Dave Allen, original bassist for Gang of Four, has died at age 69. The news came via the band who wrote: It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our old music partner ...

As the 1970s ended and the 1980s began, English group Gang of Four blended aggressive, angular guitar parts, funk rhythms and left-wing lyrical salvos into a potent mix, quickly becoming a seminal ...

Dave Allen, the founding bass player for the late ‘70s English post-punk group Gang of Four, died on Saturday, April 5. He was 69. Hugo Burnham, Gang of Four’s original drummer, announced Allen’s ...

Gang of Four’s live performance run has come to an end. The the legendary British post-punk band played its final show of their farewell tour at Amsterdam’s Paradiso on Saturday night, July 5. The ...

Dave Allen, the bass player for postpunk band Gang of Four whose playing style was one of the group’s signatures, has died. Allen died Saturday, April 5 at the age of 69, former bandmates Jon King and ...

Dave Allen, the bassist of the groundbreaking post-punk band Gang of Four, has died just weeks before the start of the band’s farewell tour. He was 69. Allen died Saturday morning, April 5, at home ...

Sadly, Dave Allen of Gang of Four has passed away. He was 69 and had been suffering from dementia. Allen was a Gang of Four founder and was in the band from 1977-1981 and 2004-2008. After playing in ...

The lineup for Wilco's 2026 Solid Sound festival has officially been announced. The Breeders, Gang of Four, Billy Bragg, and S.G. Goodman will join Wilco for their unique, folk rock-driven, three-day ...

On April 5, Portland lost another champion of music with the passing of Dave Allen at 69. Allen was an early member of influential post-punk band Gang of Four, writing and recording their first two ...

Dave Allen, the bassist who played with Gang of Four in their heyday, died at home with his family on Saturday, April 5, the band announced on social media. While no cause of death was given, the band ...

Exploring several avenues in the music industry, Dave Allen appeared in bands like The Elastic Purejoy, Low Pop Suicide, and Shriekback. But for most, they remember the musician for his time in the ...

Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69. Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh ...