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Chubby and the Gang are a band with a proactive approach to punk and a message that makes you want to do something, whether that be manically rallying behind the London hardcore punks' societal addresses in their brazen and unabashed tracks or moshing at their shows. Whichever it is, this band's rough-around-the-edges punk inspires the kind of chaotic mosh pits on display at tonight's Scala show.

Chubby and the Gang are undeniably a band that have pushed the UK punk scene to new heights, formulating a no-nonsense, cult-like following thanks to the fervent and ferocious spirit that laces their two thrashing LP’s: 2020’s Speed Kills and 2021’s The Mutts Nuts.

The DIY spirit that is embedded in Chubby and the Gang’s DNA is demonstrated even before the band start bulldozing through their blistering set-list at Scala. Setting up their own stuff on stage and stomping out for the opener, the band immediately shout out hardcore band Higher Power’s “Jimmy fucking Wizard”. (A common theme found throughout the band's set, as Chubby sends out songs to some of the best in punk.)

One thing that is clear at Chubby and the Gang's gig is that this band put on no half-arsed facade at their live shows. What their socially-charged songs—such as the prison system takedown ‘Coming Up Tough’—do is show a genuine audacious attitude. That no-messing-around scuzzy sound does even better: the deeper into the set-list the band get, the more swigs Chubby takes from his bottle of Jack Daniels and the more the mosh pit surges.

By the time the closer comes around, there are no hinges left on this Chubby and the Gang show. Realistically, there weren't really any hinges to begin with. 

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More about: Chubby and the Gang