UK SUBS '50th Anniversary' 'the last hurrah - the final shows'

The junction (1)
Clifton Way
Cambridge
CB1 7GX
Saturday 3rd April 2027
Tickets £32.00 advance + STBF
Doors 7:00pm
Curfew 11pm
Age 14+under 16's must be accompanied with an adult

UK SUBS ‘50th Anniversary' 2027 - The FINAL FAREWELL…
The U.K. SUBS, after 50 fun-packed, furious, fast-paced FAN-tastic years, are officially calling it a day, in order to pass the torch over to the hundreds of younger punk bands who they’ve hopefully inspired for half a century!2027 will be the final ever U.K. Subs gigs. Since forming in the summer of 1977, Charlie and the band have stood as the relentless beating heart of British punk rock, outlasting eras, trends, and peers with an unmatched work ethic. Driven by Charlie’s indefatigable energy which forged a fiercely loyal fanbase, the U.K. Subs proved that punk was never a passing phase, but a lifelong commitment…The U.K. Subs are proud to have played gigs in every single year from 1977. Fact! From the roaring hooks of the debut album Another Kind of Blues the band eventually completed an album for every letter of the alphabet and beyond. What an achievement. The U.K. Subs have played thousands upon thousands of sweaty, high-octane gigs across the globe in venues both small and huge, and in doing so, they’ve truly defined that never-say-die spirit of DIY independence.“Fifty years is one hell of a run, and we want to finish it on our own terms — loud, heavy, and completely undiminished. We are infinitely grateful to allprevious members of the band, those behind the scenes who’ve helped keep our show on the road, and especially to every single person who has bought our records or merch, and chatted with us at the bar at a show, we are so grateful to have the best set of fans in the world, so we will see you somewhere on the road for this last hurrah. Let's make our last shows in 2027 historical. It’s going to be emotional!”CHARLIE HARPER
– special Guests

On a full headline length live set

Subhumans were, between 1980-85, one of the most prolific and original of the evolving UK punk scene; they were based in Warminster, Wiltshire, [SW England], and the lineup was Dick on vocals, Bruce played guitar, Phil on bass, and Trotsky on the drums. Dick had previously sung for The Mental, who released one EP and embodied the ’can’t-play-will-play’ early punk ‘anyone-can-do-it’ attitude. Bruce had been in the Stupid Humans, also based in Warminster; these two met at an Angelic Upstarts gig in 1980, and when their bands split they got together to form Subhumans. Musical influences were a mix of Sex Pistols, Damned, and similar punk originators, and prepunk bands like King Crimson and Frank Zappa, which led to a style of punk more intricate in its structure than their contemporaries, without losing the base energy and dynamics of punk. Dick’s lyrics, at once socially aware and heavily critical of social norms, placed them in the anarcho-punk area of the ever-expanding UK punk scene of the early 80s, alongside Crass, Antisect,…