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To purchase tickets for The Boys gig at the ULU, London on 17 October 2008 telephone 08700 600 100 or CLICK HERE
To purchase tickets for forthcoming Boys gigs CLICK HEREAlong with the Sex Pistols, The Clash, the Damned and Generation X, The Boys were amongst the first wave of the UK punk explosion in the mid seventies and became the first UK punk band to sign an album deal in January 1977. Highly regarded by the music press and their contemporaries, their pop approach and use of harmonies led to their description as ‘The Beatles of Punk’, with their debut album entering the UK charts in September 1977.
Casino Steel (keyboards/vocals) had been in the influential Hollywood Brats before meeting Matt Dangerfield (guitar/vocals), who had converted his rented basement flat in Maida Vale into a home recording studio. 47A Warrington Crescent became extremely important in the development of the UK punk scene in the mid seventies. Mick Jones, Tony James, Brian James, Rat Scabies, Gene October, Sid Vicious and Billy Idol amongst many others were regular visitors. As well as The Boys, The Damned, The Clash, Generation X and the Sex Pistols made their first recordings in Dangerfield’s studio.
Dangerfield had been at art school in Leeds with Honest John Plain (guitar/vocals), who was foreman in a T-shirt factory where he met Duncan ‘Kid’ Reid (bass/vocals) and Jack Black (drums), who had been at school together in Tonbridge.
The Boys made their debut at London’s Hope and Anchor Pub in late September 1976. Mick Jones, Billy Idol, Joe Strummer, Tony James and Gene October were all present and the pub was packed for The Boys debut performance. They became the first punk band to sign an album deal when they were snapped up by NEMS in January 1977.
Having released two albums and three singles with NEMS, they moved to Safari in 1979 where two further albums and five more singles followed. Throughout their career The Boys always had more success overseas than in their home country.
Every Christmas they rearranged the ‘B’ and the ‘Y’ and became The Yobs, releasing the classic punk pastiche, “The Worm Song”.
Over the last three decades The Boys’ songs have been covered by countless bands, with substantial sales from Argentina to Germany and Japan.
Steve Metcalfe
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Member Since: 12/24/2006
Band Website: theboys.co.uk.
Band Members: To purchase tickets for The Boys gig in London on 17 October 2008 telephone 08700 600 100 or click on the poster:

Matt Dangerfield
(guitar/vocals)

Duncan 'Kid' Reid
(bass/vocals)

Casino Steel
(keyboards/vocals)

Honest John Plain
(guitar/vocals)

Jack Black
(drums) 1976-1982

Vom Ritchie
(drums) 1999 to date

Influences: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Hollywood Brats, The Ramones

Sounds Like: Dubbed "The Beatles of Punk" by the music press

Record Label: NEMS, Safari, Revolution Records, Captain Oi
Type of Label: Indie

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Bratislava Set List

The Boys played the following set at the Randal Club in Bratislava last night: TCPRue MorgueSee Ya LaterTerminal LoveWeekendUSICast Of ThousandsKamikazeHeroine Walk My DogBox NumberGabrielleBrickfield...
Posted by The Boys on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:00:00 PST

The Boys Live In London!

The Boys have just announced they are to play their first date in London for more than 2 years.  They are to appear at the ULU (University of London Union) on Friday 17 October 2008.  It wil...
Posted by The Boys on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:26:00 PST

More Boys Live Dates for 2008

  Following on from their successful gig in Switzerland last month The Boys have now accepted offers to play three further gigs in 2008:   Saturday 21 June... Bratislava, Slovakia Saturday 3...
Posted by The Boys on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:15:00 PST

Honest John Plain & Casino Steel Live UK Debut

Honest John Plain & Casino Steel’s new punk supergroup THE LAST ROCK N ROLL BAND are to make their live UK debut at The Barfly in Camden, London on Friday 28 March 2008. Advance tickets ar...
Posted by The Boys on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:16:00 PST

THE YOBS Xmas Tape

The Boys alter-egos The Yobs would like all their fans to celebrate Christmas 2007 in style so have pulled together a special internet Xmas tape just for them. Check out THE YOBS XMAS TAPE ...
Posted by The Boys on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:57:00 PST

Swiss Gig in January 2008!

The Boys are to headline the PRETTY VACANT Festival in Lucerne Switzerland on Saturday 26 January 2008. Advance tickets are now on sale for 35 Fr. Full details: Saturday January 26, 2008, Doors 19hPRE...
Posted by The Boys on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:51:00 PST

Spanish interview with THE BOYS

Do The Mutilation: Spanish interview June 2007 Duncan Reid Matt Dangerfield Honest John Plain Casino Steel -We want to start asking you about new projects,recording plans, forthcoming tours, etc.....
Posted by The Boys on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:36:00 PST

Honest John Plain & Casino Steel promo videos

Honest John Plain & Casino Steel's new band THE LAST ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND have just uploaded two new promo videos for "BABY'S IN A BURKHA" & "FOLSOM PRISON BLUES" on The Last Rock 'N' ...
Posted by The Boys on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:43:00 PST

The Yobs launch on MySpace!

The Yobs have just launched their own official MySpace site at www.myspace.com/theyobsuk . The Boys launched their own MySpace at www.myspace.com/theboysuk last December. Check out other Boys related ...
Posted by The Boys on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:22:00 PST

Honest John Plain & Casino Steel new album

Honest John Plain & Casino Steel's The Last Rock 'N' Band's debut album is to be released in France on 10 October 2007 by Action Records (AR004CD). Full track listing is: 1.   &nb...
Posted by The Boys on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:30:00 PST