Bad Manners

Get Skanking with Bad Manners Live at Forest Fest 2025 – Ska Legends in Action!

Ska Legends Bad Manners at Forest Festival

Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (real name Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School in North London.

Some of their more notable hits include ‘My Girl Lollipop’, ‘Lip Up Fatty’, ‘Can Can’, ’Special Brew’ and ‘Walking in the Sunshine’.

They also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums with Gosh It’s … Bad Manners, Loonee Tunes! and Ska ‘n’ Bbeing their biggest hits.