The Exploited - 45 Years Punks Not Dead Tour 2026

On 12 June 2026, The Exploited bring their 45 Years Punks Not Dead Tour to Scenografia in Łódź. Formed in late-70s Edinburgh and steered since day one by frontman Wattie Buchan, the band cut its teeth in the UK82 wave, where street punk met early hardcore. Their calling cards: breakneck tempos, serrated riffs, chanted hooks and lyrics that look straight at unemployment, urban violence and authority without flinching.

From early singles Army Life and Exploited Barmy Army to the one-two of Punk’s Not Dead (1981) and Troops of Tomorrow (1982), they fixed a stripped, direct aesthetic that stuck. The run continued with Let’s Start a War… (1983), Horror Epics (1985) and Death Before Dishonour (1987), before tilting toward crossover thrash on The Massacre (1990), Beat the Bastards (1996) and Fuck the System (2003). Live, it stays unvarnished and to the point: gang vocals, tight riffs, and a catalogue road-tested across Europe. This date lines up a focused dose of their no-frills, confrontational punk.