortunately 999 have been forced to cancel due to Arturo's recent hip operation and his doctors insisting that he does not perform. However, Nick Cash will still be playing all the 999 hits solo. Chelsea are now the headline act.

We have a few links with information, tickets etc. for a couple of the upcoming gigs.

For the Alleycat gig in London on the 25th October:

https://www.facebook.com/events/589013244572156/

http://www.oldbridgemusic.london/tickets/

For the Undercover Festival Winter Warmer in Bisley on 21st November:

http://undercoverfest.com/winter-warmer/

Also, tickets for the Rebellion Festival 2016 are on sale. 999 will be playing on the Saturday (time to be announced later). Click here for tickets.

The gig at the 100 Club has been changed and will now be on the Friday night (8th Jan) instead of the Saturday night (9th Jan).

New gig added - 5th December in Sunderland at The Borough.

Also, if you are going to the gig at The Alley Cat in Denmark Street, London on the 24th October, you can find more information on their events page. For tickets click here.

We have a few gig changes for you (no date changes though). On the 20th November in Cambridge, the gig will be at The Boatshouse and not the Portland Arms, on the 26th September (this coming Saturday) it should be "North East Calling" and not "Newcastle Calling", and last but not least, The Bisley gig on the 21st November is part of the the "The Undercover Festival Winter Warmer".

The gig at the 12 Bar Club on 24th October has been moved; it's now at the Alley Club in Denmark Street (same date).

2016 promises to be a special year as it is the 40th Anniversary of the punk movement. As you may, or may not know, 999 formed in 1976 (on Sunday, 5th December 1976 to be precise) so it will also be the 40th aniversary for 999 as well.

The first gigs of 2016 will be in January in London (at the famous 100 Club), Hull and York. Mosey over to the gig page for more details and don;t forget to check back regularly for more detes, and some surprises !!!

Oops! we made a mistake... we gave you the wrong venue for the show in Newcastle Upon Tyne on the 26th September. It's at the Northumbria University and NOT the O2 Academy as previously listed.

We have added another 2 dates to The French Tour that starts in Lille on Thursday 11th May; La M�canique Ondulatoire in Paris on Tuesday 16th May, and the Thunderbird Lounge in St Etienneand on Wednesday 18th May. Check out the gigs page for the full list of Tour dates.

The French tour kicks off at El Diablo in Lille on Thursday 11th May and we also have quite a few new gigs added for the UK. Check out the gigs page for the complete list of France and UK dates.

Unfortunately the gig at The Black Bull in Gateshead on Sunday the 4th October has been cancelled but will hopefully be rescheduled at a later date.

New gig just added at Talking Heads in Southampton on Friday 4th September.

Two new gigs added: Saturday 21st December is an all dayer at the Bisley Rifle Range in Surrey and Friday 4th December at The Forum in Darlington.

Some gig date changes; the gig at the Beat Generator in Dundee has unfortunately been cancelled and the Black Bull in Gateshead has been moved from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October. Good news is we've added a replacement gig for the Friday 2nd October at the hotel California in Birkenhead.

Hope everyone had a great Xmas and New Year. We've just added some more gigs, this time in Europe Click here to check out the gigs page for more details. Also the gig at the Cowpen Bewley Social Club in Billingham has been brought forward from 14th June to May 23rd.

You thought you'd heard the last of us for this year, didn't ya?. Well as a special Christmas bonus we've just had confirmation of a shedload of new gigs lined up for 2015; in January, February, March, April, June, July and October. Click here to check out the gigs page for more details. Nick has also sent a message...

"Thanks to you all out there for coming to see us and making it possible for us to have celebrated our 38th year together as a band which we did on the big day at our gig at the Roxbury in Blythe on 5th December which was great fun, cheers!

Nick Cash & 999"

Once again Merry Christmas and have a Great New Year (go easy on the booze!)

Well that's it for another year. Thanks to everyone who went to the shows in 2014 and hopefully there'll be many more in 2015.

Don't forget, the first gig of 2015 is at the famous 100 Club in London on Wednesday 7th January with Ed Tudor Pole and The Lurkers.

Good news for those of you in Central London, we have a gig at the 100 Club on Wednesday the 7th Jan with the Lurkers and Ed Tudor Pole. 999 have played quite a few shows at the 100 club over the years; the last one was when Troggs were headlining when Reg Presley was still alive! That was a great gig as well.

We've added a couple of new gigs; Friday 28th November at the Exchange in Bristol and Friday 5th December at the Roxbury in Blythe (just noth of Newcastle).

The first gig for 2015 has been announced. It will be at the Packhorse in Leeds on Friday, 13th February. Tickets can be ordered online by clicking here

Unfortunately the gig at Grannies in Lowestoft this Friday (3rd October) has been cancelled due to unforeseen problems outside the control of the band. Nick asks that if you know anyone else who was going, to let them know so they don't have a wasted journey.

Two more gigs added: Adam & Eve's in Birmingham on Thursday, 18th September and Grannies in Lowestoft on Friday, 3rd October.

Another gig, this time at the Revolver in Birkenhead on October 17th; support wil be Bite Bak.

We now have more details for the Riverside Rebellion Festival at the Georgian Theatre in Stockton on the 6th December. From their website:

 "999 headline the first ever Riverside Rebellion music festival backed up by Duncan Reid & The Big Heads (who supported The Rezillos in May) and Menace, who are incredibly making their first ever appearance on Teesside having originally signed to Illegal Records in 1977.

Sunderland's HDQ were originally active in the late 80s and became a big name on the UK underground circuit. Fellow Wearsiders Loaded 44 have earned a reputation on the live circuit for their blistering performances.

London's mysterious Death Pedals very rarely venture beyond the Watford Gap and are a hybrid of early Meat Puppets and Rudimentary Peni.

Sheffield's The Fuckwits return to Stockton to make their third appearance whilst local bands Zeitgeist 77 and The Antiseptics are from opposite ends of the scale - age-wise."

For tickets etc. click here

New gig for December has just been announced. The "Riverside Rebellion" at The Georgian Theatre on Saturday 6th December features 999, Menace, HDQ, Death Pedals, Loaded 44, The Fuckwits, Zeitgeist 77 and The Anti-Septics; sounds like a great line-up. 999 should be onstage at approximately 10:45pm so plenty of time to get the booze down yer necks!

999 will be playing at The New Cross in Sutton in Ashfield on the 9th November.

Another gig, this time in London at the Pipeline on Saturday 4th October. For more details, tickets etc. click here to visit their website.

At last, a gig in my home town of Manchester. 999 will be playing at the Witchwood in Ashton-under-Lyne on the 18th October. For more details, tickets etc. click here to visit their website. See you there.

Nick recently had a request from a French fan for the lyrics to "Found Out Too Late", so whoever it was, stick the record on and click here to sing along. Infact everyone should !

New date added: The Adelphi in Hull on Friday the 10th October.

We've added an extra date to the European tour at the Sonic Ballroom, Koln, Germany on Thursday 13th March.

It appears that we got our knickers in a twist with a few dates. We had the gigs in Glasgow, Kirculdy, Bathgate and Gatedhead listed as being in September, when they are in June. Apologies to anyone who has made plans to attend those gigs.

Two Scottish shows added: Kirculdy, The Windsor on the 13th June and Bathgate, Dreadnought on the 14th June.

More dates added!!! Swindon at the Vic on the 2nd August and Glasgow at Ivory Blacks on the 12th June.

Another new gig, this time at the Black Bull in Gateshead on the 15th June.

The date for gig at The Great British Alternative Music Festival, Butlins, Minehead has been changed from the Saturday (29th August) to the Friday (28th August). Also, the gig at Mama Liz's in Stamford has now been rescheduled for the 11th October.

There have been a number of additions, change of dates etc. to the gigs page for this year, including the first cancelled gig on Friday 8th August at Mama Liz's in Stamford. Please check the dates and venues to make sure any gigs you have planned to attend haven't changed.

3 new gigs: Sunday 16th March at the Garage Deluxe in Munich, Germany, Friday 19th September at The Queens Arms in Reading, and Saturday 20th September at The Albert in Brighton.

2014 is looking like a great year for 999 shows. We've added quite a few gigs in April, June, July, September in the UK and also a couple of gigs over in Belfast and Dublin in October. Nip over to the gigs page for more details.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. More good new, we have a couple of new gigs added in June; the Moon Club in Cardiff on the 20th and the Grasshopper in Crawley on the 21st.

We have a load of new gigs for you in 2014; too many to list here, so go over and check out the gigs page for more details.

The show at the Georgian Theatre in Stockton-on-Tees on Saturday 7th December has sold out. We're not sure if there will be any tickets available on the night so if you were thinking of going please contact the venue first on 01642 606525.

The show at the Traffic Live Club on the 10th November in Rome has unfortunately been cancelled and the Freak Out Club has been moved forward to the replace it. Also, the Harvest Home gig in Houghton Regis 20th December has been cancelled.

2014 European Tour

The good news is that we have a new European tour lined up for early next year starting in February. The tour will cover France, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Italy, Croatia and Austria. Make sure you check out the gigs page for the dates.

Unofortunately the gigs at the Windsor in Fife and The Tower Rooms in Livingston on the 22nd and 23rd of November have been cancelled. We'll keep you updated if they are rescheduled.

If you're in Sweden on Boxing Day, Thursday 26th December, 999 will be playing at the Punk & B�ssa Festival, G�vle, Sweden.

999 will be playing at the Voodoo in Befast, Ireland on the 19th October. Apologies for the short notice but we've only just had the confirmation.

We've added 2 new shows in December: 6th at O'Neils in Penrith and 20th at Lock 42 in Leicester. Hope you can make at least one of those dates.

999 kick off a 2 week European tour on 6th November that will see them play in Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria and Holland. See the gigs page for dates etc.

We have 2 new shows for you: "The Harvest Home" in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, on Friday the 14th and "Lock 24" in Leicester on Friday the 20th December.

The Bristol gig on Friday 23rd August is now back at the Fleece & Firkin (it had been changed to The Exchange in Old Market); sorry for any confusion. Also, the 3 Chord Festival is actually in Penzance rather than Liskheard.

Unfortunately the gig on the 6th December at the The Border Terrier in Carlisle has been cancelled.

The Bristol gig on Friday 23rd August is now back at the Fleece & Firkin (it had been changed to The Exchange in Old Market); sorry for any confusion. Also, the 3 Chord Festival is actually in Penzance rather than Liskheard.

Another change of venue for the Bristol gig on Friday 23rd August; it's now at The Exchange in Old Market rather than the Fleece & Firkin. We've also added a new gig added at The Corporation in Sheffield on the 21st December; Click Here for more details

We have a change of venue for the Plymouth gig on Saturday 24th August; it's now at Hippos rather than DBS Live.

We now have details of the Woking gig on the 21st September. 999 will be playing at the Undercover Festival together with Dreadzone, Cockney Rejects, The Glitterband, Stone Foundation, Charred Hearts, Avondale 45, The Spitfires, Dirty Revolution, The Activators, P45s, The Dirty Ugly Punk Monkeys, Slider Punk, and The Asylum Seekers - Click here for more details

Also we have a change of date - the Lincoln gig at the Jolly Brewer will now be on the 7th September instead of the 7th July as previously advertised. Sorry for any inconvenience!

999 had a great tour in Germany - thanks to everyone who turned up. After a well earned rest they'll be back playing dates around the UK for the rest of the year. Check out the gigs page for more details and, as always, check with the venue to confirm dates and times.

Unfortunately the Punk Fest II at the Bastard Club in Osnabr�ck, Germany on Friday 3rd May has been cancelled. The good news is that the band have managed to sort out a replacement show on the same day at the Cafe Glocksee in Hannover, Germany.

We now have the detail of the German dates that were previously unconfirmed. They are:

• 23rd April - JUZ, D-Bingen
• 25th April - TAZ Container, D-Potsdam
• 28th April - RocknRoll Butterfahrt, D-Helgoland
• 2nd May - Destille, D-Nordhause

Click here for more details.

Two more dates for your diary: The Hog & Hotspur in Pontypool on Friday 22nd March, followed by The Carlisle in Hastings on Saturday 23rd March. Click here for more details.

Bonjour madame et monsieur. 999 will be embarking on a short tour of France in February, kicking off in Paris at Les Mains D'œuvres on the 12th. Click here for more details.

As most of you will have noticed the world didn't end in December, so as a treat we've lined up a shed load of gigs for you in 2013. We kick of January and February with shows in England and Scotland, followed by a tour in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany in April and May. Click here for more details.

We'll have more dates to add so keep checking the website for updates. 2013 looks like being a great year for 999 and we look forward to seeing you all soon.

Good news. We have the first gig of 2013 confirmed at the Cockpit in Leeds on Friday the 25th January. Tickets are �8 if ordered in advance, or �10 on the door. You can get your tickets from either jumborecords.co.uk or crashrecords.co.uk

This year is turning out to be bad one for cancelled gigs and unfortunately the gig at the Redbourne Club in Scunthorpe on Saturday the 20th October has also been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Oops! we made a mistake. The gig at the Bear in Marlborough is on Sunday 23rd and not Friday 21st (September) as first thought. Apologies for any inconvenience.

At last we have some good news with new gigs in the Czech Republic and the UK. The Czech gig is on the 2nd August at the Podparou Festival in Prague, whilst the 2 new shows in the UK are on Friday and Saturday 21st/22nd September at The Bear in Marlborough and The Bridge House in Canning Town. Festival and ticket details are on the gigs page.

I've just been informed that the "Punk By The Sea" festival in Portsmouth has been cancelled at the last minute. With a lot of people and bands turning up only to find the venue closed it has apparently been chaos. If you or anyone you know intended going to the festival please let them know not to travel. Apologies for the short notice but the band has only just found out in the past few hours.

More bad new I'm afraid. The gigs at the Racecourse Festival (Bath) and Fighting Cocks (Kingston, Surrey) next week (Monday and Tuesday 4th/5th June) have unfortunately been cancelled. The band have only just found out about the cancellations so apologies to anyone who had planned to attend. If the gigs are rescheduled we will let you know.

Unfortunately the gig on Saturday, 9th June in Leicester at the Hugglescote Social Club has been cancelled - apologies to anyone who had planned to attend.

More dates added for June, September and October. Check out the gigs page for more details.

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999 have just returned from the Czech Republic last weekend where they had really fantastic shows which were very well attended. Thanks to everyone who managed to see the shows.

Extra date added on 27th April at The Chapel in Salisbury. Be there! click here for more details.

This year is starting to look good for 999 gigs. We have new dates in the UK for May, June and August and for those of you in the Czech Republic, 999 will be playing 4 dates in April. At the Rebellion Festival in August Nick will be playing with 999 and also playing his solo set which shouldn't be missed. click here for more details.

More shows announced for March: Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee, click here for more details.

Well here we are in 2012; hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.

First news of the year is unfortunately a cancellation of the gig at the Royalty in Sunderland on Saturday 11th February - apologies to anyone who had planned to attend. Good news is that a replacement gig has been organised on the same night at the Three Tuns in Gateshead, click here for more details.

We've added 2 more new shows for next year; Portsmouth and London in January, and one in Sunderland for February. As always, Click here for more details.

Well the year is nearly over but we do have some new shows added. The first is at the Wild At Heart in Berlin, Germany on New Year's Eve (click here to view the website). Also there are 2 new dates in February 2012 at the Hop in Wakefield on Thursday the 9th and Stereo in York on Friday the 10th. Click here for more details.

Hope everyone had a great time at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool. I didn't manage to make it but Nick says it was a great show despite being on in the early afternoon. The Empress Ballroom was packed (as usual when 999 play :-) and 999 thank everyone who made it.

There are 3 new gigs added to the gigs page, in Marlborough, London and Brighton. Click here for more details.

Martin Rushent (11th July 1948 - 4th June 2011)

Martin Rushent, who died on June 4 aged 62, was a British record producer whose technological advances shaped the sound of popular music in the 1970s and 1980s.

Born in Enfield, north London, on July 11 1948, Martin Charles Rushent pursued a career as a vocalist in a local group on leaving Michenden Grammar School in Southgate, Middlesex. A tryout for EMI in the demo studio at the record company's headquarters in Manchester Square, London, whetted Rushent's appetite for production. He experimented at home with a four-track reel-to-reel tape recorder bought by his father, a car salesman, and in the late Sixties landed a job as a projectionist at Advision Studios in central London.

Initially an unpaid and lowly tape-operator on evening sessions, Rushent gained experience working alongside the likes of Tony Visconti on tracks by T Rex, and had been promoted to head engineer by the time the company moved to impressive new premises in Whitfield Street. This contained a space large enough to house a full orchestra, so was much in demand from top-flight performers.

He worked on our first two albums 999 and Separates and also produced the singles Emergency, Me and My Desire, Feelin' Alright With The Crew and of course Homicide.

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC MARTIN

Forever 999

999 (and also The Lurkers) will be playing at the Guilfest 2011 in Guildford on Friday 15th July. Click here for more details.

We've had a geat response on facebook but we still need more people to 'like' the page! We also have our own address for facebook at www.facebook.com/Official999, so goto the web page and click the "Like" button at the top of the page and upload anything you have (pictures, videos etc.)

For all you Facebook fans out there, we've create a new Facebook page so you can chat together and get the latest info on the band.

Click here to join the 999 page on Facebook

More shows for your diary - 1st July at the Victoria Club in Carlise and 3rd July at the Three Tuns in Gateshead.

Two shows added. On the 18th June we have the Punk By the Sea - South Parade Pier Portsmouth - with the Buzzcocks, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Vice Squad, Goldblade, Splodgenessabounds, etc. Click on the link for more details -> www.punkbythesea.co.uk. Also, on the 2nd July there's a show at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton on Tees.

BTW I'll be at the Barnsley gig on the 11th March so say hello and buy me a pint :-)

The venue for the gig on the 4th February has been changed from The Gaff to The Dome (Tufnell Park). There are also two new dates for your diary... on Friday 11th March at the Trades Club in Barnsley, and Saturday 12th March at Ye Olde Ram in Mansfield (daytime gig, 999 on at 2pm).

We have the first gigs for 2011 posted on the gigs page; on the 4th February there is a show at The Gaff on Holloway Road in London and also later in the year, on the 6th August, 999 are booked once again for the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool (complete with Nick's solo set).

I don't think there'll be any more news this year (but you never know!) so thanks to everyone for coming to see the band in 2010 and for those who missed them, there's always 2011. As usual, check the site for the latest news on tours, recordings etc. and have a great Christmas and New Year.

First announced gig of 2011 will be at the Rebellion festival on Saturday 6th August, although i've not heard if Nick will also be playing his solo spot (I would assume so).

Hopefully there will be many more gigs before (and after) August so keep checking the website and i'll let you know as soon as I hear anything.

It's a bit short notice but just a quick reminder to let you know that 999 are playing in Britol tonight with 2 other bands, The Lone Sharks and Bristol band The Pigs as part of the opening night of The Transmission Club. The Lone Sharks are on first and will be on stage probably around 9pm-ish.

Oops! we made a mistake. The gigs in Scotland had the wrong dates (although the actual days are correct) - for example we had Thursday 26th when it should have been the 25th.

The show on the 4th November has now been finalised; it's at the Maloe Mao in Amsterdam.

Last but not least, there's an extra show added for tonight at Friars in Aylesbury with the Buzzcocks and Eddie & the Hot Rods which sounds like a great night if you can get down there at such short notice.

The German / Netherlands tour dates have finally been announced; 16 dates in total so no excuse not to see the band if you live in Germany or the Netherlands. The gigs page has all the details so Google or call the venues for more details, times, tickets etc.

We have a load of new gigs coming up in November plus rumours of about 13 new shows in Germany later in the year; we don't have any details of those yet but I will let you know as soon as they are confirmed. As usual check out the gigs page for more details.

Rebellion Festival next week with 999 on Saturday! See you all there.

No cancelled, rescheduled or moved shows for once! Just more new shows in Spain and the UK for June, July and August. As always, check out the gigs page for more details.

Unfortunately the gigs in Doncaster (24th April) and Southampton (25th April) have had to be cancelled. Due to the disruption caused by the Volcano in Iceland and the cancellation of flights, Arturo is stuck in Berlin and can't get a flight back to the UK before the weekend. Nick tells me 999 considered playing without him but unfortunately he's also got the bands gear with him. I'll keep you posted if the gigs are rescheduled.

Nick tells me that the venue on Sunday 25th April at The Talking Heads has been changed to The Joiners Arms. It's still in Southampton and on the same date, so make sure you don't turn up at the wrong place. Also, if you know anyone who is going please let them know about the change. Ta!

We've got some more news about the gig in Bristol on the 4th April at the Bierkeller. The "Resurrection Festival" will be an add-day event featuring 999, Discharge, GBH, Goldblade and Templeton Pek; sounds like a great day out so get yerself down there.

There's a new show added at the King Edward VII in in Norwich on the 2nd April.

Quick update... The Talking Heads show in Southampton has been moved from Friday 23rd April to Sunday 25th April.

We've added four new shows for April in the UK and one in May for those of you in Spain. Details on the gigs page.

Another show has been added on Friday 26th February at The Brass Monkey in Hastings. Also, the show at the Blues Cafe in Rotherham on the 10th April has been moved; it's now at Live@Dickens (still in Rotherham).

2 more shows added in February; Bournemouth on Thursday the 25th and Windsor on Saturday the 27th.

Happy New Year and hope everyone didn't drink too much!

We've 3 new shows in February added to the gigs page; 2 in Scotland (Glasgow and Aberdeen) and one in Gateshead at the 3 Tuns. That's only a few weeks away so get your tickets booked ASAP.

Well it's another year over and time to look forward to 2010. It looks like there's going to be plenty of activity with tours planned for South America, Germany and the UK (see Nick's Christmas message on the home page for more details) and hopefully there'll be more dates in other countries soon for those of you who live further afield.

Thanks for all the emails and pictures everyone has sent in over the past 12 months and hopefully I'll get around to putting them up on the web site (eventually!).

Have a great Xmas and New Year and keep visiting the site for more news.

It's getting close to xmas and there's just one more gig this year in Germany. Not to worry, we've updated the gigs page and added 3 new shows for next year: London, Rotherham and of course the Rebellion Fetival in Blackpool. As usual Nick and Arturo will be performing solo.

Bad news for those of you in Sheerness, the gig on the 25th October has unfortunately has been cancelled.

It was great to see 999 at Blackpool and also have a few beers with a few of you. Nick played an excellent solo spot and 999 were, as usual, the best band at Blackpool; although I am slightly biased! Anyway, not much else to report but keep watching the web site for more dates later this year.

I know a few of you have been emailing asking about 999 playing in the USA and they have been busy trying to arrange dates for a tour, but unfortunately it's not going to happen this year. Nick tells me they'll try again next year so with a bit of luck you'll be able to see them play soon.

On brighter note (for those of us in the UK and Germany) there are a load of new dates in October (UK) and one in December (Germany). Check out the gigs page for more detail.

Rebellion Blackpool is almost upon us and you can see 999 and Nick's solo spot on the Saturday. Arturo will be playing with the Lurkers on Thursday night and also solo with his his Punktry and Western Bonanza on the Friday. As usual if anyone sees me there, I'll be glad to have a pint or three with them :-)

Unfortunately the show at the Super Rock, Buenos Aries, Argentina on Sunday 28th June has been cancelled. The good news is that there is an extra show on Friday 26th at the El Teatro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Good news for those of you in Barnsley - the show on the 19th June is back on after being reported as cancelled a couple of weeks ago and will take place at the Trades Club. Bad news for anyone who was planning to see 999 at the Kelsey Arms in Tunbridge Wells on the 6th June as this show has unfortunately been cancelled.

I've just heard from Arturo that the Rotherham gig venue on Saturday 25th April has changed; it's now at The Blues Cafe and not Dickens Bar. Tickets for the show in Perth at the Corrina on the 12th September can be ordered by calling direct on 01738 622201, or by calling Grouchos on 01382 228 496.

Also, there will be 2 new shows in Brazil & Argentina; on Saturday 27th June there is a gig at the Inferno Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and on Sunday 28th June at the Super Rock in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Both shows are with The Lurkers.

As 999 get ready to play their first shows in 2009 we have some more dates to add to your calendar. On 26th April there is the Vive Le Punk festival at The Assembly in Leamington Spa, whilst in September we have 2 new gigs; one at The Duke of Wellington in Lincoln on the 9th September, and one at the Three Tuns in Gateshead on the 13th September.

Bad news for those of you hoping to catch 999 in Barnsley on the 19th June - we've just heard that the gig has unfortunately been cancelled.

The gig in Barnsley on the 19th June is actually on the Friday and not Saturday as previously listed, oops! my mistake, and the venue in Perth on the 12th September has now been confirmed as the Corrina. Last but not least, two new gigs have been added: Edinburgh on the 11th September at the Citrus Club & Southampton on the 10th May at Talking Heads. As always, all gig dates are listed on the gigs page.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. 2009 looks like being a busy year for 999, infact we just added a load of new gigs in April, May, June and September. More to follow, so keep checking the gigs page.

Just a quickie. Mark Southgate has pointed out that there is a gig at the Kelsey Arms in Tunbridge Wells on 6th June 2009.

The first dates of the 2009 Death In Soho tour have been added to the gigs page; no Manchester dates as yet, but I live in hope. I'll add more as and when I get them.

More information on the Death In Soho Vinyl 12" LP, it is on Papagajuv Hiastel Records, catalog number PH 083, and once again available from their web site here.

Someone recently requested the lyrics to Found Out Too Late and Lie Lie Lie and Nick has kindly supplied them. I'll get them posted in the next few days and let you know once they are on the web site.

Just 3 more gigs left to go before xmas; London, Mansfield and Leicester and then it's onward into 2009. As you will have read from Nick's message on the home page, 999 will be touring throughout 2009. Nick says "We are going to extend the Death In Soho tour through 2009 and have been offered shows in Norway, Germany and Brazil, so we're going for those plus of course we will do as much as we can in England.".

The Death in Soho album has now been released on vinyl; thanks to John Esplen at Overground Records for the link. Click the image below for more information...

For those you who don't have the DEATH IN SOHO album yet, now is a good time to get a copy for xmas. You can buy it at amazon.co.uk or Voiceprint if you are in the UK or from amazon.com if you live in the USA.

Also thanks to Mateus Mondini for posting some live pictures onto Flickr. Click here for the photos.

Last but not least, a big thanks to Andrew Ounsted who has sent me loads of pictures over the past few years; I keep promising to use them in a new gallery and hopefully I will get round to it early next year.

Merry Xmas...

More bad news, there's been another gig cancellation, this time the Speedfreaks Ball, Haven Holiday Center on Saturday 8th November; so if you have tickets, better go get your money back.

You may, or may not, have noticed that the web site has a new address. The old address at www.nineninenine.cjb.net was initially free, but as with anything free, it didn't last and the people who owned the name have, over the years, added such things as popup adverts etc. which I have had to pay to get removed. So I recently bought the not so different www.nineninenine.net address and have moved all files to my own server. You will still be able to get to the site using the old address but you may notice popup advertisements appearing on your desktop. Best thing to do is to bookmark the new web site.

Unfortunately the gig at the Green Room on Friday 7th November has been cancelled but I can confirm that 999 will be playing the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool in 2009. Nick tells me that 999 are one of only three bands to have done every event, this will make it 14 in total, the others being the Anti-Nowhere League and Splodge.

Did anyone notice the shirt Nick wore at the Rebellion Festival? well it was designed and handmade by the Racket Clothing Company. Click here to visit their web site.

The Death In Soho album will soon be available on 12 inch vinyl; so if you didn't buy the CD because you don't have a CD player then there's no excuse not to buy it on good ol' vinyl. Hopefully it will be available in time for xmas - i'll let you know where you can get a copy as soon as I find out.

Another gig has been added, this time at The Duchess of Edinburgh, Welling, Kent (with the Concrete Gods) on the 25th October.

Due to the massive number of spam emails to the 999 web site I have had to close the original email address and create a new one. The email account was receiving hundreds of offers a day to either increase my manhood or sell me Viagra or some other piece of shit which meant I couldn't keep track of the genuine emails. I've also encrypted the address so those nasty web spiders can't easily extract the new email address (and Arturo's) from the home page. If you've emailed in the past few months and not had any response, please try again and remember to use the new email address on the home page.

An additional gig, at the Royalty in Sunderland, has just been added to replace the cancelled gig in Glasgow on the 12th September.

Good news is that Arturo has recovered from his recent illness and back playing again. Nick tells me that 999 have been playing some great shows lately - "We had a great show in Norway last weekend. It was an outdoor Festival right on the banks of the fiord. The rain held off and we did a blinding set which the Exploited found very hard to follow". I saw them at Blackpool and both Nick's solo set and 999 were excellent... especially the songs from the new CD "Death In Soho".

More gigs have been added in September, November and December, but unfortunately the gig at Rockers in Glasgow on the 12th September has unfortunately been cancelled, so if you were planning on going and have tickets, you need to contact the venue for a refund.

Disaster has struck. Arturo is ill which means that the dates in Brazil have had to be cancelled as it was to be a two band package with the Lurkers. Fortunately the Dusseldorf and Milan gigs will still go ahead, albeit with Nick on bass for both shows. Let's hope Arturo is feeling better for the rest of the tour.

The gig on 30th May has now been confirmed at the Inferno Club, Sao Paulo and the venue for the gig on the 31st has been changed to the Hammar Rock Bar, Campinas; more information on the gigs page.

Nick tells me that the band have been very busy trying to get as many dates as possible to promote the new album Death in Soho and have just added new gigs in Brazil, Sweden, Italy and the Czech Republic; more information on the gigs page. Nick also says that they are playing quite a few tracks off the new album so try and go see them if you can - looks like it will be Blackpool before I get a chance this year.

The 'Death In Soho' tour continues with a string of new dates added to the gigs page.

There's also a new single out on Dr. Strange Records in the USA; the first 999 single in over 24 years no less. The A side is 'Gimme The World' from the album whilst the B side contains rough mixes of 'The System' and 'Stealing Beauty'. 100 copies are on black vinyl, 400 in splattered coloured vinyl and both versions come with a cotton silk screened patch.

A new DVD is also available. NASTY TALES was recorded live The Forum, Darlington, in April 2005 and is available from www.amazon.co.uk in the UK, and will be available from www.amazon.com on the 18th March.

It's xmas day and almost another year over, and what a great year it has been for 999. Lots of gigs and Nick tells me the new album, Death In Soho, is selling really well. If you still haven't got yourself a copy yet then you can spend some of your xmas money at amazon.co.uk or from Voiceprint if you are in the UK (Voiceprint still have a number of signed copies if you buy now) or if you live in the USA you can get it from amazon.com.

Earlier this month Nick nipped over to Brazil to do a bit of promotional work for a possible tour next May. The promoters assembled a "House Band" and Nick played guitar and sang six 999 songs with them. Here are links to some of those songs:

Homicide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-sE_jtu0G8

Nasty Nasty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDGBdIZK7NQ

Im Alive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j_m_fcPZQ4

The Death In Soho tour continues into 2008 with some new gigs added and more to be added as soon as I get the details. Don't forget to keep checking the gigs page for more details.

Well that's all for this year so have a great New Year and keep checking the web site.

Unfortunately the gig at the Attic in Rushden on the 17th October has had to be cancelled.

Well the new album, DEATH IN SOHO, is finally out and available in the shops. If you don't already have a copy, then there's no excuse not to buy at copy - you can buy it on amazon.co.uk or from Voiceprint if you are in the UK (Voiceprint still have a number of signed copies if you buy now) or amazon.com if you live in the USA.

The gig at Rock City in Nottingham has been moved from Sunday the 14th October to Thursday 18th October. 999 will now be playing at the Junction in Bristol on Sunday 14th October. There's also an extra date added for the 17th October at West Riding, Huddersfield. See the gig page for more details.

Bad news: The gig at the Brief in Croydon on 27th October has unfortunately been cancelled.

Good news: An extra gig at Rock City in Nottingham on 18th October with the Anti-Nowhere League has been added.

Also added a small video of Kilburn & The High Roads featuring a young looking Nick on guitar.

Tickets for the Brighton gig at the Engine Room on 28th September are now available from Ticketweb online. Click here for more details

A limited edition of 100 fully signed copies of the forthcoming album by 999 'Death In Soho' is available exclusively from Voiceprint distribution for just �9.89. You can order it directly from this link: http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/OVER119VPCD/

Well the first ever 999 newsletter was sent out just over a week ago to over 700 of you lucky people. It's taken over a year to get one sorted and in order to get the next one out soooon I need some response from YOU, so send those emails and let me know what I should be putting in the next newsletter. Newsletter #2 should hit your inboxes around the beginning of September when I'll have more details and links to where you can buy the new album 'Death in Soho'.

If you are lucky enough to see them before the 24th September release, ask Nick nicely and he might sell you a pre-release copy - he'll even autograph it for you.

The Blackpool Rebellion gig went down well. 2 new songs - 'The System' and 'Bomb You' - from the new album 'Death In Soho' were played for the first time ever ever ever!! and Guy tells me they intend to play a few more from the new album later this year, so there's no reason not to go see them.

Who was that boozed up geezer in the flat cap from Norway???? If it was you, I hope you enjoyed the music - if you can remember it :-)

I've updated the Links page. A few of the links were broken so I removed them, and I added a link to the Secret Records web site. These people are the ones who recently recorded 999 for a new DVD and have been promising a release for way too long, so send them an email and ask when it will be released.

Last but not least, I've added a video page where you can watch the original Homicide and Emergency videos as well as some clips from last weeks Rebellion Festival plus lots more. The quality is not great on some of the vids but it 'aint my fault, so don't complain to me. If anyone knows of any more vids out there, let me know.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEOS

Quick update. The gig at the Waterfront in Norwich has been moved to Wednesday 10th October (was Sunday 14th October) and features the Anti-Nowhere League.

Exciting news... the new album is ready and will be released on 24th September. It's called "Death In Soho" and contains the following tracks:

Gimme The World/ The System/ Innocent/ Last Breath/ 99 Days/ Rock n Roll World/ Get Off The phone/ Horror Story/ Stealing Beauty/ What Do You Know/ Deep Peace/ Too Much Money/ Life Of Crime/ The Avenue/ Bomb You

I'll post more details about where you can buy the CD nearer the time, so get saving those pennies!

More exciting news... i've added a bunch of new gigs to the gigs page and Nick tells me they might playing a few of the tracks from new CD at the gigs, so get down and go see them. I'll be there at the Blackpool Rebellion festival as usual. On Friday at 10:10am you can see Arturo's Punktry and Western Bonanza acoustic set, then, on Saturday, 999 are on at 4:50pm, Nick's solo spot is at 7pm and The Lurkers (with Arturo) at 8:55pm. See you there.

Well it's the end of February and I've only just updated the web site; nearly 4 months since the last update! - what a lazy b*****d I am. Anyway, there's a few gigs coming up and the annual outing to Blackpool punk festival, now renamed Rebellion, to look forward to, so get down there at the front and support your favourite band.

Best news of all is the announcement that there will be an album of new songs later this year. Nick tells me they have been busy writing new songs and will hopefully be recording in May with a release date late summer - hopefully we'll get to hear some of the new songs live soon. Also, there are plans for a 999 DVD with interviews etc. I'll keep you informed as and when I hear anything and we might even persuade the band to let us include some samples of the new songs on the site.

The bad news is that the gig at the Forum in Kentish Town has been cancelled due to sickness within the Members ranks. Nick says it is a big blow to the 30th Anniversary tour but will try and fill the date if possible, so keep watching the web site.

The good news is that there are 2 new dates added to the tour. On Saturday 16th they play at the Roundhause in Bolton, and on Sunday 17th they play at the Rock City in Nottingham.

Another new date for the tour... this time in Reading at the Fez club on the 14th December. Also, Nick tells me that 999 are negotiating with Darren to play Blackpool next summmer at the new Rebellion festival (formerly Wasted).

Big apologies for the popups and adverts that are plaguing the web site at the moment - every year we get held to ransom and have to pay for them to be removed, so money has exchanged hands and we should be rid of them hopefully in the next few days.

New date added in Derbyshire at Lumb Farm in Marehey, Ripley. Be there!

Unfortunately the gig at the Jaihouse in Coventry on Wednesday has been cancelled. Nick and the band are sorry to let everyone down but the promoter has pulled out at the last minute and left the band with nowhere to play.

On a brighter note, Wasted will be back next year, albeit under a new name - Rebellion. Check out the web site here for more details. Also, a new gig in London on the 15th December with The Members (one off reform) and Chelsea.

Well the last Wasted Festival has been and gone, and my head/hangover has just about cleared. 999 had a great reception with probably the biggest crowd i've seen them play in front of (infact I couldn't get down to the front it was so packed). Nick's solo spot was also excellent - just Nick on his own playing lots of 999 stuff that they haven't or don't play live; one of these days i'm sure he'll get it recorded and released on CD. We can only live in hope.

The next leg of the 30th Anniversary tour kicks off on the 6th October in Edinburgh at the Citrus Club so try and catch them on at least one of the dates.

The gig in Southampton on the 10th October now has a venue! It will be at the Joiners Arms. Also, the cancelled Witchwood gig on Friday 13th October has now been rescheduled and will be at Rio's in Bradford.

Unfortunately the promoter who booked shows for the Witchwood Tavern in Ashton-Under-Lyme has retired so the gig on the 13th October has been cancelled - Nick says that the band will do their best to fill the date with another gig (hopefully in or near Manchester 'cause that's were I live). Good news is that 3 new gigs have been added; Sunday 20th August sees the band in Italy playing at the Festa Di Radio Onda D'Urto in Brescia, 10th October in Southampton (venue to be announced soon) and 11th October at the Jailhouse in Coventry. I'll update the site as soon as I have more news on the Southampton gig.

Well it's only a couple of weeks to go before the last ever Wasted Festival in Blackpool. 999 are due onstage on Saturday at 7pm in the Empress Ballroom, followed by Nick's solo set at 9:55pm in the Pavillion (acoustic stage). Also Arturo will be playing on Sunday with the Lurkers at 2:55pm in the Empress Ballroom and at 4:40pm for his solo set as Arturo Lurler's Punktry and Western Lark in the Pavillion (acoustic stage).

As always if you see me say hello and buy me a pint... :-)

Quick update... the gig on the 7th October is now conformed at the Barfly in Glasgow.

I've just had an email from Nick who tells me "999 have had a few good gigs on our 30th anniversary tour which has gone very well so far. In Darlington, which was fortunately sold out, we recorded a film quality DVD for release in the future. It will contain interviews with the band and interviews a couple of big 999 fans." Something to look forward to eh?

There have also been a few changes to the dates on the tour: the date in Brighton has been moved forward from 21st October to 4th August, Bedford on 24th June should be The Angel not the Old Angel as previously listed, and the Exeter gig at the Zephyr Club on 22nd June has been changed to Matthews Hall in Topsham (near Exeter). Hope the changes doesn't mean anyone misses seeing 999.

999 are putting together their 30th Anniversary tour. Check out the latest Gigs page for more details. Please remember to contact the venues in advance to confirm.

More gigs added for the UK. See the Latest Gigs page for details.

Happy New Year to everyone. Not much to report for this year yet, apart from the 2 dates in Germany and Switzerland; check the Latest Gigs page for more details. We will hopefully be adding more dates soon, so keep checking back to the web site for more details. On a sad note, it looks like the end of the road for the Holidays In The Sun/Wasted Festivals as the organisers have decided to call it a day after this year - Click here for the official press release. Make sure you get down to see 999 as well as Nick and Arturo solo.

1st October, 2005

3 new dates added for November and December. I've also made it easier to check out the latest gigs. The gigs page now displays the Latest Gigs and has a link to a new page, Gig History which lists all previous gigs. The Gig History page still needs some work but i'll hopefully get around to it before xmas.

For all those people sick of seeing popup adverts when viewing this web site, you'll be please to know that I've paid off those nasty people who own the web space (no expense spared) so that you will never again be troubled by annoying adverts.

16th July, 2005

New dates added for the Norwegian tour. See the gigs page for more details.

999 will be playing at the Fury Festival in Le Mans, France. The line up includes Motorhead, Exploited, Toy Dolls, plus many more, so if you live across the channel get yourself down there...

Unfortunately the 2 gigs in June, announced earlier this week, have been cancelled. Good news is that there is a gig for those of you living in Prague on Saturday, 6th August.

Nick says that the tour last month, including Paris, Vienna and Koln, went very well and the band are hoping to do a tour of Norway in October later this year. Keep checking the web site for more details.

Some new dates added for June, and don't forget to say hello at WASTED.

Sounds like the Manchester gig with the Buzzcocks went down well. Nick says "Our show with the Buzzcocks in Manchester was really great and was sold out, hopefully the promoter will do another one next year.". I missed the gig, but hopefully i'll catch it next year.

The German tour, together with some new dates in Austria and the UK have been added to the gigs page. Nick and Arturo will both be playing solo sets at this years WASTED festival; last year they were both well worth seeing, so make a point of getting to the festival if you can.

Well i've been a lazy git for the past few months, so here at last (although very late) is some news. The Morecambe Wasted festival was excellent as always, and even included Nick and Arturo doing a solo set each; Arturo entertained us with some of his country and western ditties, whilst Nick played an amazing set of 999 songs that don't usually make it to the live gigs. 999 were, as always, the best band playing and even included some aerobatics from Nick as he negotiated a stray pint of beer thrown on the stage. Expect pictures of Nick, Arturo and 999 from Morecambe soon.

On the gig front 999 are playing a number of dates in October, November and December, in the UK as well as Europe; Poland and Germany. Check out the gigs page for more details.

Nothing released lately, apart from an excellent live 999 DVD from 1987 (although the sleeve says 1984) with Danny on Bass.

Available from Amazon.co.uk in the UK or amazon.com in the US.

First news of the new year is the tour starting soooon. Check out the gigs page for more details and if you're at the Manchester gig, see you there... Well if you didn't already know, the CONCRETE CD has been released on Oi records complete with additional tracks: Change / Lie Lie Lie (Live) / Wait For Your Number / I Ain't Gonna Tell Ya (Live) / Indian Reservation / So Greedy (Re-mix) / Wild Sun / Scandal In The City. Click here for more details. Also, EMI re-released 999 and Separates on one CD last year; Click here to get your hands on a copy. We've added more lyrics to the, errrm, lyrics page, so there's no excuse for not singing along when you see them next. Last but not least, 2004 should see 999 touring the U.S. Mid-West & California in May with the Lurkers (all being well) - i'll keep you up-to-date about this as and when I hear anything.

Good news! There's a new CD released today, 'Outburst' on Overground records; for more details click here. We've also started a List Server to keep all crew members updated with the latest 999 news via email. Drop me an email at 999 Crew List and let me know if you want to be informed of all the latest news, pics, rumours etc. as they happen.

Last but not least, there's an unconfirmed rumour that 999 will soon be in the studio recording a new CD for release in the new year. Let's hope it's true !

No new gigs to report but I have a load of pics and links I need to upload when I get the time. There's a new Lurkers web site at The Lurkers which is worth checking out because, well, Billy told me it was :-)

It's the last ever punk festival in Morecambe on the 20th, 21st and 22nd (Fri, Sat, Sun). 999 will be playing on the Saturday so hopefully see you there.... There's rumours of gigs in Warsaw in September and the USA in October - will let you know as soon as I hear anything definite.

Want to know where Nick get his stage clothes ? Well check out the Empyre Transport Company web site for more details at www.empyretransport.com.

UK gig at Munroes Bar in Workington cancelled and one new gig added in Sunderland. See the gigs page for more details. Added 'Identity Parade', 'English Wipeout' and 'Live in L.A.' to the albums page. Also added the 'Boys in the Gang' picture sleeve to the singles page.

Not heard any more about the Nihilistics playing with 999 in New York but we do have the confirmed dates for the USA tour. See the gigs page for more details.

It looks like the Nihilistics are playing with 999 in New York (or so rxoxn says). Also thanks to Hans Selander in Sweden we have some more single cover scans - check out the singles page for more details.

Are you feelin' alright with the crew ? You better be, 'cause 2003 is gonna be a great year for 999. First of all, there's a UK tour in March and a tour of the USA lined up for April (checkout the gigs page for more details). We've also fixed the links and added more lyrics, so you can sing along, to the lyrics page (big thanks to Nick Cash).

There's also new links to the 999 Fact File and 999 Biography added on the main page.

For those of you who have been looking for 999 CD's you should check out the Captain Oi! web site at www.captainoi.com or write to P.O.Box 501, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 8QA. We will also have some news on 999 merchandise (t-shirts, badges, scarves etc.) available via the web pretty soon. Keep checking this page for more details.

In the next few weeks we'll be adding more photos (sorry for the delay to everyone who has took the time to email me with their pics) and hopfully complete the pictures for all the album and single covers.