The Chavs
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Post-punk revival, Garage Punk, Indie Rock
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Unsigned
Associated acts	The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, The Charlatans, Primal Scream, Razorlight, Klaxons
Members
Carl Barât Tim Burgess Martin Duffy Andy Burrows Jamie Reynolds Steffan Halperin Didz Hammond Anthony Rossomando Gary Powell

The Chavs are a supergroup formed in 2004, by former Libertines and now Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Carl Barât. Along side Carl in the band are Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy and drummer Andy Burrows from Razorlight. They made their live debut at the Tap'n'Tin, Chatham in December 2004, where the set included a mixture of Libertines songs, Burgess tracks and festive songs including a cover of "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues.

The Tap'n'Tin is the same venue the Libertines played on the night after Pete Doherty was released from prison for burgling Barât's flat.

The band also played the launch of Alan McGee's Death Disco TV, which is to be shown on Rockworld TV in July 2007. For the gig Burgess, Barât and Duffy were joined by Jamie Reynolds and Steffan Halperin from the Klaxons and Didz Hammond, Gary Powell and Anthony Rossomando from Dirty Pretty Things. The set drew from all three bands' material with "Golden Skans", "North Country Boy" and "Bang Bang You're Dead" all featuring.

External links

• The Guardian – Goodbye Essex girl, hello Chatham girl; May 26, 2002.
• BBC – Chavs in Chatham.