Super Furry Animals will register their opposition to UK government austerity measures by headlining a gig at the Manchester Academy on October 5th which is to coincide with the Conservative Party’s annual conference.
It’s been arranged with The People’s Assembly Against Austerity, and will also see Charlotte Church performing. “What has happened in established politics is nothing short of criminal, testing our faith in humanity,” the band declare in a statement.
“We see blatant, systematic rebalancing of the books, favouring private greed over public wealth, to ensure the deserving majority is left with nothing in favour of an immoral minority.”
“This government is extreme in its ideology and is a genuine threat to our freedoms, our privileges and our economic future,” Charlotte Church believes. “We have a democratic responsibility to oppose this government, and we can sing songs while we do it. Let’s do something good!”