It’s a long time since the UK Subs were considered edgy in any meaningful sense of the word. But the first-generation punk band (or at least three of its members) now find themselves in a truly unlikely position - bathing in the notoriety of being the first group to be banned from entering the US under the Trump 2.0 regime.
The Subs – first formed in 1976 – had been booked to play LA Punk Invasion 2025. But bassist Alvin Gibbs, guitarist Marc Carrey and drummer Stefan Hablein were all detained at LAX Airport on Wednesday and denied entry to the US. Only frontman Charlie Harper got through. The show went on regardless – 80-year-old Harper played the gig with some hired hands.
