The Non Starters
At a glance
Genre
Punk covers + unlikely guests
Based
Hertfordshire, UK
Active since
2025
Set length
45 – 90 mins
Members
5 piece
Availability
Nationwide
Biography
The Non Starters are a Hertfordshire-based punk covers band. Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Damned — the classics, played fast and loud and with everything we've got.
But here's where it gets interesting: every song gets the punk treatment. Every. Single. One. That means Abba. Taylor Swift. Dolly Parton. Whatever you loved growing up — we'll play it, and we'll play it with significantly more distortion than the original intended.
Formed from the wreckage of failed side projects and a shared conviction that most songs are improved by a Marshall stack and a bad attitude, we've been making Hertfordshire's pub-goers question their taste in music since 2025.
We play pubs, clubs, basements and anywhere else that'll have us. Enquiries welcome.
The lineup
Press photo
High-res photo — coming soon
Links
Upcoming
14 Jun 2026
The Horn
St Albans, Hertfordshire
19 Jul 2026
Club 85
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
30 Aug 2026
The Farmer's Boy
St Albans, Hertfordshire
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Available for venues, festivals, private events and corporate bookings across Hertfordshire and the UK.
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