The Stupids (band)

English hardcore punk band

The Stupids are an English hardcore punk band formed in the 1980s by Tom Withers.

Formed in Ipswich, England in the mid 1980s, The Stupids released four albums and six EPs, and recorded three sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in the 1980s, and toured the United States (with Ludichrist) and Australia (the Hard Ons) as well as Europe, the United Kingdom, and, most recently, Japan. The band have featured on various CD re issues, compilation albums (e. g. Sounds and the U. S. skate magazine, Thrasher), collector singles, and BBC session releases released by Strange Fruit. The Stupids were featured in the 22 August 1987 edition of the NME about the band and the UK skate scene, and also made the front page. A live video tape, Drive In Hit Movie, was released shortly after the band broke up in 1989.

After the band split, Tommy Stupid went on to forge a new career in drum and bass as Klute. Of the other members, Wolfie Retard continued with Perfect Daze and Lovejunk, while Ed Shred continued with Sink (later Big Ray); both also played together in the band Chocolate. After a hiatus from live music, Ed went on to form K Line, and later Dealing With Damage.

Tommy Stupid reformed the Stupids in 2008, with a new line up. In June 2008, Boss Tuneage released a comprehensive reissues series of the Stupids, co ordinating six CD and LP reissues of their entire back catalogue; four for release on the Boss Tuneage Retro Series imprint, the other two on Visible Noise. In 2009, The Stupids released their first studio album in 20 years, The Kids Don't Like it, on Boss Tuneage. 2011 saw the release of Japanese Vacation on Waterslide Records, Boss Tuneage's sister label, to coincide with a tour of Japan. The band had to cancel their 2012 European tour because Tommy Stupid broke his leg.