renewed popularity with tours throughout Europe and Japan as well as five successful tours of the USA in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014. Dave Higgs died in December 2013. In early 2018, the band announced they would soon retire from headline tours. The band toured the UK in March 2019 opening for Stiff Little Fingers. Touring bass player for the March 2019 tour was Adam Smith of Newtown Neurotics. A one-off celebration gig 'Done Everything We Wanna Do' took place at o2 Academy, Islington on 13 April 2019. which featured appearances from past members (Lew Lewis, Paul Gray, Steve Nicol, Graeme Douglas, Warren Kennedy, Chris Taylor, Tony Cranney), current members (Richard Holgarth, Simon Bowley, Dipster) and special guests Captain Sensible (The Damned), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC), Duncan Reid (The Boys), Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham (Nine Below Zero) and JC Carroll (The Members) all joining frontman Barrie Masters. Masters died suddenly on 2 October 2019 at the age of 63. A later inquest determined that his death was drug-related. Having already announced that Barrie would be retiring at the end of the year due to health concerns and after an enforced Covid Pandemic break throughout 2020, the band decided to return to the stage in 2021 with long time Bassist Ian 'Dipster' Dean taking over the vocal duties. Mic Stoner (Chords UK) replaced him on Bass and they are currently on a UK tour alongside Nine Below Zero. Guardians of the Legacy On 27 March 2022, they could be seen performing their new single "Guardians of the Legacy" on the Talking Pictures TV broadcast of The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read. "Guardians of the Legacy" is the title track from an album due to be issued on the anniversary of Masters death in October 2022. Musical style The band's early repertoire consisted of covers of 1960s R&B songs and original songs inspired by the likes of Dr. Feelgood. Known for their energy on stage, they attracted a younger audience than many pub rock bands. Although often categorised as one of the founding fathers of the punk era, they were simply interested in playing loud, fast, in-your-face Rock 'n' Roll. The energy and attitude certainly endeared them to punks and Joe Strummer stated that when he read about the band in a listings magazine it was the first time he had seen the word 'punk' used to describe a