The Hip Priests are a punk rock and hard rock group from Nottingham, United Kingdom, active since 2006. They form in May 2006 from the remains of Nottingham garage group the X-Rays and London punk ’n’ roll act The Divine Brown.

The band plays a punk-influenced rock ’n’ roll style and is associated with punk, punk rock, hard rock and punk ’n’ roll. Their name becomes known among supporters as “the Priests”.

Their imagery and language place them within a loud, dirty rock ’n’ roll tradition, with references to Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, Hank von Helvete, Lemmy and Handsome Dick Manitoba as part of the band’s stated lineage and influences.