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Initially known as The Veruccas, the band altered the spelling of their name to "The Varukers" in order to convey more aggression. When recording in the early 1980s, they were part of a broader trend known as "UK 82", Second Generation Punk, or UK Hardcore. Bands such as The Varukers, Discharge, Chaos UK, Amebix, and Charged GBH took the existing 1977-era punk sound and melded it with the incessant, heavy drumbeats and "wall of sound" distortion guitar sound of New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) bands such as Motörhead. The new, harder-edged style also tended to use much darker, more nihilistic, and more violent lyrics, and vocals were often shouted rather than sung. While the Varukers split in 1989, vocalist Rat and guitarist Biff put the band back together in 1991. Stylistically their 1990s-era music resembled the traditional UK82 style. Since the band had former members of Discharge, a D-beat sound developed as time went on. The band has gone through many line-up changes over the years with the only constant member being Rat on vocals while guitarist Biff has been with the band since 1985. They have recently released a retrospective CD on SOS Records. Even with Rat splitting his time between The Varukers and Discharge and Biff splitting his time with Sick On the Bus The Varukers continue to tour. They shared a headlining spot with such acts as Broken Bones, The Adicts, Vice Squad and GBH at the ill-fated British Invasion 2k6 concert festival in San Bernardino, California which ended in rioting. They are currently writing new material for a new album. More to be added soon
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Brian Ansell: Bass, Biff: Guitar, Rat: Vocals, Kev: Drums
Yes, The Varukers is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming The Varukers concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The The Varukers tour is scheduled for 9 dates across 5 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
The Varukers is scheduled to play 9 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
The Varukers's tour starts Apr 09, 2026 and ends on Sep 04, 2026. They will play 5 cities; their most recent concert was held in Benidorm at Rockstar Benidorm and their next upcoming concert will be in Jardim at Da Rua pra Rua.
As part of the The Varukers tour, The Varukers is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities: