Gang of Four (GB)
From Leeds
Popularity
Gang of Four has 2 upcoming shows in the Netherlands. The next one is on May 20, 2027 at De Oosterpoort, Groningen. All 2 tour dates
About
Also known as: Gang Of Four
Gang of Four made funk you could cut yourself on. Formed in Leeds in 1976, the post punk band stripped punk down to jagged guitar and a rhythm section that borrowed from funk and dub, then pointed it at the social and political ills of the day. Their debut album Entertainment! keeps turning up on best of lists, with Rolling Stone ranking it fifth on its list of the greatest punk albums, and David Fricke once called them probably the best politically motivated band in rock and roll. They were not shy about causing trouble either. Their single "At Home He's a Tourist" got them invited onto Top of the Pops, but they walked off rather than swap the word "rubbers" for "rubbish", and the song was banned by the BBC. "I Love a Man in a Uniform" got the same treatment during the Falklands War. Their influence runs deep through later bands, and after Andy Gill's death in 2020 Jon King and Hugo Burnham carried on, wrapping things up with their Long Goodbye tour.
