# The Restarts

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**The Restarts** are a [street punk](/source/Street_punk) band based in London.[1]

The Restarts were formed in 1995 in London with Darragh O'Neill on drums, Kieran Plunkett from [Armed and Hammered](/source/Armed_and_Hammered) on bass guitar, and Mik Useless on the guitar. They played many shows in the UK as a trio until Useless left, at which point Alan Campbell joined the band. With Campbell on guitar, they recorded their album *System Error* LP, but due to his commitments to the [UK Subs](/source/UK_Subs) he had to leave. In April 2003 Robin Licker from the Short Bus Window Lickers joined the Restarts as their new guitarist.[2] They toured extensively in Europe and US. They have played with bands like [Born/Dead](/source/Born/Dead), [Limp Wrist](/source/Limp_Wrist), [The Accüsed](/source/The_Acc%C3%BCsed), Strychnine, [Dr. Know](/source/Dr._Know_(band)) and Monster Squad.

The band members are also politically active. For example Robin is a member of Elbit Eight.[\[1\]](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine-action-elbit-eight-jury-deliberates-palestine-gaza/)

## Members

- Kieran Plunkett – bass guitar/vocals
- Robin Licker – guitar/vocals
- Jeremy Hayat – drums

## Former members

- Mik Useless – guitar, vocals, artwork (1995–2002)
- Darragh O'Neill – drums (1995–2008)
- Alan Campbell – guitars and backing vocals on *System Error* (2003)
- Bram Provoost – drums/vocals (2008–2015)

## Discography

- *Jobclub* demo (1996)
- *Frustration* EP (1996)
- *[Just Gets Worse](/source/Just_Gets_Worse)* EP (1997)
- *State Rape* split twelve inch with Zero Tolerance (1998)
- *Your World* split seven inch with Broken (1999)
- *Legacy of Bigotry* split seven inch with Left for Dead (2000)
- *State Rape* split CD with Fleas and Lice (2002)
- *Slumworld* CD/LP (2002)
- *Actively Seeking Work* compilation CD (2003)
- *System Error* CD/LP (2003)
- *Outsider* CD (2007)
- *Mobocracy* split CD with [Millions of Dead Cops](/source/Millions_of_Dead_Cops) (2009)[3][4]
- *A Sickness of the Mind* CD (2013)
- "Uprising" LP, CD (2019)

## References

1. ["------the restarts-----"](http://www.geocities.com/protestzine/restarts.html). 27 October 2009. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091027151432/http://www.geocities.com/protestzine/restarts.html) 27 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["On the record with Kieran Plunkett (The Restarts)"](http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/bands/restarts/restarts.html). *Sugarbuzzmagazine.com*

1. ["Album Review: MDC / The Restarts – 'Mobocracy'"](https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-mdc-restarts-mobocracy/). *New Noise Magazine*. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

1. ["Millions of Dead Cops / The Restarts – Mobocracy"](https://www.punknews.org/review/9091/millions-of-dead-cops-the-restarts-mobocracy). *punknews.org*. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

## External links

- [The Restarts Home Page](http://www.restarts.co.uk)
- [The Restarts](http://www.myspace.com/therestarts) on Myspace
- [Kieran Plunkett's art](http://www.plunkart.com)

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