In early 1977, three brothers and their friend simply formed a band in Belfast. They wanted to play live and were turned down by five clubs in Belfast within a week because of their looks. The band name The Outcasts quickly emerged. And within months, they were one of the hottest bands in the emerging Belfast punk scene.
At that time, they played almost exclusively cover songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, and The Ramones. Their concerts usually ended in some kind of disaster, and the local press dubbed The Outcasts 'The band you love to hate' due to their bad-boy image.
After three studio albums, various singles and EPs (some of them released on the legendary Good Vibrations record label), radio airplay in England, a song in the charts, sessions for the famous BBC presenter John Peel and constant tours in Great Britain and Europe, guitarist Getty died and shortly afterwards, in 1985, the band broke up.
Many years later, in 2011, the Rebellion Festival in England revived The Outcasts and offered the band a gig at the legendary festival. Without original drummer Colin, a new chapter in the Outcasts' history began. Two brothers remained in the lineup. Since then, several of the band's compilations and live albums have been re-released, and The Outcasts began touring extensively again in Europe and around the world. In 2019, a brand-new four-song EP was released on the US record label Violator Records.
A band that still wants to and is allowed to. Legendary and fantastic at their live concerts, a true punk unit that, even after more than 40 years of band history, has still not reached its peak.
The band's line-up consists of the two originals Greg Cowan on bass and vocals and Martin Cowan on guitar, guitarist Buck Defect and drummer JP 'Dear Boy Moonie' are the newcomers.
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