Matt McManamon and Charlie Turner met at the Merchant Taylor's School for Boys in Crosby Liverpool and as teenagers formed a band, Rest Home.

They began to tour heavily throughout the UK, supporting artists such as Morrissey, Kasabian, The Thrills, The Music, The Coral, The Zutons, The Bees and Supergrass.

On 1 September 2007, The Dead 60s performed in front of around 30,000 people at Ward Park, Bangor, Northern Ireland, at a gig headlined by Snow Patrol.

Artists featured included: Horace Andy, The Upsetters, Tapper Zukie, The Reggaeites and Lloyd Robinson.

[5] On 15 November 2007, Terry Hall joined the band for their encore at a Fred Perry subculture gig at the 100 Club, London.

The song "Riot Radio" is featured in the film, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings.

[11] Ben Gordon, Charlie Turner and Bryan Johnson backed Terry Hall at a rare solo show at the 100 Club, London in June 2008.

[12] Bryan Johnson toured and recorded with Cold Specks, Basia Bulat, Tom Speight and Tom Visser, recorded TV & Film soundtracks for Ashes, Spike Island and The Athena with Tim Wheeler and Ilan Ishkeri, and performed in Creation Stories.

[13] Matt McManamon toured with The Specials as lead guitarist and is currently working on his debut solo album, Scally Folk, scheduled to be released on 28 May 2021.