King Pest

ORIGINS: Sydney, NSW

GENRE: Punk

YEARS ACTIVE: 1988-1989

 

MEMBERS:

• Billy Hughes - Vocals, Guitar
• Brenden Peace - Drums
• Unknown - Bass
  

SUMMARY: Early post-high school band of Brenden Peace and Billy Hughes who would go to form the band 'Downtime' together. The name is drawn from the short story of the same name by the 19th century gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe. Not to be confused with the more well-known noise band King Pest from NSW's north coast.

 

SHOWS: 

• Teachers' Club, Sydney - 18th March, 1988
• Teachers' Club, Sydney - 12th November, 1988
  
• Teachers' Club, Sydney - 26th December, 1988

ORAL HISTORY:

PRESS RELEASE: In 1988, drummer Brenden Peace posted an ad on the wall of Phantom Records in Sydney. Guitarist/singer Billy Hughes answered that ad and together they formed the shortlived 'King Pest'. Whilst still underage they played a handful of pub shows but disbanded a year later when their bass player was sent to boarding school to remove him from the band's undesirable influence.

 Downtime Press Release, 1999

RELATED BANDS: Tutti Parze, Toe to Toe, Downtime, Black Elvis, Bog, Stone Puppets, Greg Brady Overdrive