Revolutionary Records presents…
The Rotten Hill Gang
Rotten Hill Gang were never built to fit neatly into a genre. Why start now?
Born out of West London, two turntables and an MC, the Gang have spent two decades smashing together hip-hop, punk, rock ’n’ roll, dub, soul, blues, funk and music hall — creating something that sounds unmistakably like Rotten Hill Gang.
At the heart of it is Gary McPherson AKA “Stonadge” — bassist, DJ, writer, storyteller and the Gang’s founder. Gary’s history reads like a musical road map of the last forty years. He played bass with Big Audio Dynamite II alongside Mick Jones, and co-wrote The Globe — the landmark album that sold more than a million copies worldwide.
He has toured with U2 during the Zooropa era and crossed paths and stages with Public Enemy, De La Soul, The Happy Mondays, The Farm, The Jungle Brothers and a formidable cast from the worlds of punk, hip-hop, reggae, soul and rock ’n’ roll.
But Rotten Hill Gang is where all those roads collide.
THE REAL ROTTEN HILL
The new album is the final statement.
The Real Rotten Hill is raw, melodic, political, funny, dark and gloriously difficult to categorise. It takes the attitude of punk, the beats of hip-hop, the bass weight of dub, the swagger of rock ’n’ roll and the cinematic edge of soul — then throws the lot against the wall.
The songs come from love, loss, politics, survival, friendship, the streets of W10/W11 and twenty years of living it rather than talking about it.
There is history here. But there is no museum piece.
THE FINAL CURTAIN
Now the curtain is coming down.
The Final Curtain Tour isn’t a reunion. It isn’t nostalgia. And it isn’t an attempt to recreate the past.
It’s Rotten Hill Gang going out on their own terms.
One final album. One final run of shows. One last chance to hear this particular combination of musicians, characters, stories, attitude and beautifully unhinged West London energy in the same room.
For anyone who has ever believed that great live music should feel dangerous, funny, unpredictable and alive, this is the one.
“I love everything about Rotten Hill Gang… blindingly modern whilst harking back to first generation hip-hop, dislocated funk and the sound of the Language Lab… I love what they stand for.” — Piers Thompson, Source Magazine
TWENTY YEARS. ONE FINAL ALBUM. ONE FINAL TOUR.
NO NOSTALGIA. NO COMPROMISE.
ROTTEN HILL GANG
THE REAL ROTTEN HILL — THE FINAL CURTAIN TOUR — 2026
Real music for real people.
