Last weekend, The Godfathers played their third consecutive St. Valentine’s Day Massacre concert since reuniting in 2008, this year returning to London — more specifically, the University of London Union — after bringing their traditional Feb. 14 concert to Chicago for its U.S. debut in 2009.
This year, however, fans were treated to something special: The reactivated band debuted its first new songs — “I Can’t Sleep Tonight” and “Back Into the Future” — in 15 years. The tunes are among the tracks the Godfathers have been working on for the follow-up to 1995’s Afterlife, due out this year in time to mark the band’s 25th anniversary.
Above is video of “I Can’t Sleep Tonight” (a clip of “Back Into the Future” hasn’t yet surfaced), and below are several more songs from last Sunday’s concert, which saw the band tearing through its back catalog and breaking out covers by The Creation and the Coyne brothers’ pre-Godfathers band The Sid Presley Experience (whose guitarist Del Bartle is now a member of the Godfathers).
See the Godfathers’ tour dates and more live video after the jump…
The Godfathers tour dates:
March 14: Haiti Benefit Concert, 100 Club, London, UK
March 31: Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, Spain
April 1: Paraninfo, Canary Islands, Spain
April 3: Freakland Festival, Ponferrada, Spain
April 16: Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, UK (opening for The Alarm)
Aug. 7: Rebellion Festival, Blackpool, UK
Video: The Godfathers, University of London Union, 2/14/10
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- The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010
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