GBH Worcester Tickets, Marr's Bar, 17 Oct 2026

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Marr's Bar

Sansome Hall, 12 Pierpoint St, WR1 1TA, Worcester, UK

www.marrsbar.co.uk/

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GBH biography

Formed in 1978, the English street punk band GBH, formerly known as Charged GBH, are pioneers of the street punk genre, and outspoken heroes of the working class, hailing from Birmingham, England.

In opposition to Thatcher’s indulgence of the middle and upper classes, punk metal band GBH arrived in 1978 to voice their concerns and launch their assault on injustice. Adorned in black leather, dyed-blonde mohicans, and an appropriate punk attitude, the band released a pair of demos in 1980 before embarking on their first overseas tour in the early 1980s. GBH’s debut release “City Baby Attacked By Rats” arrived in 1982 offering a no-holds-barred critique of British and European culture. Featuring an assaultive sound of guitar, drums and bass played loud, fast and furiously, the band became pioneers of street punk or UK82 alongside The Exploited, Picture Frame Seduction, and Discharge.

Also in 1982 GBH issued the EPs “No Survivors”, “Sick Boy”, and “Give Me Fire / Man Trap” on Clay Records, which were compiled into a compilation album later that year. The full-length “City Babys Revenge” followed in 1983 earning positive reviews and cementing the group’s reputation as a hard-hitting and politically-focused quartet. A string of studio albums were subsequently released in the ‘80s including 1986’s “Midnight Madness And Beyond”, 1987’s “No Need to Panic”, and 1989’s “A Fridge Too Far”, as well as the EPs “Catch 23 / Hellhole”, “Do What You Do”, “Oh No. It’s GBH Again”, and “Wot a Bargain”. Unlike many of their peers GBH were able to maintain their devoted following by rarely diverging from their street punk sound and style, however adopted speed metal influences on their 1992 album “Church of the Truly Warped”.

The 1996 album “Punk Junkies” followed in 1996, after which GBH enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence in popularity, after fading from view in the early ‘90s. The band’s ninth studio album “Ha Ha” was released in 2002 and was supported by an extensive international world tour like many of its predecessors and drawing huge crowds in doing so. The studio album “Cruel and Unusual” arrived in 2004 on Idol Records, followed by “Perfume and Piss” in 2010.

Live reviews

It's been 20 years since I've seen GBH live and they are just as great and now as they were then! The refreshing changes is that their sound has improved. The drummer is hammering out double bass, their distortions seems heavier and the bass is dominant in most songs. The energy GBH brings to stage is picked up by the crowed who's moshing and jumping to the populars such as Give me Fire, Sick Boy, City baby attacked by rats/revenge, Generals and Alcohol among others. GBH has a steady following of old school punks, young bucks with flaming Mohawks, skins, hard core fans and metal heads. The band is able to unit a great diversified crowd. I highly recommend seeing them live!!!

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joe-berko

In 1985 singer/songwriter Sean Kelly met guitarist Charles Hambleton met at an open mic night in Vermont and hit it off immediately. Musically in tune with one another it wasn’t long before they began playing in a band together, the creative spark was well and truly alive. To kick-start their music endeavours they moved to Colarado where they met with bassist Andy Shelden a friend of Kelly’s and decided to form another band. Getting drummer Jeep MacNichol and keyboardist Al Laughlin on board, The Samples began their mission for success. Relying on word of mouth the band played mostly to college students in the beginning and soon the word had spread of this promising reggae infused pop/rock band. In 1989 they independently released their debut album which had a bluegrass feel and soon Arista leapt at the chance to sign them before they re-released the album. Their time spent with Arista was short-lived as the band were eager to evolve their sound and move in a different musical direction. Signing with W.A.R.? (What Are Records) they released their second album ‘No Room’ in 1992 which blended pop with jazz, folk, reggae and rock which would then become their definitive sound. The album churned out the hit singles ‘When It’s Raining’ and ‘Taking Us Home’ which helped put the band on the map. The following year they opted for a poppier sound with the album ‘Last Drag’ which launched them into mainstream success. After a small hiatus, the band returned in 2013 with their 11th studio album ‘America’ released on New Year’s Day signalling a new chapter of The Samples had begun. Performing with an abundance of passion to an adoring crowd, The Samples delve into some of their most prolific tracks such as ‘Feel Us Shaking’, ‘Did You Ever Look So Nice’ and ‘Little Silver Ring’ evoking cheers and applause from the audience. As the band get carried away playing instrumentals you feel yourself getting lost in the rhythm as they command the stage and everyone’s attention. The Samples are back and better than ever.

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