Tin Pot Operation or TPO are an indie-punk band originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, where they have a large local following. They are notorious for the political content of their music with songs about racism, media manipulation and war. The band have also played support to The Stranglers, aslan and Duke Special and, most recently, were picked by The Damned to play as part of their Twisted Cabaret show in Belfast. The political content of their music has also seen them listed at The Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University.