Huggy Bear were an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 and based in Brighton; active for three years, they played their final gig in December 1994.

[3][4][5][6] For the majority of their existence, they refused to be photographed or interviewed by mainstream press,[2] nor gave their full names once they began releasing records formally.

"[7] Future Goldblade frontman and editor of music blog Louderthanwar, John Robb was with the band in the studio and said no-one got bitten and the security was heavy-handed and had to be calmed down.

In 2024, a Huggy Bear retrospective book Killed (Of Kids) was published, featuring zines, memorabilia and an oral history of the band.

[11] A book launch was held at New River Studios[12] at which former band members Hill, Slade, and Rowley performed Huggy Bear songs for the first time in thirty years.

In 1993, Rowley and Johnson released an EP as The Element of Crime on Soul Static Sound records, with members of Linus, Skinned Teen, Sister George and Blood Sausage.

[13] Elliott and Johnson also joined Blood Sausage, while Rowley assisted Skinned Teen live and with artwork, and Elliot guested on their 1994 album.

[15][16] Since then, she has released The Serpentine Path on Going In, The Wave Ahead EP on Mysteries of the Deep and, in 2024, a third album, Let Go Your Fear on Castles in Space, and contributed to a number of compilations.