KILLING JOKE - Live Full Set Performance - Bloodstock 2022

[@theutopiantrainer]

RIP Geordie. A truly brilliant guitarist.

[@darinpaterson4403]

lost for words😭😭😭

[@madbrad6282]

I hadn’t heard. So sad. A mega loss.

[@BepSquare]

Unique, one of a kind... No equal. RIP Geordie

[@wilespa]

Irreplaceable .. ...it's as simple as that 😢

[@bighill8272]

@@wilespa Let's see

[@RolodexEnigma]

Rest in Peace Kevin "Geordie" Walker (1958 - 2023). Every time you press play he lives again!

[@montex23]

right mate! exactly right!

[@christopherwest4580]

Couldn’t of put it better myself.✝️

[@martinaaron609]

Imagine being in your 60s and still effortlessly producing something most younger bands will never come within a 1,000 miles of emulating.

[@michaely6665]

Great heavy rock band, in their 60's too, doesn't get better than this. Integrity............

[@84jesterx]

Judas Priest says hello then. Rob STILL has it at 71

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

I agree 100% and actually thought the same thing

[@hanknotchinaski8222]

Imagine becoming your parents Don't worry, it happens to all of us

[@goldenhourkodak]

Why do you have to go full boomer and through every young musician under the bus just to say something positive about this band? There's endless great new bands. It's your choice to ignore them.

[@deanhumphries7878]

Big Paul Ferguson JESUS this man is a Genius. One of the most underrated drummers in the world.

[@robk181]

And he's 64!

[@TheChadTI]

I'm so glad he rejoined in 08. I liked the 90's stuff and early 00's material of course (of course!) but the world is right again with him there.

[@kohlemainen]

The word underrated is overused 😉

[@garygrimmett7945]

Certainly is..check out their performance on ch.4s the tube...1985 after seeing them live on that with night time..kings and queens and love like blood i knew they needed to be seen live...40 gigs later!!!!-columbiagazz

[@colico14]

He is phenomenal!

[@christopherwest4580]

Rip kevin geordie walker,guitar genius and hero you’ll never be forgotten .Your immense talent and sound is there in the music. All you need to do is click listen and Geordie lives on.🎸🎸😍😍

[@88anarahammertime]

rare for a band to sound as good in 2022 as they did in 1985. killing joke one of the few bands able to do it.

[@kieron63]

I979 😉

[@susrev88]

yep. however, i think jaz's vocals are not there in terms of clean singing. his clean vocals have always fluctuated over time, not sure if he injured his cords. maybe this is why we got the harsher songs in this concert. reminds me of the death and resurrection era 20 years ago. also, no love like blood. not sure if they're fed up with it or just didn't fit in to the setlist. i think the latter.

[@woodyamsterdam]

I dare to say that they actually sound better than back in the days.

[@OAlem]

@@woodyamsterdam I dare say that as well. For one thing, the drums sound much better than the studio tracks. I mean they sound better live than in the studio. I won't say that about any band.

[@barkinstarfish]

@@woodyamsterdam absolutely not.

[@graphicsociety1]

They are performing at this level in their 60s 😮. Monsters!!!

[@theelement6255]

this is what I always remind people of when they are first hearing them. This band has been a thing since the mid 70s and they still it harder than people in their 20s today.

[@3rdmm]

In a mere 17 years, Jaz could be singing about being in his Eighties...

[@rollit06]

I am thrilled that they are giving it to the World together...

[@marcelosrocha1696]

Thanks Mr Geordie

[@Silent._]

1 - Wardance 0:45 2 - The Fall of Because 4:24 3 - I Am The Virus 8:04 4 - Requiem 12:19 5 - We Have Joy 16:16 6 - Eighties 19:15 7 - Change 22:26 8 - Money Is Not Our God 26:27 9 - Bloodsport 31:52 10 - Exorcism 35:36 11 - The Death and Resurrection Show 41:43 12 - Total Invasion 47:44 13 - Loose Cannon 53:03 14 - The Wait 56:50 15 - Pssyche 1:00:45 16 - Pandemonium 1:05:40

[@szekesfehervar2230]

Thank you

[@paynexkiller]

I wanted 'Blood on your Hands' and 'Seeing Red' so bad.

[@slidey1788]

That's always the problem when a band has such a massive catalog, and it only gets exacerbated with the time constraints imposed by festival slots. I'll be happy if I get to see them at all, Jaz lives less than 2 hours from my house but they have played in my country but for 2 shows that I couldn't get to. Hopefully patience pays off for me

[@slidey1788]

With the red paint and the jumpsuit, Jaz looks like he could blend in with a slipknot set.

[@chuckselvage3157]

​@@paynexkiller I would have liked Asteroid that song always got me.

[@ciarantierney7558]

What a phenomenal sound and set. I hope some of the younger metal heads in the audience have even a tiny inkling of how influential this band has been over the past 40-odd years. Brilliant to see neglected old favourites like 'We Have Joy' and 'The Fall of Because' back in a live KJ set. As for 'Change', as good, as manic, as uplifting as I've ever heard it. And so, so great to see the legendary Youth enjoying himself so much on stage. How amazing it is that they are still around, and still so vital, after all these years.

[@WarunkiMedia]

Great points, I agree! But I still can't help but wonder why they NEVER play "You'll Never Get To Me" or much off that great album with Grohl on drums! :(

[@Dhieen]

well eighties is not good here...

[@geezerbloke08]

OR EUROPE, STRUGGLE, IMPLANT

[@Baribrotzer]

"...I hope some of the younger metal heads in the audience.............." Are they even a metal band? I always thought of them as post-punk, although I've not really followed them. But I suppose that if the metal audience picked up on them...

[@ciarantierney7558]

@@Baribrotzer Hi, Killing Joke are definitely post-punk, not metal. But Bloodstock is a metal festival. KJ get invited to metal festivals all across Europe every summer because they put on such an amazing live show. They have often faced "snobbery" on the punk and post-punk scenes because their music is so original, heavy, or difficult to categorise. I grew up listening to metal, before I discovered punk, and then post-punk.Killing Joke are better and more intelligent than any metal band I know! But metal festivals have really embraced their live shows which is great. I've been a fan since the mid-1980s.

[@Vladnight28]

Such a legendary but criminally underrated band. Never saw them live, thanx Bloodstock!!

[@discharge29]

i'm lucky enough to have been seeing them since the early 80's - 14 times and counting

[@davidmcdonnell767]

I hear many bands and musicians have been influenced by KJ and still are including myself - KJ always have been unique, relevant, beautiful, mesmerising and deep - too deep for mainstream rating and I like u never seen them live in the flesh that is. Not yet anyhow!

[@markuselipka]

underrated??? by whom? what does that mean? and what exactly would be the advantage for the band by being ´rated the right level´? this band is in business since 40 years. rating of art in general is pure nonsense. art isn´t appraisable per se. otherwise it would be just a consumer good, right? p e a c e ´n´ cheeeerz!

[@sydthecat9334]

You need to get out more

[@bigg7047]

Saw them in Leeds. Brilliant..

[@derekpartridge7940]

R.I.P Geordie, loved your guitar sound, you are unreplaceable! Will be missed.

[@Problembeing]

43 years on and they still have the savage freedom we love :)

[@ryantheiron4191]

RIP Geords.Legendary guitarist n absolute lovable rascal of a man

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

“Rascal of a man”. I love it…he was rather mischievous, if that’s what you mean…

[@landanengland7169]

Originality is the hardest skill. Geordie makes a glorious sound that surpasses the pussying of the masses. Hero

[@derekholland3328]

i have never outgrown my killing joke phase...forever relevant..forever awesome.

[@JohnPaulStone-wd2gz]

Standing on the side of the stage watching Geordie from 12 feet away that day was magical.,, I still have the 0.46 pic, he almost never gave out pics either........ R.I.P. the one and only, Kevin Geordie Walker.........

[@bufon63]

Is that a red triangle/ wedge Dunlop?

[@briansmith5239]

Awesome that they still have their 4 original members, such an influential group of musicians.

[@joechiro]

Paul Raven died

[@Wreekhavoc]

@@joechiro Paul Raven (R.I.P.) joined in 1982 after original bassist, Martin "Youth" Glover, left and formed the band Brilliant with Big Paul Ferguson.

[@joechiro]

@@Wreekhavoc did not realise!! Ta

[@Wreekhavoc]

@@joechiro No problem. After Raven passed on in 2007, Big Paul and Youth regrouped with Jaz and Geordie in 2008 and they've been at it non-stop ever since. 👍

[@MDK2_Radio]

@@joechiro it’s a shame, he was also great and it’s not impossible to imagine that they might have had him playing on tour too, with him and Youth taking turns to play the dongs each recorded and co-wrote. Obviously we’re never going to have that, but I do think Youth sometimes doesn’t give the Raven songs enough of what they need, especially on “Money is Not Our God.”

[@blackout2846]

Fantastic drumming by Big Paul!

[@rosaamaral]

One of the sickest performances ever. I wonder how it must be to assist the stage to these guys... Happy that i've crossed these guys at some corner in sao paulo and we shared a word and a joint. Luv Ya!

[@Oseanacoceanblue]

No one will ever touch this band on grit , honesty and balls RIP Geordie We will all miss you and your sound soo much As the dust settles on this pitiful time for freedom killing joke will be remembered as one of the few that had balls to … Educate Dissent And offer solutions There music is the holy grail of industrial 🏭 rock . 🔟. Money is not our fucking god !!!!

[@ladystardust8069]

🖤

[@Verirude]

Geordie throwing in a few seconds of Come As You Are at the end of Eighties lol. RIP.

[@djkanyon]

Robert Smith from hell! Always loved Killing Joke, so ahead of their times.

[@onex8760]

Robert Smith should be ashamed of himself for what he did after Disintegration. Killing Joke never let me down.

[@kennydoomster]

brilliant band totally unique.

[@gandorwheeze2527]

Really good live sound! I’ve loved this band since 1980 or so……have seen them live numerous times over the years. No other band sound anything like the mighty killing joke.

[@ozzyozcorn]

KILLING JOKE FOR LIFE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@c_kt]

Great sound Bloodstock - nice one 👍

[@Painkiller65]

Thanks Bloodstock/KJ for making this available.

[@claytonhayward5815]

Awesome sound and camera work to complement KJ - whole band seemed to be having fun. Thanks for making this available, thoroughly enjoyed it at volume setting LOUD

[@lawrencestalbow-best2317]

Holy shit! I thought jaz has almost lost his raspy voice, considering the most recent material has had so little of it. But he's found some kind of second wind... He sounds brutal here! 🤘

[@LimerickOfficial]

I think Jaz was trying to combine his more controlled melodic vocals and his heavy raspy tone with pylon.

[@rodrigocuevas175]

One of my biggets dreams is to see them live. One of my favorite bands ever. Videos like these make me reach that dream a little. Great sound and image quality. Thank you.

[@fellpisces]

me too, i hope its still possible after the passing of geordie. but it wont be the same

[@kieron63]

Watching Youth's enjoyment is a proper EXTRA BIG BUZZ watching my favourite band since 1980!💚

[@patrykbuba1639]

it makes my hair stand on end when I hear the powerful sound of Geordie's guitar. Thank you for letting me hear your riffs. Rest In Power Brother!

[@paz_v1936]

Jaz, outstanding as ever

[@l750z_6]

He sound terrible.

[@paulosicne8498]

I've always loved their debut, Night Time, and yes, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. They show that they still rip. It would have been awesome had they played songs from "Brighter" like "Adorations", "Sanity", "Love Of The Masses". But I think they were going for the harder songs from their catalog in this set.

[@AlexAlex-dr7xg]

Night Time wasnt their debut :) but yes, that one and Brighter... are also my favourites. Also Pandemonium is great, albeit much more angular and acid. From the 90s onward they got very hard sounding. But it is a process of evolution. I believe in Brighter they have found their perfect balance of melody, rhythm and lyrics. But probably they themselves think otherwise.

[@paulosicne8498]

@@AlexAlex-dr7xg Oh no, I meant it as a separate album: 1) their debut 2) Night Time, and 3) Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. I need to hear their more recent material though. That's a bummer if they abandoned their style from "Brighter Than....". As much as I do like their harder material, I keep going to "Brighter Than..." to listen to because like you stated, they did acheve their perfect balance. The songs were so catchy and brilliant. Cheers friend!

[@citizen1894]

its a metal festival after all stands to reason they go for harder songs - if you like the Night time and BTATS stuff try the album 'MMXII' its a bit of a return to that style. try 'In Cythera' to start see what you think ;) personally my favourite album - 'What's THIS for...!' not for everyone but it's so powerful!!

[@paulosicne8498]

@@citizen1894 I love their What's THIS for...! album. I never got around to hearing their MMXII album so thank you, I'll definitely check that album out and the song "In Cythera". Sounds like I'll like it. The one album I thought sounded mediocre from KJ was Extremities, Dirt, and Various Repressed Emotions. I heard it several times years ago and didn't care for it. I know a lot of people like it though. Anyway, Thank U for the lead.

[@TheChadTI]

I don't know why "Brighter" didn't put them over...mysterious.

[@ciarantierney7558]

Best f**king band in the world. Bar none. The band I loved most as a teenager around 1984 still sound vital today. Hell, all the stuff Jaz was warning us about back in the 1980s seems completely true today.

[@caoseterno8933]

Agreed!

[@jimf.]

I just found out, RIP the great Geordie .Fantastic guitarist.

[@MontyCantsin5]

Can’t believe Geordie is no longer with us. Tragic.

[@demo3456]

Just really sad this might of been the last time these cats played together.

[@dandylion6]

Fucking legendary. An influential group and one that inspired all our favorite bands.

[@lukedempsey112]

Geordie's guitar really does sound like fire from Heaven here. If only they could capture that on the records.

[@cathowlin1569]

Awesome respect to the Live Sound Engineer... A splendid outside stage mix with full power and energy..🎶🎶

[@novianovioTV]

Well said

[@morbidmanmusic]

to much delay on the vocals... and often not timed well. it was distracting, and a classic sound man gaff

[@PuckSlappy]

BPF is a beast!

[@paz_v1936]

Joke at their best. Great to be able to see BPF fully. Youths grin !!

[@boris1387]

Geordie LEGEND Walker

[@fiachra4266]

Great set from the Joke. They've got such a back catalogue they could have played all day. My sister would have loved to see them still going at this level. She got me into them in 1980. They used to have a really wild fella called Dave who opened for them doing fire breathing and rituals and my sis lived with him for a while in 83/84. Crazy days, so happy the original band reformed and got this much work done before the sad passing of the guitar legend Geordie. Riff on man. You were/are awesome.

[@AntichristSuperFoz]

Breaks my heart to watch this now.

[@stephendoree8465]

Ok, so Jaz is struggling a small bit, Youth is having his own internal party. Big Paul and Geordie are impeccable . Still as relevant as ever. see you at the Albert Hall in March. or as Jaz says " if we make it"

[@SUBTERRANEANKIDS]

Thanks for all, Geordie & Killing Joke!

[@garthlyon]

"With a career spanning over 16 years..."? Well, I saw them 40 years ago at the Hammersmith Palais (1984), so well over 16 years.. Magistral, always.

[@saraivatoledo1842]

There will never be another Geordie ... same applies to the legend we lost this month , namely : Keith Levene !

[@pabloimireia]

Geordie, Levene, John McGeoch, Rowland S.Howard..maybe my top4😎😎😎😎

[@Kretek35]

This band changed my life after pandemonium.. İ will miss Geordie so much.

[@discharge29]

THE immortal genius that is KILLING JOKE

[@rubbernun66]

Love how Jordie riffs Nivana at the end of 80s. 🤣

[@Buckseed]

RIP Geordie....you and John McGeogh were amazing

[@deanhumphries7878]

Only one KILLING JOKE, Absolute LEGENDS.

[@michaelwall617]

A their very best,Absolutely legendary band,worthy of our and others adulation.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@r0wley890]

Big Paul... faaark!! how good.

[@paulalfx]

Thank you Geordie! RIP

[@bens4295]

Really wish they'd mix up their setlist and play some stuff from the last 3 albums. They're their best IMO.

[@lawrencestalbow-best2317]

Totally with you, but at least we got I Am The Virus

[@mixythedog]

Yeah totally, their most recent stuff is epic

[@theelement6255]

facts! I want some stuff from that lord of chaos ep. That thing is amazing!

[@paulgriffiths1062]

Wow What a performance. To catch Joke at their very is indeed a experience you will never forget. R.I.P. GEORDIE R.I.P. RAVEN Followed this band since " are you recieving" Copied by many Equalled by none.

[@karlmaguire1965]

RIP Geordie. The man sure left his mark😢

[@BobsonDugnutt1690]

Legends 🤘

[@diogobatista6844]

Extraordinary performance and amazing setlist by the Joke. Thank you very much for posting the video!

[@MontyCantsin5]

'Loose Cannon' sounds heavy as hell. Great drumming.

[@patrickryan5570]

My friend told me in the 80s about Killing Joke and how good they were - I first seen them play live in the 80s at the Astoria in London which unfortunately later got knocked down for Crossrail - I went to see the show with a complete open mind and was completely blown away for it was a totally brilliant show - The place was hoping from the front to the back - Jaz Coleman had the whole crowd in the palm of his hand - It felt like a communion of people in one merry tribal war dance - They had fire eaters on the stage which added to the drama - I knew I watching an exceptional band that had their own unique sound fronted by a great showman singer - Jaz was possessed with hypnotic powers.... I was very saddened by the passing of Kevin "Geordie" Walker - What a unique guitarist who was central to that Killing Joke sound - Nirvana were huge fans of the Killing Joke and made no secret of running with some of those guitar riffs.

[@montex23]

Jaz : "With the whole tradition of Killing Joke, I’ve really got Geordie [Walker, guitar] to thank for most of this because he’s been the only other person -apart from myself- that’s attended every single Killing Joke event and concert in our entire history. He’s possessed of such tenacity that he just keeps creating, and he cares not for money; you can’t BUY Geordie Walker. And he only wants to play with one band. And I understand why he only wants to play with this one band because I only want to sing with one band! Because I don’t find any other musicians capable of sitting ‘round a table, and going from a in-depth discussion on world politics, geopolitics, moving to poetry, reciting it from memory, moving to earth science, moving to theology, philosophy, or surrealism in art, you name it - all of us can move with great ease in all these areas. We can discuss the various stages of magic from Shamanism, to Wicca, to Hermeticism, to Rosicrucianism, to Illuminism, to Chaos Magick - and have strong opinions about all of these things! My bandmates can discuss any political system on planet Earth, and they’ve had first-hand experience in all of it." hellbound.ca/2010/11/jaz-coleman-interview/

[@novianovioTV]

Great to see this slotted in here too. If I was put on a medieval rack and made under extreme duress that I have a favourite - it would be Change. It is a command to us all that is always urgent. Killing Joke are on the side of Gaia

[@fernandoreynaaguilar1438]

RIP Geordie... gone too soon, man 4 - Requiem 12:19 6 - Eighties 19:15 8 - Money Is Not Our God 26:27 10 - Exorcism 35:36 14 - The Wait 56:50 15 - Pssyche 1:00:45 16 - Pandemonium 1:05:40

[@zeptepi7931]

R.I.P Geordie. Blew my brains out in 1983, Ashton-u-Lyne Metro, stared at me throughout the gig, his guitar wiped out any ideas I had of what a guitarist was, how a guitar sounded and made me R.I.P all my rock LP.s. He scared and intimidated me with his presence and sound when I was still, but inbetween moments of stillness I just danced and didn't give a feck. I was 17, spikey hair, proto goth make up, first gig and the loudest beauty I have ever heard, At the end of the gig he was still staring at me, a strange awkward infinity passed and he then burst a smile my way and gave me a nod. R.I.P you, I know I am not alone in having experienced the majesty of your art. Thank you.

[@martinjohnston6685]

i was at that , the old cinema , across from the dole office , exploited and a few other gigs were on there then it stopped , great story of geordies stare , i had a similar with vi subversa at a gig in manchester ,

[@markcourtney2205]

Youth is loving it.Amazing band.

[@Hardvolume007]

Wow, still sound great and unique as ever. Seen them in the mid 80s 3 times. Timeless. The amount of bands these guys inspired are endless. Minor Threat, FuGazi, Helmet, Ministry, Godflesh, Joy Division, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Prong, The Jesus Lizard,..plus dozens and dozens more.

[@markjackson5665]

Joy Division were already well known when KJ supported them for 3 gigs in Feb /March 1980. Considering Joy Division ceased to be in May of that year, it‘s a stretch to say KJ influenced them! 😉

[@jeronimolandolfi]

i cant believe this

[@chuckselvage3157]

Outstanding thanks for this Paul Fergusons drumming is off the chain.

[@PuckSlappy]

LOL Geordie playing "comes as you are' by Nirvana at the end of 80s. What about Life Goes On by the Damned ? oooooh

[@DannyXNightmarez]

It's a cheeky little nod to the fact that both Dave and Kurt were huge fans, and that's part of the reason why Dave played on the 2003 Killing album for practically free He's their number one fan

[@francescobonaria]

Come as you are came out with nevermind in '91 and everyone knows Nirvana were KJ fans. Though it's true kj took the riff (or at least got "inspiration") from the damned. There's also 22 faces by garden of delight and some like to throw in Hollow Hills by Bauhaus. Moral of the story: Damned, then Killing Joke and then Nirvana. Not trying "attack" you or anything, just wanted to clarify this situation, which seems to cause confusion to many :)

[@caoseterno8933]

Aguante Killing Joke! De mis bandas favoritas de toda la vida!!

[@xulphyte]

These English rockers are so incredible strong, still, at their age. Wow. Intense and impressive. Heroes!

[@MrIanstu88]

Soo fucking good!!!

[@themetalninja8102]

Highlight of the festival

[@juratory1385]

What an amazing set that was! Best band of the whole weekend for me. Late Night Drinkers Club approves!!!!!!!!!

[@HeartandSoul59]

Ill miss you Geordie, why did you leave us alone 😢 awesome guitarist and real gentleman im so sad

[@thromboid]

It's fun playing "spot the riff" in Geordie's guitar interludes: Come As You Are (of course), Day Tripper, the Third Man theme..?

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

One of my all time favorite rock bands, War Dance is such a masterpiece

[@stephenyates5299]

That guitar sound!!!

[@ingvaeon582]

Seeing Youth's excitement throughout playing the gig is just fantastic

[@ChristianCam]

Amazing, what a band

[@Rangecrosoft]

Wow - Geordie was on fire that day.

[@chrisk3835]

this is musical evolution in perfection !!! no "back to roots bullshit " or something just 40 years of greatness

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

THANK YOU for the close ups on Big Paul. DAMN.

[@j.colman6484]

Still sounding amazing. Even their early songs are fresh and exciting.

[@Corey_42]

Amazing ... great sounds

[@adamrawlings5614]

What a fantastic sound, from a fantastic band. Sadly, beyond most of that crowd by the looks of it

[@billriddle9215]

Beyond happy we get these last concerts.

[@paz_v1936]

Youth is having a ball! 😄

[@abmendez7102]

#RIP Geordie, ... we're lucky to have this. The Joke will never die!

[@marcoslobo173]

Legendary and very influential band.

[@stathispapandreou9893]

Briliant as always!!🍻

[@markuswilliams3190]

A true original band . Simply awesome.

[@nicholasogorman4039]

RIP Geordie, this hurts.

[@darrenayles5905]

1 of my favorite bands, even RUSH listed Killing Joke as an influence. UK ROCK ROYALTY! The drummer is KILLER; I'm Loving that sea-sick Gibson Hollowbody guitar tone - GO GEORDIE!

[@j.colman6484]

I love Rush as well as KJ. No idea that Rush had namechecked KJ though.

[@stephanecanoen688]

great setlist!! great JOKE!!