It’s been a long road travelled, full of twists and turns, but with their legion of faithful fans and numerous collaborators and friends, the Dubs are in a better place now than they’ve ever been with a new album, their own festival, a documentary, a book and more international tours on the horizon. These renegade Pistoleros are unstoppable.

The Dub Pistols grew out of the big beat explosion of the mid-1990s. Big beat was the anything-goes reaction to formulaic house music, where — thanks to the wonders of sampling technology — literally anything could be thrown into a dance tune.
Taking a cue from the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, main man Barry Ashworth began making block rockin’ beats with pal Jason O’Bryan, and bombastic first offering ‘There’s Gonna Be A Riot’ was signed by Concrete Records. A string of missives followed in its wake — ‘Best Get Better’, the explosive ‘Westway EP’, and then a chipper ‘Cyclone’, which dented the UK national charts — and debut album ‘Point Blank’ was released in 1998.

The Dubs became a fully-fledged band, playing live with the likes of Blink 182, Korn and Limp Bizkit. The Dubs subsequent ‘Problem Is’ single featured Terry Hall, former singer of 2-Tone legends The Specials. As the noughties unfolded, Terry Hall started doing shows with the Dubs and featured on tracks such as ‘Running From The Thoughts’, ‘Peaches’ and their cover of ‘Rapture’ by Blondie.

Their next album ‘Enter The Sound’ in collaboration with The Freestylers drops in early 2025. They’re also sneaking out a live reggae album this year, and re-releasing their 1998 debut LP ‘Point Blank’ on vinyl to cater for the collectors amongst their fans — new and old.

With a documentary and a book to follow sooner rather than later, the stage is set for them to carry on uproariously for many more years.

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