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(This page is about the English ska punk band. For the Hip-House/Bhangra act of the same name, see Culture Shock(2)).
Culture Shock

Culture Shock is an English ska punk band formed in Warminster, Wiltshire in 1986 by Dick Lucas, previously of the Subhumans. Over their four-year history the band played hundreds of gigs, including frequent appearances at free festivals, and released three studio albums on the Bluurg record label. Lucas’ lyrics were mostly concerned with social and political issues, from cruelty to animals, Northern Ireland, war, and social alienation, but were far from angry rants, often finding a positive and empowering perspective.

Culture Shock split at the end of 1989, as Bill and Nige both had young families to support. Dick went on to form Citizen Fish with Jasper, the bassist on Culture Shock’s final album, and two other former members of the Subhumans. Nige died in 1993. Interest in the band was revived by the release of the Everything CD retrospective in 2012; Culture Shock reformed as a gigging band and have been playing since 2013. The line-up remains the same except with Alex (from Citizen Fish) on guitar.

Links to Peel[]

Peel started playing the band's material in 1986 when the group released their debut album and would continue give the group airplay on his shows until the summer of 1988. By the time, the band released their last album before splitting up in 1989, Peel had moved on to other artists.

Shows Played[]

Culture_Shock_-_Punks_on_Postcards_(UK,_1986)

Culture Shock - Punks on Postcards (UK, 1986)

1986
1987
1988

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