The Celibate Rifles (Live in Melbourne 2018)

On May 19, 2018, The Celibate Rifles, X and Painters & Dockers played a gig at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne called 'Back to the Corner'. We were fortunate enough to capture the Rifles performance on the night.
Update: This was to be Damo's final ever live performance before he passed on Saturday August 3, 2019.
Tracklisting:
(We All Moved to) Buttland
World Keeps Turning
Kev the Head
Downtown
Killing Time
Johnny
Bill Bonney Regrets
Ocean Shore
Dancing Barefoot
Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
(It's Such a) Wonderful Life
Electravision Mantra

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

The Celibate Rifles were the greatest post-punk Australian band, hands down.

[@mahjer]

RIP Damo! Fond memories of Melb gigs back in the late 80's and early 90's. The Riffles still on high rotation in late 2022.

[@cakeofthepan2233]

Unrivalled… Dave Morris was a family friend and got me into heaps of gigs…..I wish Damien was here to make sense of and show a little light on this messed up world right now..2023

[@brettr]

One of the aussie great frontmen. RIP Damo

[@manonymous4737]

There, at 14.00, that’s the essence of the Rifles right there. Dave Morris with driving rhythms and Kel’s solo’s....can’t be beaten.

[@meggarippleeffect8098]

RIP Damien....thanks for some of the best rock music to come out of this country.

[@richarm66]

Vale Damien. Bloody legend!

[@MrFlocky]

Thanks guys for the great music. RIP Damo, a true Aussie legend.

[@DougHughes-rx4cd]

I cannot believe that Australia's most well known post punk band sound as good today as they did all those years ago as I'll be 71years old in April this year,they are like the Cure,and just get better with age.

[@dougsmith7083]

RIP Damien 30+ yrs onward and, "Bill Bonney Regrets" still melts faces...Kent just given'r

[@dejavoodoo44]

And it has one of the great opening lines in rock history. "Meanwhile at the process plant, there's a process going on."

[@dougsmith7083]

@@dejavoodoo44 indeed it does!!

[@markfellows74]

Legendary. Damo happened to walk into my workplace one day years ago and I was gobsmacked. Drove home grabbed my Cellies CDs returned to work and he graciously signed them for me. Never forget it. ❤️

[@russbeagle1872]

Missing them on the oz landscape. The greatest- a band you never tired of. Known as a Sydney band they were treasured elsewhere too. So many great memories of Brissie 90s gigs- Waterloo, the Roxy, the playroom, Gabba and memorable night with hard ons and a very young screamfeeder at metropolis tavern.

[@KevKavanagh]

Me too! In a good way.

[@jewishmessiahyeshua]

RIP Damien thanks for the Great music mate

[@rodneynewest905]

"thankyou goodnight. Enjoy the rest of your life" - Damo's last words..

[@AlanCreed]

RIP damo, we'l miss you mate.

[@darylcumming7119]

One of the best Australian band's that ever existed .RIP.

[@robertomassascusa7276]

Visti dal vivo nel 1990 a Civitanova Marche il batterista era toscano di Firenze bei tempi,cresta,matita agli occhi e sballattissimi

[@patrickbutler1715]

Remembering Damien's passing on this 3rd anniversary of his death. Thanks again for all the great music and great live performances .. an Australian rock legend without doubt and a great person .. rock on.

[@brianbeattie6184]

Best pub venue in the world.

[@mickquinn8135]

Thanks for the great memories . Aussie Rock'n'roll legends.

[@stephenlancaster7038]

One of the best Aussie ever. So sad to hear of Damien passing

[@michaelclarke6144]

Daughter: How many times did you see them, Dad? Me: About a hundred Many times in the inner city and inner west. Too young for the STUC. Old enough for The Graphic Arts Club. Down at Caringbah, over at Narrabeen, out at Parramatta and a night of B-sides and covers at Concord RSL. Twice at The Marquee (once when they weren't there because of visa problems and the next week when they had their visa problems sorted). Consistently fast and loud. Damien, gone but not forgotten. Vale

[@mlwsf]

I only got to see them once here in the USA and if I hadn't been living in San Francisco at the time chances are good it would have been no times. I tip my hat to you sir.

[@manonymous4737]

Michael Clarke yeah me too, 100 and more, I lived on the northern beaches, they played the pubs and hotels up and down the coast so often, and me and my mates would go to every show, every night. No such thing as a bad night seeing the rifles

[@glendavidson7975]

My punk hero is dead. Thanks for the great gigs I had the pleasure to witness.

[@0202068103]

Rest in power forever, Damien!

[@wwtservices5168]

RIP Damian. You left us way too soon.

[@bogdananderson1472]

He was on the ball.

[@alanstrom2221]

I met and spoke with Damo countless times over the last 37 years and he was a great bloke, cheeky and smart. I, like many people, are devastated to hear of his passing.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

RIP Damien, we miss you a lot.

[@nickmorris3305]

Enjoy

[@nsrlegaltech]

Thanks for this Laneway - oh to have been at this gig. Miss you so Damo. One of a kind. Thank you Rifles.

[@BS-jg8rs]

RIP,, you fkn legend,, made my youth a fkn joy,,,,

[@pommieford]

Brings back such great memories. Miss you Damo )-:

[@boddington7]

Very Cool! Such an amazing soul, he is greatly missed. Long Live the Celibate Rifles

[@davidnelson6874]

Would have loved to see them back in the States way back. One of the few hard rock acts that did it for me.

[@alanstrom2221]

Damien Lovelock wrote very intelligent lyrics, because he was a very intelligent man. They were social and political commentary that I agree with. Damien was a very deep and thoughtful person. If you think the lyrics are stupid then he is talking about you Neil. Just because you're at a Celibate Rifles gig doesn't mean you understand the message. Look at all the Midnight Oil fans that don't understand their messages. As Skyhooks said back in 1974 "Whatever Happened To The Revolution? We all got stoned and it drifted away" Greg McCainish

[@gazza1252]

RIP Damien. Top fella

[@ewetoo]

give 'em shit up there Damo

[@waynecarrol3415]

Jez Im Sad & Delighted (Is That Possible) Met Damo A few Times Listened To Him Talk Football (Never Soccer)Its Bloody Football Foe Christ sake god i miss him Oh Yah the Velvets & Lou Reed Another topic We Would Talk For Hours with damo in command what a delight that was so thanx for this you broke my heart

[@gregdecker3518]

fantastic guitar work.

[@Svenson612]

The BEST.Saludos👍👍

[@johnwesthaver9589]

Brilliant band since forever and a wicked job you did on the capture! Respect to the late great Damien...PEACE !

[@stephenlancaster7038]

Classic statement at the end of the concert! Well done Damien

[@zenvagabond]

RIP Damo ....

[@geeaitch7573]

Loved your sardonic commentary on the BS of modern life as much as the music. A true aussie character lost! RIP mate!

[@BigJulieWasDead]

Sardonic, that's spot on

[@lachlanpaul]

I saw these guys for the first and last time in Oxley vic. damo is such a legend, droll, political, to the point, what a champion

[@alaintremaine3302]

Damn fine band, this lot! I saw them once and only once at The Silver Dollar Lounge in the late 80s. 'Roman Beach Party' had been released around that time and every song on that CD is the Rifles at their finest. I yelled for 'Waltzing Matilda' as an encore - am not sure if they heard me. I always appreciated Damien's sarcastic sense of humour - not to mention the relentless driving pulse of two guitars and a rhythm section. Thanks for uploading this gig, or any other gig, I would have loved to attend in person but could not.

[@glenedwards1785]

RIP Damo , you will be missed !!

[@XXLHoemagnet]

Magnificent ! Even the Hüsker-Cover is brillant chosen ! R.I.P. Grant Hart

[@djamel3010]

Such an awesome band.

[@mlwsf]

Oh, this is just excellent. So glad I found this. Kind of bittersweet but it makes a great tribute to Damien (RIP) after the fact.

[@Jellybeantiger]

Legendary band.

[@JackShit]

it was damo's last ever live performance with the rifles but he did a covers show (at narrabeen RSL i think) only a month or so back.

[@bhuvidya]

wow. thx so much for upload....rip damien, you were one of a kind...

[@boggy6060]

Shit I miss these great Aussie pub bands from the 70s/80s...... R.I.P Damo....

[@manonymous4737]

Great gig, well played, well filmed

[@ricardo__jr]

Thank you, Damo!

[@catherinesicari9276]

10 MINUTES STEEDMAN PLAY WITH THE FOOT EH! EH ! ........... R.I.P SIR DAMIEN

[@capaldinifranck8486]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cristinagodinho7948]

Toujours la, tant mieux

[@ags82s]

So good. The boys sound awesome. Thanks Laneway!

[@davesetchell9158]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing, absolute gold

[@darylcumming4817]

Good Aussie music.😊😊😊😊

[@djamel3010]

Oh!? Oh putain!! Merci mec. Thanks a lot dude. Fuck yeah!

[@tytaylor1644]

RIP big fella

[@ianmckenzie1063]

Everyone involved with the rifles as members were awesome but the spine was Lovelock, Steedman, Morris driving thier distinct kick arse sound should have gone further but appreciated by many who knew. Sad to never see again but time coaches all RIP Damo and I know calling him that would have pissed him off!

[@matttildesley]

awesome,wish i had lots of money so you could go into the studio and release a new album. 2004 seems such a long time ago.cheers,great show.

[@stevenmiosge8346]

F…ken brilliant… damo rip

[@billymack333]

Must be a perfect right hand break going off in Heaven ✨

[@Lanewaymusic]

Kent is doing a show in Melbourne on March 20th with his new band

[@mrchrisoc67]

What venue, please? Without band name, it’s hard to find. I was at Thornbury Theatre for “Meeting the Mexicans” and this Corner Hotel gig - “Best Wishes for the rest of your lives” 😢

[@Lanewaymusic]

Kent’s new band is radio ksg(kent steedman group) and he will be playing the thornbury threat Re on Saturday 20th march

[@Stu-ky5ut]

Nice 👍

[@cakeofthepan2233]

It’s a shame the camera wasn’t placed better for the drums

[@ivct51]

♥♥♥

[@davidnelson6874]

Dang, they do Husher Du better than Husker Du!

[@mlwsf]

Who's the mystery drummer? With how his cymbal blocks his face it seems intentional.

[@craigtate1182]

PL

[@KevKavanagh]

Paulie Larson.

[@mlwsf]

@Alan Strom thanks

[@alminmusic]

Would love to see it in full colour

[@Lanewaymusic]

Unfortunately there was an issue there so B&W is all we have

[@duncanmcewan839]

@@Lanewaymusic black and white doesn't affect the music. Thankyou for posting. The Rifles meant a lot to me

[@mrchrisoc67]

Definitive along with the Studio 22 footage. A bizarre nite supporting Painters and Dockers without Paulie Stewart who’d collided with a hard object during the previous week, after “X” led by Steve Lucas and the first band... still performing now but their name has slipped my mind... they are really good too...

[@KevKavanagh]

Black & white sums it up. Perfect, I wouldn't change it.

[@herc_ules_therealone]

RIP Damo. Jim, why do you fuck up so much? You should get a day job.

[@jamesbeatty-wilson5290]

Prostitution ruined the celibate rifles.

[@katinasvenska]

Still rocking