Surprisingly the rain remains absent and an early stagger into Blackpool for caffeine, food and a hair of the dog, not necessarily in that order, sees us encounter punks in the early sunshine and music on the streets of Blackpool with buskers embracing the punk invasion, with even full bands knocking out punk covers on the main shopping street. Our start to Rebellion 2023 is of course delayed by further reunions, but as the people are as much a part of the weekend as the music, and the inevitable excesses that some off us enjoy, this doesn’t mean you are missing out, but we still make it into the Winter Gardens in time to see what early afternoon in Rebellion has to offer on day two. From humble beginnings in the North East of England and after the sad loss of their original lead singer Cr...