The Parkinsons (band)

The Parkinsons are a punk rock band originally from Coimbra, Portugal, formed in the year 2000 and based in London, known for their outrageous live performances.

[1] The band secured support slots on tours with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and The Fall, where they caused further controversy and excitement by often appearing on stage naked.

This lineup recorded their debut album, A Long Way to Nowhere (2002), which was produced by Ben Lurie and Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and was described in The Times as "a melody-soaked revelation: 30 minutes of blank generation brilliance".

[5] The band played at the Reading Festival in 2001, where a drunken Pinto greeted fellow performers The Strokes whilst smearing chocolate fudge cake on his genitals before flicking it in his visitors' faces, and Pedro's girlfriend was "forcibly ejected" by security staff after running onto the stage topless.

It covered some of their story and featured previously unseen footage of the band and entourage, from their earliest gigs in Camden through to their sets at Glastonbury and Fuji Rock Festival.