In December 2023, it was announced Cock Sparrer would release their eighth studio album Hand on Heart in April 2024 on Cherry Red Records . The album was produced by James Bragg, who also produced their previous record Forever . In the run up to the album’s release, the band…
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The band’s seventh album Forever was released in mid-2017.
In 2012, Cock Sparrer marked their 40th anniversary along with Rancid who were celebrating their 20th anniversary. They played five sold-out concerts in the United States (two in Philadelphia, one in Boston, and two in San Francisco) and headlined the Christmas Bash in Birmingham as part of the Rebellion Festival…
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The band performed several reunion concerts in 1992 (with Beaufoy returning and Daryl Smith coming in as long-term replacement for O’Neill), and in 1994 they released a new album, Guilty as Charged . In 1997, they released the album Two Monkeys . Since then, Cock Sparrer has occasionally toured and…
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In 1981, old Cock Sparrer songs were included on several Oi! compilation albums, and interest in the band began to rise again. They reformed in 1982 – with Chris Skepis replacing Gary Lammin as second guitarist – and signed to Carrere Records, which released the “England Belongs to Me” single.…
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In 1977, the band secured a deal with Decca Records , who were hoping to cash in on the now blooming punk movement. The first Cock Sparrer single was “Runnin’ Riot”, released in May 1977. It did not sell well, nor did the following single (a cover of the Rolling…
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Cock Sparrer was founded by Colin McFaull, Mick Beaufoy, Steve “Burge” Burgess and Steve Bruce – who had known each other since the age of 11. Playing in nightclubs in and around London, they developed the style that was later to be known as streetpunk or Oi! , mixed with…
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