David Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. Thomas died on Wednesday, April 23, at his home in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England, the band wrote in a Facebook post .

David Thomas, lead singer of the avant-garage band Pere Ubu and the Cleveland proto-punk group Rocket From the Tombs, has died at the age of 71. × Skip to main content ...

Here’s a long goodbye to David Thomas of Pere Ubu, one of the most defiantly eccentric and uncompromising voices in American rock.He made history with Pere Ubu, a garage band of Cleveland art ...

Pere Ubu’s original, most influential run lasted from 1975 through 1982. A version of the band reformed in 1987, and thereafter Thomas continued to alternate work with oft-changing Pere Ubu ...

Co-founded by Mr. Thomas in 1975, Pere Ubu became a stalwart of underground rock, influencing bands including Sonic Youth, Gang of Four, REM and the Pixies.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – David Thomas, the lead singer of influential art-punk “avant garage” band Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. Thomas died in his hometown of Brighton and Hove, England on ...

David Thomas, frontman of the legendary avant-garde rock band Pere Ubu, has passed away. Thomas, who also led the proto-punk band Rocket From The Tombs and who released records as a solo artist ...

While members of Rocket From the Tombs went on to form Dead Boys, Thomas started Pere Ubu in 1975. The “avant-garage” band released 18 studio albums from 1978 through 2023.

David Thomas, the howling lead singer of long-running avant garde Clevealand proto-punk noise band Pere Ubu has died at 72 after a long illness. × Skip to main content ...

David Thomas of Pere Ubu performs at The Garage on February 25, 2010 in London, England. The Cleveland-bred Thomas died April 23, 2025, in England at the age of 71.