Having entered the Punk Rock fray a whole 42 years ago, Bad Religion have been and still are among the heavy hitters on the scene, a band that still influences, a band that still holds court with the best every time they hit the stage. A back catalogue that deserves reverence, a swath of lyrical uppercuts, jabs that take on religious, political and humanitarian issues or anything that requires calling out, are laid bare for your perusal. I’ve always felt that the name of the game for Bad Religion (rightly or wrongly) is 75%+ the message and the musical accompaniment fills the gap. So to finally after 2 long years of pandemic and at a time when war rages to the east, the 40th anniversary tour has hit my region of the UK, Newcastle to be more precise. I grab my camera...