Dead City Riots formed in late 2001, original members David Cunningham (vocals) and Paul Clark (guitar) spent the first few months writing and rehearsing before starting to play gigs in the Glasgow area. Early 2002 saw Cameron Smart join on bass and with Chris Coll joining on drums in late 2002 the current line up was complete.

The band play regularly at venues such as King Tuts, Barfly, The Cathouse and Nice n’ Sleazy’s and have built up a very loyal following. They have supported acts such as Kasabian, King Adora, Brigade, The Miles Hunt Club (ex wonderstuff), Lost Alone, The Ga Ga’s, Sluts of trust, Chikinki, Smother, Fallen To, Dead Fly Buchowski and many more. The band have played gigs all over the U.K. including their first headline gig in London, they’re currently planning more dates around the country for 2007. They have been described as a cross between grunge and hard rock with a bit of punk thrown in for good measure.

The band have released two ep’s on their own Chicken Physics label, both have received airplay on college, local and national radio including a track from their “What’s my pill?” ep winning the demo vote on Vic Galloway’s show on BBC Radio Scotland, .they’ve also recorded a session for Subcity Radio. The band have released a single on Glasgow label Podboy Records and their debut album, which was recorded with Chris Gordon (Baby Chaos, Deckard, Union of Knives), was released in October 2006 on Casket/Copro Records.