David Stead (born 15 October 1966), is a drummer from Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
After his parents separated, Stead moved with his mother and siblings to Cottingham, a village on the outskirts of Hull.
He attended Cottingham High School, and following school worked as an electrical fitter for a few years,[quantify] after which he was employed part-time as a sound engineer at the nearby alternative live music club, The Adelphi.
[citation needed] When sixteen-years-old he, with his older brother Mick, started the band The Luddites, with himself on drums and Mark Fell (1962–1984) on bass.
[2] Following a July 2012 planning committee failure to add a bar licence for the venue Stead announced that he was closing the business.