Rebel Rebel

Rebel Rebel

Rebel Rebel is a group from Nottingham, United Kingdom, known as a David Bowie tribute band active in the UK and Ireland. The band performs Bowie material as Rebel Rebel - The David Bowie Experience, presenting a six-piece line-up that recreates songs from Bowie’s back catalogue and is described as a group of fans with respect for his music.

Identity and style

The act is associated with glam punk, punk, repeated-word bands, and hard rock. As a Bowie tribute, it focuses on faithfully performing his best-known songs rather than original material. The group name also appears in several unrelated acts elsewhere, including a Toronto-based rock band, a San Diego group formed in 2008, a Dutch girl group with a late-1990s single called Happy Girl, a shock rock band formed in 1990 in California, a Swedish release on ADORE Music, and a Japanese idol group formed under Spiritiwalker in 2020.

Related name usage

Other acts using the name Rebel Rebel include a Toronto-based rock group that follows the breakup of The Lasting Effect, a San Diego group consisting of Philippe and Alex that is known for mashups and genre mixing, and a shock rock project from California with a stage show built around theatrical effects and loud live performance. The name is also attached to a Göteborg release, a Dutch pop act, and a Japanese idol group described as playing “electro funky rock”.