A Bad Manners show somehow encapsulates the spirit or essence of a good time, a party band without trying to be someone else, something else or without trying to move with the times because the band represents what humans have always done when the opportunity and conditions allow. Drink, dance and be merry. This makes the band original, authentic and timeless, cult; because it is what it is without having to change. To get cult status you don't dance to the latest tune you are the tune- Bad Manners don’t pay the piper , they break his whistle in half and stuff it up his kilt -For those who have not experienced a Bad Manners show the question of what to expect might not have been answered. The question is not 100% answerable; I can only give the consistent qualities that exist in a Bad Manners show. Energy and passion with dance music performed by musicians not machines that creates a party atmosphere. The band plays the favourites, Buster does his stuff and people come back time and time again, it is an experience that has an appeal to an eclectic group, skins, punks, bikers, surfers, good timers, gig fanatics, Ska fans, nostalgic 40 somethings and students.