Thee Headcoats

Thee Headcoats
OriginChatham, Kent, England
GenresGarage rock, punk rock, garage punk
Years active1989–2000, 2023–present
LabelsHangman Records, Get Hip, Crypt Records, Shakin' Street, Sub Pop, Damaged Goods, Birdman Records, Vinyl Japan
Past membersBilly Childish
Bruce Brand
Johnny 'Tub' Johnson
Ollie Dolot
Allan Crockford
John Agnew

Thee Headcoats is a band formed in Chatham, Kent, England in 1989, that was well known for its garage rock sound, explicitly sticking to this style on almost all of their albums. The band's signature sound as well as their prolific writing has been attributed to Billy Childish's love of simple, direct recording. The band has been on multiple labels including Billy's own Hangman Records, Damaged Goods and Sub Pop.

The band played their final concert on 12 May 2000 at the Dirty Water Club.[1][2] Childish went on to play with other bands including The Buff Medways (1999 to 2006) and The Musicians of The British Empire (2007 to 2011).

  1. ^ Erik Hage. "Thee Headcoats | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Thee Headcoats on Sub Pop Records". Subpop.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.