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| Sadly, Pere Ubu mainman David Thomas has passed away at the age of 71. He'll be greatly missed. |
David Thomas
June 14, 1953 - April 23, 2025
David Lynn Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, Rocket From The Tombs and multiple solo projex, has died after a long illness.
On Wednesday, April 23 2025, he died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with his wife and youngest step-daughter by his side. MC5 were playing on the radio. He will ultimately be returned to his home, the farm in Pennsylvania, where he insisted he was to be “thrown in the barn.”
David Thomas and his band have been recording a new album. He knew it was to be his last. We will endeavour to continue with mixing and finalizing the new album so that his last music is available to all. Aside from that, he left instruction that the work should continue to catalog all the tapes from live shows via the official bandcamp page: https://pereubu.bandcamp.com/. His autobiography was nearly completed and we will finish that for him. Pere Ubu’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/pereubu will continue as a community, run by communex.
We’ll leave you with his own words, which sums up who he was better than we can -
“My name is David Fucking Thomas… and I’m the lead singer of the best fucking rock n roll band in the world.”
You'll find a couple of David's performances with Pere Ubu and some interview clips below. Toronto photograper Rick McGinnis has shared a few sweet snaps from the past right here.
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