There are some bands that can transport you straight back to another time. Transvision Vamp are certainly one of them.
And on Sunday night, 1 November 2026, Wendy James and the band brought their UK tour to a close at Belfast’s Limelight 1 with a loud, energetic celebration of the music that made them one of the most recognisable bands of their era.
For those of us who remember the late 80s and early 90s, songs like I Want Your Love, Baby I Don’t Care and The Only One are instantly familiar.
And hearing them live again was a wonderful reminder of just how good those songs still sound.
The crowd certainly agreed.
Loud, enthusiastic and ready to sing along, there was a real sense of everyone enjoying a trip back through their musical memories.
Wendy James remains a captivating frontwoman, bringing the attitude and personality that made Transvision Vamp such a distinctive presence on the music scene.
Between songs, there were stories and memories of the band’s adventures, reminiscing about places, music videos and experiences in cities including New York and Barcelona.
Transvision Vamp were part of the soundtrack to a generation.
The setlist also ventured beyond the familiar hits, including material from the band’s third album, Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble, which never received a UK release.
For longtime fans, it was an opportunity to hear songs from a less familiar chapter of the band’s history.
But inevitably, it was those big, unmistakable hits that brought the greatest waves of nostalgia.
And judging by the volume of the crowd, plenty of people still remember every word.
There was something rather wonderful about seeing a band from that era generating so much enthusiasm again, with Wendy James very much at the centre of it all.
As Wendy herself remarked towards the end of the night, not bad for a Sunday night.
Not bad at all.
And perhaps the T-shirt she wore at the end summed it up best.
No Wendy. No Party.
