CONTRA

Since 2011

A Journey Through The Classic Rock Years

Who We Are and Who We Cover

CONTRA was formed in 2011, and given the name by the late Chris Dermatis (best friend of band-leader Kristian Wyatt). CONTRA has been a big favourite at events and clubs in both the UK and Austria. CONTRA take you on a journey through the classic rock years.

CONTRA are well known for dynamic shows; changing the set-list during gigs, playing songs ad-hoc that were not even rehearsed and extending songs into "epics" just because "it feels right". Great things can happen when they are not planned and the band is experienced and good enough to "just go with it".

CONTRA wurde 2011 gegründet und vom verstorbenen Chris Dermatis (bester Freund des Bandleaders Kristian Wyatt) benannt.. CONTRA war ein großer Favorit bei Veranstaltungen und Clubs in Großbritannien und Österreich. CONTRA nimmt Sie mit auf eine Reise durch die klassischen Rockjahre.

CONTRA sind bekannt für dynamische Shows; Ändern der Setlist während der Gigs, Spielen von Songs, die nicht einmal einstudiert wurden, und erweitern Songs zu "Epen", nur weil "es sich richtig anfühlt". Große Dinge können passieren, wenn sie nicht geplant sind und die Band erfahren und gut genug ist, um "einfach mitzumachen".

Music from the following:

** ACDC ** Allman Brothers ** Bad Company ** Beatles ** Billy Idol ** Black Crows ** Black Sabbath ** Bon Jovi ** Bruce Springsteen ** Bryan Adams ** CCR ** Chris Rea ** Chuck Berry ** Commitments ** Cream ** Cutting Crew ** Deep Purple ** Dire Straits ** Doors ** Eagles ** Elvis ** Eric Clapton ** Foo Fighters ** Free ** Gary Moore ** Golden Earing ** Guns n Roses ** Jeff Buckley ** Jimi Hendrix ** Joe Cocker ** Kings of Leon ** Led Zeppelin ** Lennie Kravitz ** Lynyrd Skynyrd ** Metallica ** Muse ** Neil Young ** Oasis ** Pearl Jam ** Phil Collins ** Pink Floyd ** Prince ** Queen ** Queens of the Stone Age ** Radiohead ** Rage Against The Machine ** Red Hot Chilli Peppers ** Rolling Stones ** Status Quo ** Steppenwolf ** Stereophonics ** Stevie Ray Vaughan ** Stevie Wonder ** Troggs ** U2 ** Waterboys ** ZZ Top **

CONTRA's upcoming and past gigs

08Jul

Bluegarage - Open-Air 2023

8-7-2023 20:30
Hinterleitenstraße 40, Laßnitz, Austria

CONTRA replace Floyd Division because of illness

21Jun

Bruchmanns - Grill on Hill - 2023

0.0€
21-6-2023 18:00
Nussberg, 8350 Weinberg an der Raab, Austria

A Wednesday evening to enjoy good wine and good music at this free outdoor event. Our 5th year playing this event.

11Dec

Bluegarage

21€
11-12-2022 20:00
Bluegarage, Hinterleitenstraße 40, 8523 Laßnitz, Austria

Endlich zurück für ein "Hometown"-Konzert in der berühmten Bluegarage. Finally back for a "Hometown" concert at the famous Bluegarage.

06Sep

European Bike Week

6-9-2022 20:45
Faaker See, Villach, Austria

"European Bike Week" will again take place at Lake Faak (Faakersee) this summer, from 6-11 September 2022. As probably the most iconic motorcycle and Harley-Davidson meeting in the world, this event attracts hundreds of thousands of Harley riders and fans of the cult brand to Carinthia every year.

03Sep

Schilcherlauf Stainz

3-9-2022 16:00
Stainz, Austria

CONTRA spielen Open-Air bei Schilcherlauf, Stainz 2022

25Jun

Rock im Sägewerk

25-6-2022 15:00
Lichtenstein, Strasse 4, 8530 Deutschlandsberg

Great festival, now in the 2nd year. Great sound and stage. 5 bands.

22Jun

Bruchmanns - Grill on Hill - 2022

0.0€
22-6-2022 18:00
Nussberg, 8350 Weinberg an der Raab, Austria

A Wednesday evening to enjoy good wine and good music at this free outdoor event. Our 4th year playing this event.

05Jun

WOA Weinberg Open Air 2022

20.00€
5-6-2022 18:00
Sportgelände 8350 Weinberg an der Raab

Auftakt zum 12. Oldtimer,-US-Car,- Biker,- und Sportwagentreffen. OPEN AIR auf dem Sportgelände des SSW / Einlass ab 16:30H / Beginn 18:00H / Stranger in the Family / Melissa Naschenweng / 2KW / Kris Wyatt / Bitte rechtzeitiges eintreffen / für Getränke und Speisen ist auf dem Gelände gesorgt / Eine Veranstaltung des SSW

18Aug

Bruchmanns - Grill on Hill 2

0.0€
18-8-2021 18:00
Nussberg, 8350 Weinberg an der Raab, Austria

A Wednesday evening to enjoy good wine and good music at this free outdoor event. Our 3rd year playing this event.

23Jun

Bruchmanns - Grill on Hill

0.0€
23-6-2021 18:00
Nussberg, 8350 Weinberg an der Raab, Austria

A Wednesday evening to enjoy good wine and good music at this free outdoor event. Our 3rd year playing this event.

29Jan

Bluegarage (Frauental) - Livestream

0.00€
29-1-2021 20:00
Online Event

Classic Rock Night....Aufgrund der neuen aktualisierten Bestimmungen wird dieses Konzert nur als Livestream übertragen. Livestream ist auf Spendenbasis. Due to the new updated regulations, this concert will only be available as a Livestream and on a donation basis.

12Sep

Rock im Sägewerk

12-9-2020 15:00
Liechtensteinstraße 4, 8530 Deutschlandsberg, Österreich

Rock im Sägewerk Deutschlandsberg SOLD OUT 15.00 Einlass 16.00 Second Street Brewery 17.20 Contra 18.40 Sonic Riot (Illuminata=Abgesagt!!!) 20.00 Adiant 21.30 Ebony Archways

19Aug

Bruchmannkapelle Grill on the Hill (Fehring)

0.0€
19-8-2020 19:30
Bruchmannkapelle 8350 Weinberg an der Raab

A Wednesday evening to enjoy good wine and good music at this free outdoor event.

10Dec

Salzburg v Liverpool @ Red Bull Arena

10-12-2019 16:00
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg

CONTRA are playing LIVE and "OPEN AIR" at the Red Bull Arena Fanpark, before the Salzburg verses Liverpool UEFA Champions League game. Free entry.

08Dec

Bluegarage (Frauental)

17€
8-12-2019 20:00
Hinterleitenstraße 40, 8523 Laßnitz, Austria

It's an honour to tread the stage-boards of the famous Bluegarage once again. www.Bluegarage.at

06Dec

Joe's American Roadhouse (Graz)

00€
6-12-2019 20:00
Puchstraße 133, 8055 Graz, Austria

Free entry to this great Classic Rock venue. We love playing the Roadhouse.

10Aug

Joe's American Roadhouse (Graz) "OPENAIR"

0.0€
10-8-2019 19:00
Puchstraße 133, 8055 Graz, Austria

START 19:00h IF THE WEATHER IS GOOD (OUTSIDE) START 20:00 IF THE WEATHER IS BAD (INSIDE) Ready to rock the Roadhouse again. We love playing here. Joe's going to do a barbecue and we're going to play outside (weather permitting).

07Aug

Bruchmannkapelle Grill on the Hill (Fehring)

0.0€
7-8-2019 20:00
Weinberg an der Raab 41 A-8350 Fehring

A Wednesday evening to enjoy good wine and good music at this free outdoor event.

03Aug

The BOX (Rosental)

15€
3-8-2019 20:00
Hauptstraße 29, 8582 Rosental an der Kainach, Austria

This is a great venue with a famously great audience. This is a new venue for CONTRA to play their journey through the classic rock years.

14Apr

Bluegarage (Frauental)

14-4-2019 20:00
Hinterleitenstraße 40, 8523 Laßnitz, Austria

It's an honour to tread the stage-boards of the famous Bluegarage once again. www.Bluegarage.at

12Apr

Joe's American Roadhouse (Graz)

00€
12-4-2019 20:00
Puchstraße 133, 8055 Graz, Austria

Free entry to this great Classic Rock venue. We love playing the Roadhouse.

11Apr

TAMTAM (Graz) (Support band - Travel to Paradise)

6€
11-4-2019 21:00
Keesgasse 3, 8010 Graz, Austria

** Support band - Travel to Paradise ** Great venue, stage and sound. Going to be a party as it's the night before Easter holidays

11-11-2018 20:00
Hinterleitenstraße 40, 8523 Laßnitz, Austria

The famous Bluegarage

10-11-2018 20:00
Unterer Markt 8, 8410 Wildon, Austria

9-11-2018 20:00
Puchstraße 133, 8055 Graz, Austria

A journey through the rock years 20:00h to 00:00h

12-5-2018 20:00
Puchstraße 133, 8055 Graz, Austria

10-5-2018 20:00
Hinterleitenstraße 40, 8523 Laßnitz, Austria

Kris Wyatt

Vocals & Guitar

Martin Sackl

Drums

Mario Pichler

Keyboard & Vocals

Sasi Krampl

Bass Guitar and Vocals

Georg Crnko

Guitar

John Lazos

Guitar

Peter Bakaja

Bass Guitar

CONTRA is a "Covers band", but here are some original songs by CONTRA members

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you for sending your thoughts and your prayers\r\nThey've been really useful of late\r\nFrom your ivory towers and golden castles\r\nAnd your houses of politics of hate\r\n\r\nThey were just what we needed in our time of despair\r\nYou couldn't even find us on a map\r\nAs long as the money it keeps rolling in\r\nCause there's nothing more important than that\r\n\r\nBehind the 2nd Amendment you lie\r\nWhile under our desks we do hide\r\nYour quest for profit is killing our youth\r\nWhile the right to bear arms, is your smokescreen of truth\r\n\r\nSo let\u2019s put a pistol in the class teachers hand\r\nThat\u2019s such a genius idea\r\nMaybe while you\u2019re at it, give the kids an automatic\r\nSo we all got nothing to fear\r\n\r\nA semi on your back, for a trip down to Walmart\r\nAmerica you're completely insane\r\nThomas Jefferson's words in 1791\r\nBeing used as an excuse today\r\n\r\nYour excuses are lame\u2026\u2026.LIAR\r\nYour excuses are lame\u2026\u2026.YOU\u2019RE A LIAR\r\nYour excuses are lame\u2026\u2026.YOU\u2019RE A LIAR\r\nYour excuses are lame\u2026\u2026.YOU\u2019RE A LIAR\r\n\r\nBehind the 2nd Amendment you lie\r\nWhile under our desks we do hide\r\nYour quest for profit is killing our youth\r\nWhile the right to bear arms, is your smokescreen of truth\r\n\r\nThank you for sending your thoughts and your prayers\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ultra</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5e9c8ed0db8a8.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/ultra", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/ultra-kristian-wyatt", "more_info":"&quot;Fran\u2019s at his press with spliff of inspiration\r\nHe\u2019s only doing 38, it\u2019s no free for all\r\nFran\u2019s got a problem, everyone wants one\r\nWe know what those stars mean\r\n\r\nThe swagger in my step cause\u2019a your inspire\r\nConquerors and Socialistas\r\nPunk energy, is 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"file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f1abe0df06f5.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/carrie-anne-oh-my-oh-my", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/carrie-anne-oh-my-oh-my", "more_info":"&quot;My my my m m m m my m m my m m m m my\r\nMy my my m m m m my m m my m m m m my\r\nThe moment Carrie-Anne looked me straight in the eye\r\nWas the moment I was under her curse\t\t   \t   \r\nWhen she ran her tongue over her bright red lips\t     \r\nThings went from bad to worse\r\n  \r\nThere was nothing I could do\r\n4 inch heel on her shoes\r\nThose legs reached up to the sky\r\nThe little black dress\r\nHad me all in a mess\t\t\t\r\nAnd her long blonde hair, oh my oh\r\nMy my my m m m m my m m my m m m m my\r\nMy my my m m m m my m m my m m m m my\r\n\r\nI felt like 8 feet tall, when we walked in a room\r\nAnd Carrie-Anne was by my side\r\nHow she whispered in my ear, honey take me to bed\r\nIt was enough to make a grown man cry\r\n\r\nThere was no escaping\r\nThis love we were makin\r\nCarrie-Anne was like a machine\r\nWith the rise of her waist\r\nAnd the look on her face\r\nShe even kept on her heels, oh my oh\r\nMy my my m m m m my m m my m m m m my\r\nMy my my m m m m my m m my m m m m my\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brother From Another Mother</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f1abe43eaa47.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/brother-from-another-mother", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/brother-from-another-mother", "more_info":"&quot;You were for sure crazy wild\r\nA self confessed trouble child\r\nStories we got loads\r\nFrom 20 years travelling around the globe\r\nFrom the beautiful island of Rhodes,\r\nto the beaches of Mexico,\r\nLondon and Baltimore\r\nWhen we played our rock and roll, the crowd wanted more\r\n\r\nMegale, kumbaro, filemou Christaro\r\nSimera Tovrathi, tha ta pumee\r\nWish you were here,\r\nWish you were here, my brother\r\nWish you were here\r\nMy brother from another mother\r\n\r\nThe women came from near and far\r\nAs we flipped Bacardi bottles behind the bar\r\nAnd when we called time at 3\r\nYou\u2019d take them to the jungle, and tie em to a tree\r\nYou wrote a song for every girl\r\nThey melted, you were their world\r\nBut was same song for every one\r\nWe all knew that, as you sang along\r\n\r\nMegale, kumbaro, filemou Christaro\r\nSimera Tovrathi, tha ta pumee\r\nWish you were here,\r\nWish you were here, my brother\r\nWish you were here\r\nMy brother from another mother\r\n\r\nSat all night on the beach\r\nThe sand still warm from yesterday's heat\r\nA bottle of Jack in easy reach\r\nThe days of our lives, those days in Greece\r\n\r\nMegale, kumbaro, filemou Christaro\r\nSimera Tovrathi, tha ta pumee\r\nWish you were here,\r\nWish you were here, my brother\r\nWish you were here\r\nMy brother from another mother\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Here We Go Gathering Cups In May</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f209f0ce5277.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/here-we-go-gathering-cups-in-may", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/here-we-go-gathering-cups-in-may", "more_info":"&quot;Platform 9 at Lime Street, I\u2019ve got 40 hours in front of me\r\nNo ticket for the special, boat or game\r\nBut old \u201cBig ears\u201d is waiting, a thousand miles away\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n\r\nThis is the Liverpool way\r\nHow Shanks loved that swagger I have today\r\nEuropean Royalty, the mighty Reds\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n \r\nA Co-op bag for luggage, there was no need for a case\r\nFor a sandwich and my ale and spare keks just in case\r\nSinging Arrivederci Roma as that special rolled away\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n \r\nLiverpool was great then, got the red scarves tied to blue\r\nMerseyside, it was the call, as the Mancs moved to let us through\r\nBut banter turned to bitter, but one day this will change\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n \r\nSharing stories with the Reds, as the ferry left the port\r\nOne quit his job for the severance pay, another left the work till short\r\nWe did whatever it took, to be there on this day\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n\r\nThis is the Liverpool way,\r\nHow Shanks loved that swagger I have today\r\nEuropean Royalty, the mighty Reds\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n \r\nThe hotel it was 2 stars, and I think they dipped them both\r\nBut we lived a life of Riley there, all fifteen of us\r\nThen onwards to the Curva Nord, down that tree-lined way\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n \r\nThe wave of red it moved on, we were 26,000 strong\r\nAnd then the great one said to us, as we walked along\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re gonna win this tonight boys\u201d, I promise Shanks did say\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n \r\nThe \u201cRedmen\u201d bellowed out their songs, as the boys came out that night\r\n\u201cHow can we get beat for these lot\u201d? Terry Mac was right\r\nThe rest they say is history, as \u201cBig ears\u201d came our way\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n\r\nThis is the Liverpool way\r\nHow Shanks loved that swagger I have today\r\nEuropean Royalty, the mighty Reds\r\nHere we go, we\u2019re gathering cups in May\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;The Song That Kept The House Warm</a>", "file":"https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/1472229/normal_604106bb14da5.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/the-song-that-kept-the-house-warm", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;There was a time\r\nIt was long ago\r\nWhen the oil tank was empty\r\nAnd in the sky was snow\r\nSo I picked up my six string\r\nAnd I wrote a few lines\r\nI put a pretty melody together\r\nAnd that song did fly\r\n\r\nIt was the song that kept the house warm\r\nIt was the song that fed the kids when they were small\r\nIt was the song that the whole country knew\r\nIt was the song inspired by you\r\n\r\nAll those worries\r\nGone from my head\r\nNo more searching for coins\r\nTo buy a loaf of bread\r\nThat song took us places\r\nWe never thought we\u2019d go\r\nAll the dreams that we fulfilled\r\nWe thought we\u2019d never know\r\n\r\nIt was the song that kept the house warm\r\nIt was the song that fed the kids when they were small\r\nIt was the song that the whole country knew\r\nIt was the song inspired by you\r\n\r\nEvery night, a different stage\r\nAnd the crowds grew bigger, so did the pay\r\nAs the stage lights rose, you were there stage right\r\nAnd when the stage lights faded, you held me through the night\r\n\r\nBut the strings grew thin\r\nWe were getting tired\r\nSo we exchanged the road life\r\nFor nights by the fire\r\nNow some nights we sit thinking\r\nOf life before that song\r\nAnd I strum it real gently\r\nAnd we\u2019ll both sing along\r\n\r\nIt was the song that kept the house warm\r\nIt was the song that fed the kids when they were small\r\nIt was the song that the whole country knew\r\nIt was the song inspired by you\r\n\r\nIt was the song that kept the house warm\r\nIt was the song that fed the kids when they were small\r\nIt was the song that the whole country knew\r\nIt was the song inspired by you\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Shin Pads and Rage</a>", "file":"https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/1472229/normal_5fd37a3b20af3.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/shin-pads-and-rage", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/shin-pads-and-rage", "more_info":"&quot;Sunday league football, match day, it\u2019s not even noon\r\nSmell of deep heat fills the freezing cold changing rooms\r\nAs you tie up your boots, the adrenaline pumps in your veins\r\nAnd when the tackles start flying, there is no feeling of pain\r\n\r\nStare in their eyes and their faces they show only fear\r\nDerby day, grudge match, it\u2019s vicious, the same every year\r\nEven the calm ones today should be kept in a cage\r\nYou\u2019re gonna need more than shin pads today, to control my rage\r\nYou\u2019re gonna need more than shin pads today, to control my rage\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re gonna need more than shin pads today, to control my rage\r\nYou\u2019re gonna need more than shin pads today, to control my rage\r\nYou\u2019re gonna need more than shin pads today, to control my rage\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt feat. Chris Dermatis&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Stay With Me Tonight</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/1472229/normal_5d7284cecbb98.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/stay-with-me-tonight", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;Hey little lady where'd you get to,\r\nLast time I knew we were together\r\nWe travelled through thick and thin\r\nThrough both sun and stormy weather\r\n\r\nWhat a crazy life we were living\r\nNo taking and all giving\r\nWe both knew that it was always right\r\nBut for one last time\r\nStay with me tonight\r\n\r\nSo come on down, stay with me tonight\r\nYou can tell me your stories from Heaven\r\nIf you could do that it's my dream come true\r\nAnd forever more that's what I want\r\nWhat I want with you\r\nWhat I want with you\r\n\r\nGive me one last chance my baby to show you\r\nWhat our love it was all about\r\nLet's make love baby for one last time\r\nWe don't have to scream and shout\r\nWe don't have to scream and shout\r\nWe don't have to scream and shout\r\n\r\n'Cause my life consists of an empty space\r\nIt is cold, it is dark, it is bare\r\nNone of my friends can help me now\r\n'Cause in my heart there's nothing there\r\nIn my heart there's nothing there\r\nIn my heart there's nothing there\r\n\r\nSo come on down, stay with me tonight\r\nYou can tell me your stories from Heaven\r\nIf you could do that it's my dream come true\r\nAnd forever more that's what I want\r\nWhat I want with you\r\nWhat I want with you\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Modern Gladiators</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f9157247b2b0.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/modern-gladiators", "cartUrl":"https://www.contra.wtf/limited-edition-cd", "more_info":"&quot;The thrill of the race it's written on your face\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\nYou ride to the extreme, when chasing down your dream\r\n\u2018Cause you are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a reason why you don\u2019t live in the past\r\nNo time for those thoughts when you\u2019re riding so fast\r\nYou live everyday to the full\r\nYou live everyday like it\u2019s your last\r\nThere is only right now,\r\nDon\u2019t worry about the later\r\n\u2018Cause you are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nAll alone at the start, with just the beating of your heart\r\nAnd the other modern gladiators\r\nWaiting for light, and the start of the fight\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a reason why you don\u2019t live in the past\r\nNo time for those thoughts when you\u2019re riding so fast\r\nYou live everyday to the full\r\nYou live everyday like it\u2019s your last\r\nThere is only right now,\r\nDon\u2019t worry about the later\r\n\u2018Cause you are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nYour leathers are your shield\r\nYour motorbike your sword\r\nThe racetrack is your Roman Colosseum\r\nAre you not entertained?\r\nAre you not entertained?\r\nGladiators, we salute you\r\nThere is only right now,\r\nDon\u2019t worry about the later\r\n\u2018Cause you are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt and Ioannis Lazos&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Modern Gladiators (acoustic)</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f9add6a3e93a.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/modern-gladiators-acoustic", "cartUrl":"https://www.contra.wtf/limited-edition-cd", "more_info":"&quot;The thrill of the race, it's written on your face\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\nYou ride to the extreme, when chasing down a dream\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nAll alone at the start, with just the beating of your heart\r\nAnd the other modern gladiators\r\nWaiting for light, and the start of the fight\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a reason why you don\u2019t live in the past\r\nThere\u2019s no time for those thoughts when you\u2019re riding so fast\r\nYou live everyday to the full\r\nYou live everyday like it\u2019s your last\r\nThere is only right now\r\nDon\u2019t worry about the later\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nYour leathers are your shield\r\nYour motorbike your sword\r\nThe racetrack is your Roman Colosseum\r\nAre you not entertained?\r\nAre you not entertained?\r\nGladiators, we salute you\r\nThere is only right now\r\nDon\u2019t worry about the later\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\nYou are the modern gladiators\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt and Ioannis Lazos&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Orgreave</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f11b16030ff9.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/orgreave", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/orgreave-kristian-wyatt-john-lazos", "more_info":"&quot;When the call went out they came from all around\r\nTo the edge of this South Yorkshire town\r\nFrom all corners of the UK, North, West, East and South\r\nFive thousand pickets stood on the ground\r\n\r\nStopping the BSC trucks coming through\r\nWas what they all turned up to do\r\nFully laden, their exit planned \r\nLeaving for Scunthorpe that afternoon\r\n\r\nWith instructions from above was an army o'police\r\nTheir batons raised, but not to keep peace\r\nNo ID numbers were in sight\r\nJust horses, dogs, and the Government beast\r\n\r\nWe all still grieve \u2018cause of Orgreave\r\nAnd the grievance is justice denied\r\nSince the 18th June 1984\r\nAll the police and all the government lies\r\n\r\nAttack attack they did from every side\r\nState violence on the rise\r\nThe batons meant for the body soon turned to the head\r\n And the picket line turned to red\r\n\r\nThe blame deflected onto the slain\r\nThis state tactic is alive today\r\nThe charges were dropped for the innocents\r\nBut the guilty again got away\r\n\r\nWith instructions from above was an army o'police\r\nTheir batons raised, but not to keep peace\r\nNo ID numbers were in sight\r\nJust horses, dogs, and the Government beast\r\n\r\nWe all still grieve \u2018cause of Orgreave\r\nAnd the grievance is justice denied\r\nSince the 18th June 1984\r\nAll the police and all the government lies\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt and Ioannis Lazos&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Lay With Me for a while</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1472229/normal_5f209f4289afd.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/originals/lay-with-me-for-a-while", "cartUrl":"https://ditto.fm/lay-with-me-for-a-while", "more_info":"&quot;We've been a pretty long time together\r\nIt's not always been an easy ride\r\nOne day were staying together\r\nAnother day it's divide\r\nIt shows that we're pretty tough though\r\nGetting this far down the line\r\nAnd you know I got this feeling\r\nThat we're going to be just fine\r\n\r\nSo come on lay with me\r\nLay with me for a while\r\nI know there hasn't been too much reason lately\r\nBut i'm gonna try and give you a reason to smile.\r\nSo come on hold me\r\nJust hold me for a while\r\nCause I\u2019ll tell you something, and that\u2019s that our love\r\nIsn\u2019t something that\u2019s on trial\r\nWe\u2019re guilty as charged\r\n\r\nTime always seems to be to blame\r\nBut it should never be that way\r\nTime should be the answer\r\nAnd never carry shame\r\nSo I'm going to go back to day 1\r\nAnd draw a line in the sand\r\nLet's start over once again\r\nCome on honey, take my hand\r\n\r\nTake my hand\r\nTake my hand\r\nTake my hand\r\nTake my hand\r\n\r\nSo come on lay with me\r\nLay with me for a while\r\nI know there hasn't been too much reason lately\r\nBut i'm gonna try and give you a reason to smile.\r\nSo come on hold me\r\nJust hold me for a while\r\nCause I\u2019ll tell you something, and that\u2019s that our love\r\nIsn\u2019t something that\u2019s on trial\r\nWe\u2019re guilty as charged\r\n\r\nWritten by: Kristian Wyatt &amp;amp; John Lazos\r\nCopyright: 2020 Kristian Wyatt and Ioannis Lazos&quot;", "image":""}]}

CONTRA

Since 2011

Biography

Who We Are and Who We Cover

Gigs

CONTRA's upcoming and past gigs

The Band

The band members of CONTRA

Kris Wyatt

Martin Sackl

Mario Pichler

Sasi Krampl

Georg Crnko

John Lazos

Peter Bakaja

Live Video

Videos of CONTRA

Sultans of Swing

Come Together

High Hopes

Gallery

Pictures of CONTRA through the years

Originals

CONTRA is a "Covers band", but here are some original songs by CONTRA members

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