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British dub band

Gentleman's Dub Club
Gentleman's Dub Club performing at Outlook Festival in CroatiaGentleman's Dub Club performing at Outlook Festival in Croatia
Background information
Origin Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Genres Dub, dubstep, ska, dubtronica, reggae, reggae fusion, 2-tone
Years active 2006–present
Labels Ranking Records, Easy Star Records
Members Jonathan Scratchley (vocals)Toby Davies (bass guitar, keyboards,vocals)Luke Allwood (keyboards, vocals)Matt Roberts (trumpet)Kieren Gallager (alto sax)Nick Tyson (guitar)Niall Lavelle (percussion, samples)Tommy Evans (drums)Doug Hunt (Engineer)
Past members Ed Thomas (keys)Harry Devenish (engineer)
Website gentlemansdubclub.com

Gentleman's Dub Club are a British dub band, originating from Leeds, Yorkshire.[1]

Having built a reputation for delivering energetic live shows, the group has played for crowds from Goa[2] to Glastonbury,[3] Bestival,[4] V Festival,[5] Secret Garden Party, France's Telerama Dub Festival,[6] Poland's Ostróda Reggae Festival, and Croatia's Outlook Festival.[7] Their records remain within the top 40 of the iTunes store album reggae charts since release, hailing support from some of the UK's most prominent underground representatives including Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1),[8] Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1),[9] David Rodigan (BBC Radio 1Xtra), and Don Letts (BBC Radio 6 Music).[_citation needed_]

Gentleman's Dub Club have supported a number of established artists such as Roots Manuva, The Streets, The Wailers, Busy Signal, U-Roy, and Finlay Quaye. Their debut album, FOURtyFOUR,[10] was released on 18 October 2013 on Ranking Records.[11]

Their second album The Big Smoke was released in 2015. On 1 February 2017 Gentleman's Dub Club announced their third album, titled Dubtopia, would be released on 7 April. At the same time, the band also launched the Dubtopia tour, starting in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK on 17 February and ending at Festival Insolent in Lanester, France on 22 April.[_citation needed_]

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
2009 Members Only EP Released: 23 March 2009[12] Label: Ranking Records Formats: CD, digital download -
2012 Open Your Eyes EP Released: 12 March 2012[13] Label: Ranking Records Formats: CD, digital download -
2013 FOURtyFOUR Released: 18 October 2013[14] Label: Ranking Records Formats: CD, digital download -
2015 The Big Smoke Released: 13 November 2015[15] Label: Easy Star Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl -
2017 Dubtopia Released: 7 April 2017[16] Label: Easy Star Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl -
2018 Pound for Pound (vs. The Next Men) Released: 22 June 2018 [17] Label: Pound for Pound Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
2019 Lost in Space Released: 25 January 2019 [17] Label: Easy Star Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
2021 Down to Earth Released: 12 March 2021 Label: Easy Star Records Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
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  2. ^ "India Bike Week Line-up Announced -". Rollingstoneindia.com. 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Glastonbury Festival - Arcadia's Pangea". Glastonbury Festival - 21st-25th June, 2017.
  4. ^ "2010 Lineup". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. ^ "V Fest - Gentleman's Dub Club". Vfestival.com.
  6. ^ "Télérama Dub Festival 2013 - GENTLEMan's DUB CLUB". www.teleramadubfestival.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Gentleman's Dub Club | Outlook Festival". www.outlookfestival.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens with Wilkinson Hottest Record". BBC.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - David Rodigan, New Rodigan Scorcher From Gentleman's Dub Club". BBC.
  10. ^ "FOURtyFOUR by Gentleman's Dub Club". Music.apple.com. 18 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Ranking Home". www.rankingrecords.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Gentleman's Dub Club on Amazon Music". Amazon.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Open Your Eyes". Amazon.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Forty Four". Amazon.co.uk. 21 October 2013.
  15. ^ "The Big Smoke". Amazon.co.uk. 13 November 2015.
  16. ^ [2] [_dead link_‍]
  17. ^ a b "Lost in Space, by Gentleman's Dub Club". Gentleman's Dub Club. Retrieved 8 May 2019.