Thatcher on Acid

Thatcher on Acid
OriginEngland
GenresAnarcho-punk
Years active1983–1998
LabelsAll the Madmen, Agit-Prop

Thatcher on Acid were an English anarcho-punk band.[1] They formed in Somerset during 1983.[2] Their name is a satirical reference to former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher.[3] Ben Corrigan, Bob Butler and Andy Tuck also played in Schwartzeneggar with ex-Crass member, Steve Ignorant.[4] The band opened the anarcho-punk band Conflict's "Gathering of the 5000" show at Brixton Academy,[2] an event which resulted in many arrests and achieved a degree of infamy.[5]

Bassist Bob Butler died in 2022.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Glasper, Ian (2007). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 to 1984. Cherry Red Books. p. 221-222,
  3. ^ Green, Alex. The Stone Roses. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 31. 2006.
  4. ^ Bains, Jon. "Alice Donut: Food, Sex and Cruelty" Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Convulsion Magazine. Issue 4. p. 34. 24 October 1995. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Conflict, London 1987". Transcription of statement on Conflict/Mortarhate merchandise leaflet distributed at gigs in the late 80s and early 90s.
  6. ^ "Verstorben" [Deceased]. Ox-Fanzine (in German). Solingen: Ox Verlag. June 2022. p. 5.