By Graham Hiley.
This is probably one Ferocious Dog the government wishes it could ban!
The Celtic folk-punk rockers put social conscience front and centre of their high-octane set at Southampton’s The 1865.
The message is as important as the music as lead singer Ken Bonsall implored fans to look after each other and minority groups – and to ‘F*** the Tories’.
They took donations for foodbanks and for the memorial fund set up after Ken’s son Lee took his own life while suffering from PTSD following active service.
He told the packed crowd: “Governments send soldiers to fight in illegal wars. If they die, they are heroes; if they come back, they are damaged goods and nobody wants to know!”
Politics ran through the 90-minute show as Ferocious Dog showed their bite is every bit as fierce as their bark with a blistering set including powerful socially-aware favourites such as Sea Shepherd, Broken Soldier and Black Gold.Opening with Haulaway Joe, the band whipped up the crowd and maintained the high tempo right through favourites such as Hell Hounds dedicated to band fans who has passed away since their last tour.
It all built up to the powerful and inevitable finale of Slow Motion Suicide, the emotional yet high-tempo tale of a homeless alcoholic.
Jamie Burney’s haunting yet vibrant violin brought a fitting ovation which overwhelmed the band. as they made their way off stage leaving Ken Bonsall to lead the crowd in an unlikely chorus of Nellie The Elephant!
For details of the rest of the tout, visit: ferociousdog.co.uk/events
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