''Showbusiness!'' is a 1994 live album by
anarchist punk band
Chumbawamba. It was recorded on the 18 and 19 August 1994 at the Duchess of York in
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...
.
In response to threats from fascists who rang the venue to say they'd turn up mob-handed and trash it "if Chumbawamba play", Leeds
Anti-Fascist Action organised security. Fittingly, all the money from both concerts (around £1500) was given to AFA.
The album was issued in the United States as the ''For A Free Humanity: For Anarchy'' double CD, coupling ''Showbusiness!'' with
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky i ...
's ''Capital Rules''.
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Chumbawamba.
Mobile studio and recording/engineering: Neil Ferguson
Personnel
* Harry Hamer - Drums
*
Danbert Nobacon - Vocals
*
Dunstan Bruce
Dunstan Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English musician and filmmaker who is perhaps best known for his work with Leeds-based anarcho-pop band Chumbawamba, of which he was a founding member. He grew up in the northern industrial town of Bill ...
- Percussion
*
Lou Watts
Louise "Lou" Watts (born 4 June 1962) is a British musician, perhaps best known for her work as the lead singer of anarcho-punk and later folk band, Chumbawamba.
Born in Burnley, Watts was introduced to the band by friend and member Alice ...
- Vocals, Keyboards
* Alice Nutter - Vocals
* Mavis Dillon - Trumpet, Vocals
* Paul Greco - Bass
*
Boff Whalley
Allan Mark "Boff" Whalley (born 1 January 1961) is an English musician and writer. Formerly the lead guitarist for the anarcho-punk and folk band Chumbawamba, he is now a playwright and the founder of Commoners Choir who released their first ...
- Guitar, Vocals
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Chumbawamba albums
1994 live albums
One Little Independent Records live albums