The Stray Cats live in Helsinki 1989 (Full Gig)

Kaivopuisto, Helsinki Finland. VHS-copy, so the quality is not the best possible. Songlist:
00:05 - Rumble in Helsinki Tonight
03:41 - Rupattelutuokio 1
04:05 - Blast Off
07:18 - Bring It Back Again
10:30 - Rupattelutuokio 2
11:08 - Runaway Boys
14:50 - Nine Lives
19:22 - Rupattelutuokio 3
20:14 - Nine Lives end
21:18 - I Fought The Law
24:21 - Something's Wrong With My Radio
28:58 - Rupattelutuokio 4
29:34 - Gina
33:27 - Rockabilly Rules

[@BillCompo]

The Stray Cats received their 1st gold record in Finland.

[@chrismueller6339]

Omlm8 9ml I😊9o9opo

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Their energy is so darn contagious; love Rockabilly music & the Stray Cats do it justice; meowWOW!! 😘 💃 💃

[@marcdelente2456]

yeah yeah yeah rockabilly Brian Setzer geni Rockabilly good bless you

[@AnitaVickers-ey2nw]

What can I say about the legendary Stray Cats the kings of rockabilly ❤ you still in 2024 and beyond.

[@holginho7698]

love it. many thanks for upload. an iconic gig. goosebumps from germany.

[@gretschguitars3403]

I love Stray Cats.

[@rockpeke1]

I was there. It was very great band, great weather and very great weekend

[@thestrayjay2678]

what other songs did they play

[@Tommy71998]

GOD THEY'RE GOOD. THAT GREAT GRETSCH SOUND

[@catherinenelson5576]

Love these guys very talented and great rockabilly's xx

[@mika-antero]

I was there. Sunny summer Sunday. I always has been great fan of Brian Setzer. One of the biggest reason how I play guitar how I play it today. Real Rock'N'Roll hero.

[@michaelmaterne]

Thanks for that!

[@MarkkuKoljonenwTinja]

Yes!

[@Jewishguywithbignose]

The Stray Cats rule...

[@DOMIJAK]

Such a fucking great band xxxxxxx

[@deejaydee1007]

This was awesome! thanks for sharing!!

[@maxx23AK]

Kiitos!

[@richardblote508]

toffe band ik had het al die jaren over het hooft gezien ik kende ze niet zins deze week lekkere rock and roll band fantastisch gr Richard

[@jusanieminen8947]

i was there! Oh the memories!

[@rylieriley]

Setzer's guitar tone here is outstanding. I could never get my '63 Bassman to sound that good. 🙃

[@CoreyBreedlove]

One of my favorite videos on youtube for sure! Love this group and Brian has never looked cooler! Cheers

[@pastaileacappella6131]

世界中探しても彼等程ノリの良いスリリングな演奏🎶をするバンドって有りますかね？　キュートでチャーミングで、歌唱力もギターも抜群で❣️ 北欧の夏の野外が最高に似合ってる。💕最高です。💝

[@jorgehelvig397]

Como siempre..los mejores gatos!

[@SuperZedstar]

Fantastic!

[@retsdon]

What a cracking concert!

[@989fred]

Lovely!

[@spectrelfc1152]

The most underrated band of all-time.

[@grandcru5690]

underrated😂

[@spectrelfc1152]

@@grandcru5690 they are underrated

[@grandcru5690]

@@spectrelfc1152 Yes, mostly from those who write that

[@spectrelfc1152]

@@grandcru5690 you don’t make any sense at all. It is a personal opinion that they are an underrated band, not a fact. Just because I think Foo Fighters is dross doesn’t mean somebody else can’t think they’re the best band of the 1990s. It’s this amazing thing called “personal opinion. “

[@miikakeskinen7178]

Tää oli loistava keikka. Muistan kun eilisen päivän. Ja ilmakin suosi.

[@kaide67]

Ainoa Stray Catsin live-keikka jossa olin.Hyvää settiä heittivät!

[@SuperCrackerjacks]

Sama. No näin jonkun Hartwallin myöhemmin.

[@zaqwertyfish]

loved them as a kid... my older kids loved them... today my 8 year old heard them for the first time and loved it...

[@Pieter_Auper]

+zaqwertyfish It's in our DNA

[@pinkjacksonthegreaserakaab1980]

That suite

[@vance640]

1982 heard "Rock this town" in the bar i used to hang around with my friends skipping school...fell off my damn chair!

[@MichaelChurch-pl7rl]

Fantastic energy, sound great live, what's not to like , fabulous

[@annaratcliffe2982]

saw stray cats in folkestone 1989 best live band ever

[@billhaleyrock2471]

I once saw it live and it was the biggest crap I've heard.

[@spectrelfc1152]

Bill Haley Rock I saw them live in Vegas, you’re just uncultured swine

[@marcelmuller8572]

@@billhaleyrock2471 You may have seen Kelly Family. I've seen Stray Cats 4 Times, from 1989 to 2008. Brilliant every Time

[@robertbaratheon9289]

That tone. No Fractal needed.

[@cathalapatricia4748]

❤

[@user-vx6sr3nv5u]

Лучшие рокобильшики!!!!!!! ¡!

[@grandcru5690]

Rumble in Helsinki tonight😂 Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, June 4, 1989 A Month later, I would have been in Finland too

[@muku9828]

大好き‼︎

[@vivianstanshall8121]

slim jim has the best snare drum tone!

[@ClassyOldMusic]

+Vivian Stanshall I swea,r I was just thinking the same/similar thing and was just going to make a comment when I saw yours!

[@marcdelente2456]

Le roi du rockabilly Brian Setzer est toujours le roi du rockabilly en 2024 et sans égale bravo l artiste .

[@WahlbergBabey]

Gina is a hell of a song- drum beat it so driving- I'm pretty sure he uses a riff from his '86 song Barbwire Fence within one of his solos, I love it, he puts so many different features into his playing you can see how much he's developed since the beginning, unreal. P.S. my eyes are blessed by how DAMN FINE

[@ailtoalves6254]

1😊😊😊

[@SuperCrackerjacks]

Nine Lives is a masterpiece!

[@user-cc3rr1ep8q]

👍

[@kristianyrjola]

I was there!!!

[@kalervonikkonen7639]

Tuolla oltiin 🎉

[@phonicsville]

BRIAN SETZER is as COOL as a CAT can get. Hats off tou you man. Let's get together and write some lyrics together, it would be a kick in the pants.

[@muku9828]

愛してます

[@aronhallam6449]

of all the places to try and fit into the title 'rumble in HELSINKI' the most difficult !!

[@xsakkeus]

Huh huh i love you guys

[@amikarhapaa5683]

Tää oli hyvä ja eka Stray Catsin keikka missä olin..(Kaivopuistossa)

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

He was in LaBamba as one of the musicians when he started to get famous...he was very young then...

[@hirskdubbi]

+Michelle M yes! he played eddie cochran

[@JmoeGD]

that was in 87 tho. he was trying to get his career on track after the straycats broke up

[@adolfocasanovalopez2388]

Me llama soveranamente la atencion que ningun español haya opinado nada sobre los Estray Cats. From Madrid España Eddy Nova

[@helga5135]

I went out in the 80,s with Lee Rocker 😊

[@ClassyOldMusic]

I think Slim Jim Phantom is the Best at what he does. His name should include the word "Rockabilly" somewhere. His drumming, vocalizations, personna, stage presence, and more are all about Rockabilly. Brian is more than Lucky to have him, otherwise the band would just as well be "The Brian Setzer Band". I wish the camera lingered on Jim a bit more. I believe you can see the Honest Love of Rockabilly come through as he's doing his job. His Rockabilly Energy is Explosive, truly How-To-Do-It. When He talks at about 10:30, He says it all in just a few short sentences. When it comes to Rockabilly. He's a Natural. If I was to put together a Rockabilly Band I would use Him as a template for the drummer I was looking for. If I didn't find one, I'd drop the whole project. Hey Lee Rocker, I'm not blowing you off. I have similar to say about you but so many others have already and your current History, Resume, Bio, and Wiki don't exactly say it all but are close. You certainly are tThe Best of The Best! Wiki: " He's considered to be an influential upright bassist in Rock n' Roll."

[@hirskdubbi]

+ClassyOldMusic agree on alot except rockabilly wasnt as explosive and slim jim has a hard time keeping the same tempo.He speeds up his tempo within the same song. other than that,love the band.

[@ClassyOldMusic]

I don't know anything about tempo, and I'm not an audiophile, not even sure if that's the right word, but I believe you, you sound professional! Slim was probably stoned or had a few in him while playing... I think he's the one who did most of the screaming, Ha! They did a lot of touring, And a lot of international, all over the map/globe. I think it wore them out. They looked very tired/old in their interviews especially toward the end. Jeeze! I think Slim did most of the talking as well. I think they did a heroic job of bringing Rockabilly to the world, Many knew nothing about it. Now I think it was Finland where they got their first Gold Album/Record or something like that. The Asians are wacky about it! And of course in this country, LA, Los Vegas... Many didn't even know it existed... and then try get some to spell it, Ha!

[@A.BondGirl]

ClassyOldMusic Just love what you say about SJP! I could watch him playing all day long. His whole performance and presence on stage is something else!! 💗😻😻😻💗

[@DondeArandas]

He's truly all that and then some! I met this cat. Humble dude. I was @ his Cat Club opening. 2000. Hollywood, CA I was the last one to leave. He was outside, smoking a cig.

[@Greasyrebel]

Favorite drummer ever 🤘

[@bigoth8ter]

Cat Box Blues

[@walendxweg]

Nice" guy" stay cats tout été TOP

[@kaijaalanen1245]

Mahtava aina! My manfriend is always love STRAY CATS. Thanks . Me like too. Sorry my engliswritening. Me and Mika Wellonen and thousands peaples in FINLAND lisnin your .

[@user-gq6dx6rb4k]

40年前に熱狂した。

[@frank.w.buchanan4076]

👍💓😎

[@karikeilasjoki3419]

Stray cats hyvä keikka Kaivopuisto olin katsomassa kari 😂😂 5:45

[@alfredotcb]

UN 10

[@KaBoomChannel]

Just think: Madonna, Donna Summer, lightweight fluff pop singer Jackson Browne are in the Rock N Roll hall of fame and these guys aren't.

[@hbk5552]

"Rock'nRoll" in RnRHoF doesn't have sense anymore, they should rename it to PopMusic hall of fame or something like this

[@xmandlt]

Jackson Browne light fluff pop? Man, you're an idiot.

[@KaBoomChannel]

xmandlt - Yeah Runnin on empty, whoa that's like thrash metal isn't it. and all those 10 zillion songs he sings that sound like something lounge singer James Taylor would do, whoa lets rock man. Please spare me. The guy does lightweight fluff and the only reason he is in the RnR hall of fame over people like the Stray Cats or Stevie Ray Vaughn or Larry Williams is because he's a hardcore leftist. RnR hall of fame is just one more awards institution hijacked by the left which is why we got disco singers like Madonna and lightweight lounge acts inducted over people who actually play RnR

[@xmandlt]

whine whine whine. Rock and roll has many facets to it, and while I do agree people like madonna probably don't belong, Jackson Browne and James Taylor have both been respected by straight ahead rock and rollers through the years. Leave your political leanings out of it.

[@MsValxX]

They are in Rockabilly hall of fame!

[@stephenparis9595]

All three of these guys are just monsters. They must have been really hard to mic up though. Super minimal set up.

[@JanneHokkanen]

Tosiaan paikalla tietenkin ja farkkutakki päällä näkyy😃 nuori herrasmies!

[@naulari]

Ainoo Stray Catsin keikka Suomessa minkä missasin.... Vieläkin hävettää..

[@Mr_kapeli]

Oonko jälkeenjääny jos oon syntyny 2005 ja pidän Rockabillysta ja eteenkin stray catsista enkä mistään ihmeen rap hommista

[@rikuhautala606]

Ite 2006 ja et todellakaan

[@kajsaarinen6957]

Meillä Riihimäellä kokonainen Millennium sukupolvi kuuntelee ja soittaa Rockabillyy.. Jauuuuuuu

[@karritolvanen741]

Mie olin tuolla.... ;) selvinpäin viel :)

[@juhawessman2191]

on se on

Brian the wizard and his '59.

[@user-nb7rz4oj5m]

Мне больше нравится концерт за 1983 год, более скромный чем этот!!!🤭

[@SlappingMonkeyDog]

Jumbo Like.

[@muku9828]

LIVE行けなくてゴメンなさい

[@thestrayjay2678]

this is not the full gig..... unless they did 2 different ones cos this is the set list i found Stray Cats, June 4, 1989 Kaivopuistopark Helsinki, Finland. Baby Blue Eyes? Double Talkin' Baby? Rumble In Brighton* My One Desire? Blast Off* Bring It Back Again* Runaway Boys* Nine Lives* I Fought The Law* Something's Wrong With My Radio* Stray Cat Strut? Gina* Rockabilly Rules* Rock This Town? Gene & Eddie? Oh, Boy!? Slip, Slip, Slippin' In? Somethin Else? Notes: Kaivopuisto Rock Festival.

[@Rokkenroll_kanava]

jayden johnstone This is all i have. If you have more, ppst it on YT.

[@Rokkenroll_kanava]

SleeperYouth They were the headliner, another act was some estonian band, Ivo Linna and Rock Hotel. And this is from TV.

[@thestrayjay2678]

Hanski76 thats fine, i love the stray cats and this is what they only aired on the broadcast

[@thestrayjay2678]

0:03 - rumble in brighton 4:04 - blast off 7:16 - bring it back again 11:07 - runaway boys 14:49 - nine lives, 20:14 nine lives end 21:14 - i fought the law 24:20 - somethings wrong with my radio 29:34 - gina 33:21 - rockabilly rules

[@79tazman]

Rumble In Helsinki Tonight ;)

[@karikeilasjoki3419]

Olin konsertissa kari !!!!!

[@karikeilasjoki3419]

10:21 olin konsertissa hyvä. Keikka kari 😂😂😂 13:55

[@HorsepowerHouse]

Back when bands actually had some sort of STYLE and an Act that we all enjoyed. Heck there aren't even that many "bands" anymore - especially trios. All a bunch of solo acts now. And booo...

[@davorbesic2484]

jaz sem jih zacel poslušati 81 ko sem sel vsrednjo solo

[@adolfocasanovalopez2388]

Sorry, la E sobra.From España Eddy Nova Madrid

[@openallnight2113]

Not the full gig. I think it might be at least "My One Desire" or "Baby Blue Eyes" is missing.

[@SuperCrackerjacks]

They opened with Baby Blue Eyes

[@antoniocarotti9120]

ah ouais c'est gazeux en diable !

[@walendxweg]

🧩🪞♦️👌🖐️

[@stjimmy6120]

24:20

[@billhaleyrock2471]

Zum glück gibt es die nicht mehr,danke.

[@sequentialscenery]

Give the people what they want: Rock This Town, Sexy and 17, Stray Cat Strut, Look At That Cadillac ??? Fans want to hear the hits. Good show nevertheless.

[@JRAFF145]

They were plugging their first new album in three years

[@dawnmbloomquist4982]

sequentialscenery ii

[@molskisloiskis4477]

Kaivarin massat, oi niitä aikoja.

[@methevas2]

Why are they not getting any publicity anymore....there's no kids in my high school who listen to them...

[@MrJett1971]

It's a damn shame the total crap that kids listen to these days. All production, no musical talent...

[@JellyrollHorton]

Stray Cats broke up about 1986. Brain Setzer Orchestra is just as great in its own way.

[@melgrant7404]

@@JellyrollHorton reformed and played viva las Vegas last few years .40 th anniversary Tour 2019.

[@moxie.egx7000]

4:06 911???

[@TheGroveling]

Fuck missed one of my favorite band's gig, because I didn't exist yet, btw the tattoos ended up really ugly.

[@kloppi6185]

You're really ugly...

[@TheGroveling]

Cool story bro

[@kloppi6185]

Kiitosta!

[@raneman6146]

Missasin,olin armeijassa.. päivystin jos ryssä ois ollu innokas..... Ei sillon ollu,toisin kun nykyään...

[@TheGroveling]

Ukraine? Mykraine? t. Putin

[@pablohogar5069]

"bring back again" = MISFITS

[@jamescole9926]

How the FUCK am I only hearing about these guys now?!!!! I swear the lead singer was on the sound track for The Mask back in the 90's?

[@WahlbergBabey]

James Cole yea his orchestra did a song called Straight Up as part of the movie's soundtrack 😌

[@jamescole9926]

Thank you Sarah Dee! It's been bugging me for ages! Epic musicians.

[@smoothawee]

21:02 is that a fart?

[@Rokkenroll_kanava]

It is from nicam stereo VHS recorder. It makes that noise, if some reason the automatic adjustment changes. Original is mono, but my copy was in nicam stereo VHS.

[@KaBoomChannel]

There's something very strange about this band. If they existed in 1955, they would probably be known today as the greatest Rock and roll band that ever lived, but today, since they started in the 1980s, they come across as more of a strange copy band, something very inauthentic about them, as if they are cheating, you know what I mean? It's like playing Ramones type music 30 years after the Ramones disbanded, it's like wait a minute, is this a copy band or what? Why are they copying original acts?

[@patrickhoulihan7210]

+Ka Boom Weird scenes inside your head.They are a Rockabilly Band.Rockabilly is a very minority area of music.I am 61 years old and have been listening to music since 1960.I have noticed that genres of music tend to repeat themselves.I was 1 year old in 1955 thus could not watch this type of band.And who could outside the USA ? So I watch Brian Setzer,Cousin Harley,Reverend Horton Heat,Darrell HIgham etc who are modern rockabilly bands playing live.Same with any other genre of music.And there is a demand for this genre of music.

[@rockaround71]

+Ka Boom This is very different from the music they had in 1955. It´s actually as close to punk as 50s rockabilly I would say. Allthough it´s rooted in 50s rockabilly it´s very far from the "original" rockabilly.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

+rockaround71 It can't be punk because I can't stand 99% of punk, and these guys are very good players. It's been said that the whole idea of punk is to be accessible to non-music majors. That idea I like a lot, but personally I don't care for punk. I can live without shooting myself if I have to be at a rockabilly show, tho...

[@patrickhoulihan7210]

+Ka Boom clearly you live a very sheltered musical life and a sheletered life in general.I am old enough to know that fashion goes around in circles.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Patrick Houlihan​​ agree, but that's exactly what happens when you yank music out of schools...and friggin Auto-tune...the evil spawn of 80's tape-splicing, of which a few so - called legends used...:)  You'd think he also would know the Ramones' purpose as punk band was to make music accessible to anyone, as all punk is. I can stand it about as much as rap, but there's always a band of great players who are an obvious exception: rap: Chicago's Liquid Soul is funk rap, but they have a phenomenal bass player, and up til recently, HAD an equally excellent drummer. I'll live with the rap because of the rhythm section and the genius of Mars Williams on horns. It isn't mysognystic (woman hating and violent), so... Punk, well, lemme think...I like the idea of overall accessibility, not having to study musuc for 25 years...Rage Against the Machine is one. "Darkness" is something. Also feature a GREAT rhythm section. They're not at all simplistic, tho.

[@tronalddump8219]

God what a disgrace to humanity

[@frank.w.buchanan4076]

Tronald Dump lmfao 😂

[@melgrant7404]

Wtf!