The Stupids (band)


The Stupids are an English hardcore punk band formed in the 1980s by Tom Withers.

Career

Formed in Ipswich, England in the mid 1980s, The Stupids released four albums and six EPs, and recorded three sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in the 1980s, and toured the United States and Australia as well as Europe, the United Kingdom, and, most recently, Japan.
The band have featured on various CD re-issues, compilation albums, collector singles, and BBC session releases released by Strange Fruit.
A live video tape, Drive-In Hit Movie, was released shortly after the band broke up in 1989.

Post-break up

After the band split, Tommy Stupid went on to forge a new career in drum and bass as Klute. Of the other members, Wolfie Retard continued with Perfect Daze and Lovejunk, while Ed Shred continued with Sink ; both also played together in the band Chocolate. After a hiatus from live music, Ed currently plays in Dealing With Damage.

Reunion

The band reformed in 2008. In June 2008, Boss Tuneage released a comprehensive reissues series of the Stupids, co-ordinating six CD and LP reissues of their entire back catalogue; four for release on the Boss Tuneage Retro Series imprint, the other two on Visible Noise.
In 2009 The Stupids released their first studio album in 20 years, The Kids Don't Like it, on Boss Tuneage.
2011 saw the release of Japanese Vacation on Waterslide records, Boss Tuneage's sister label, to coincide with a tour of Japan. The band had to cancel their 2012 European tour because Tom broke his leg.

Members

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Albums