Barry Ashworth

About

Barry Ashworth is the founder and frontman of London-based Dub Pistols, a band he started with Jason O'Bryan in 1996 out of the mid-nineties big beat scene. Over ten albums the group has built a reputation for genre-blending live shows that draw on dub, ska, hip-hop, jungle and punk, with collaborators ranging from Terry Hall and Gregory Isaacs to Busta Rhymes and Horace Andy. Ashworth also has a long parallel career as a DJ and runs the band's own Mucky Weekender festival.

158.5K

monthly listeners on Spotify

position in the British indie album chart ('Frontline', 2023)

studio albums released

84.5K

listeners on Last.fm

What's new

2026-03
Dub Pistols and The Freestylers released their joint album 'Enter The Sound' on 6 March 2026 via Cyclone Records, featuring guests such as Tippa Irie, General Levy and Johnny Osbourne.
2026
In 2026, Dub Pistols will undertake their first fully self-organized UK tour, with performances in cities such as Bath, Brighton, Manchester and Liverpool.
2026-10
After the UK tour, international shows are planned in Warsaw (9 October) and Zurich (21 October 2026).
2024-10
In October 2024, Dub Pistols released a dub version of 'I Predict a Riot' on limited coloured vinyl, with a remix by Nick Manasseh on the b-side.
2024
The band already played shows in 2024 in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Romania and Bulgaria.