1. When and where did the current line-up of Pressure 28 come together? Did any of you play in any previous groups?
The current line up came together in 2008 or 2009, Kev's only ever been in Pressure 28, I (Rich) played in an Oi! band called Scum for years, Ade has played in a fair few bands over the years, but mainly a Ska band called the Uplifters. Stu played in a punk band called the Tartan Scars.
2. What have you released so far, and what's in the works?
2009 Dodging the Bullets 4 track
2010 Spirit of '69 vinyl single released by Longshot
2011 Unified album
3. What've bin your most memorable gig's to date? What country(s) have you got the best response in?
That's a hard one, every gigs momorable. Some for better reasons than others, getting my head kicked in after playing bedford was pretty memorable! haha
We've been lucky enough to have played throughout the UK, been to America, Italy, Germany & Belgium.
I think we've gone down well pretty much everywhere we've played.
4. What band's influence Pressure 28, both musically and lyrically?
To be honest it's your usual suspects of Oi! and Punk, but we've all got a shared interest in a little bit of Mod revival stuff as well.
Personally the majority of the music I listen to is Oi!, but there's a bit of all sorts in there - mod, indie, hardcore, reggae etc.
5. What's the state of British Oi! nowadays, and what are the stand-out bands?
It's as good as it's been in my memory from over 14 years of being involved, there's more gigs on than I can afford to go to, decent crowds and good bands.
At the minute you've got bands like The London Diehards, Skinfull, Breakout, Bakers Dozen, TMF, Citizen Keyne, The Black Marias etc. and loads more.
6. What's in store for you lot gig wise?
We've got a few coming up, Blackpool Oi! gig in August on at the same time as the Rebellion festival, Monsters of Oi! in East London in September, Scotland in October - think that's about it up until the end of the year.
7. Any final comments?
Thanks for doing the interview, and sorry for the delay in getting it back to you! Look forward to seeing you over here.
Contact: oioipressure28@yahoo.co.uk
