Overview

• David Thomas passed away on April 23, 2025, in Brighton & Hove, UK, after a prolonged illness, with his wife and youngest stepdaughter by his side.
• Thomas, the only constant member of Pere Ubu since its 1975 formation in Cleveland, was instrumental in defining the band's avant-garde sound and influence on alternative rock.
• He co-founded the proto-punk band Rocket From the Tombs in the mid-1970s, a group that significantly influenced the U.S. punk movement despite its brief existence.
• At the time of his death, Thomas was recording his final album, which Pere Ubu has pledged to complete and release, alongside his nearly finished autobiography and live-show tape archives.
• Per his wishes, Thomas's body will be returned to his Pennsylvania farm, where he requested to be 'thrown in the barn.'