Plastic People Of The Universe

Czech alternative rock group. Formed in 1968 in Prague by Milan Hlavsa. Disbanded in 1988, reformed in the 1990s, regularly performing since 1997 until present. Band members 2016: Jiří Kabeš (leader, vocals, viola, theremin), Joe Karafiát (guitar), Vojtěch Starý (keyboards, vocals), Tomáš Skřivánek (2) (bass guitar), Jan Ježek (3) (drums). The Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) is a rock band from Prague, Czech Republic. It was the foremost representative of Prague’s underground culture (1968–1989). This avant-garde group went against the grain of the communist regime and due to its non-conformism often suffered serious problems such as arrests.