Lee Wright leaves Angelic Upstarts, replaced by Neil Newton

Guitarist Lee Wright has the Angelic Upstarts. Taking his place in the long running English punk act is Neil Newton. Wright, who continues to play as a part of the Karrow, UK based punk act Crashed Out, joined the Upstarts in the years following their 2002 Songs Of Spartacus full length.
Angelic Upstarts will be playing a number of festivals this summer, including Rostock in Germany on July 29th, the final Wasted Festival in Blackpool on the August 10th weekend, and on a 30 years of punk gig in Durham with the Misfits, UK Subs, Anti-Nowhere League, Vice Squad and many others.