The Flys were a British punk band formed in 1976 in Coventry, England, by guitarist‑vocalist Dave Freeman, bassist Joe Hughes, vocalist‑guitarist‑keyboardist Neil O'Connor, and drummer Pete King. After self‑releasing the EP Bunch of Five in 1977, they signed with EMI Records, issuing the EP Love and a Molotov Cocktail and the single "Fun City" in 1978; the same year the LP Waikiki Beach Refugees appeared. Their next LP, Own, launched in 1979 but never charted. They switched to Parlophone, released the EP Four From the Square and the single "What Will Mother Say", then disbanded in 1980. A 1990 compilation, Love and a Molotov Cocktail, and a 2001 reissue of Waikiki Beach Refugees preserved their brief legacy.
