Showbusiness! is a 1994 live album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba

Chumbawamba

Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...

. It was recorded on the 18 and 19 August 1994 at the Duchess of York in Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

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In response to threats from fascists who rang the venue to say they's turn up mob-handed and trash it "if Chumbawamba play", Leeds Anti-Fascist Action

Anti-Fascist Action

Anti-Fascist Action was a militant anti-fascist organization founded by members of Red Action and other left-wing groups in the United Kingdom in 1985....

 organised security. Fittingly, all the money from both concerts (around £1500) was given to AFA.

The album was issued in the USA as the "For A Free Humanity: For Anarchy" double CD, coupling "Showbusiness!" with Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...

's "Capital Rules".

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Chumbawamba.

#	Track Name	Song Name	Length	Original Album
1	"Never Do"	"Never Do What You Are Told"	1:22	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
2	"Never Gave Up"	"Rappoport's Testament: I Never Gave Up"	5:58	Slap! Slap! Slap! is a 1990 album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It was a radical redefinition of the band's sound and attitude. The songs now inspired dancing more than moshing, and the lyrics were celebratory as opposed to victimist.-Track listing:...
3	"Anarchist"	"Give the Anarchist a Cigarette"	4:06	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
4	"Heaven/Hell"	"Heaven/Hell"	2:58	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
5	"Grateful"	"That's How Grateful We Are"	7:49	Slap! Slap! Slap! is a 1990 album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It was a radical redefinition of the band's sound and attitude. The songs now inspired dancing more than moshing, and the lyrics were celebratory as opposed to victimist.-Track listing:...
6	"Homophobia"	"Homophobia (Single Version)"	4:06	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
7	"Morality"	"A Morality Play in 3 Acts"	3:28	b-side of "Homophobia Homophobia (song) "Homophobia" is a song from Chumbawamba's album Anarchy, concerning the topic of modern homophobia. It has remained a regular part of Chumbawamba's live set since it was first released, usually in an a cappella version, and is still performed by the current five-person acoustic version of the band... " single
8	"Dog"	"Bad Dog"	5:02	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
9	"Stitch"	"Stitch That"	4:07	Shhh Shhh Shhh is a 1992 album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It was originally recorded and written as "Jesus H. Christ," an album that relied heavily on samples. A number of the musicians whose material had been sampled objected, and the album was largely re-worked to defend artistic intent and...
10	"Mouthful"	"Mouthful of Shit"	3:54	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
11	"Nazi"	"On the Day the Nazi Died (Acapella)"	1:32	b-side of "Homophobia Homophobia (song) "Homophobia" is a song from Chumbawamba's album Anarchy, concerning the topic of modern homophobia. It has remained a regular part of Chumbawamba's live set since it was first released, usually in an a cappella version, and is still performed by the current five-person acoustic version of the band... " single
12	"Timebomb (Jimmy Echo Vocal)"	"Timebomb (Jimmy Echo Vocal)"	4:08	Anarchy Anarchy (Chumbawamba album) Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....
13	"Slag Aid"	"How to Get Your Band on Television (Part II)"	5:05	Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records was the first full-length album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba, released in 1986 on Agit-Prop Records...

Mobile studio and recording/engineering: Neil Ferguson

Personnel

• Harry - Drums
• Danbert Nobacon
  Danbert Nobacon
  Danbert Nobacon was a vocalist and occasional keyboard player in the Leeds based anarchist band Chumbawamba...
  
   - Vocals
• Dunst - Percussion
• Lou - Vocals, Keyboards
• Alice Nutter - Vocals
• Mavis Dillon - Trumpet, Vocals
• Paul Greco - Bass
• Boff
  Boff Whalley
  Allan Mark "Boff" Whalley is the lead guitarist for the band Chumbawamba.-Early life and education:Whalley was born Allan Mark Whalley in 1961 in Burnley, Lancashire...
  
  - Guitar, Vocals