A catalogue of KLF Representation or references in popular culture by famous or notable people, other bands, in non-KLF media, or in other surprising places.
We don’t include images of regular fans wearing their KLF merch. However images of unknown unfamous randos wearing KLF merch on (e.g.) TV programmes are definitely encouraged.
Thanks to a whole host of K-spotters out there! Credited where known.
Compiled and edited by J R Binks for whatthefu.uk.
Yazz “The Only Way Is Up” video (1988) features a copy of a KLF Communications 12” release being scratched
[Thx Jethro R Binks]
Maxi Priest “Wild World” video (1988) features a copy of The Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” 7” single in flight.
[Thx Tony Hassall]
Beatmasters feat Merlin “Who’s In The House” video (1988) features a guest appearance from Ford Timelord [thx Jethro R Binks]:
EMF drummer on Top Of The Pops 31Jan1991 [thx Talit Malik Mohmood]: https://youtu.be/bFvdIssKcME
Jesus Jones “Blissed” video (1991) features a long-sleeved Pyramid Blaster shirt [thx Tim Woodside]:
Boy George in Jesus Loves You wearing KLF trousers on-stage (1991)
[thx Klas Hjertman]:
BB Brunes “Nico Teen Love” video (2010) features a copy of the French “America: What Time Is Love / Justified & Ancient” picture disc on the turntable [thx Scorpi Olivier]:
Pixie Geldof on Tumblr (~2010?) [thx Andrew Lee]:
https://viaduct-s-blog.tumblr.com/post/5337498668/turner-d-century-pixie-geldof-wearing-a-klf
Grimes (Claire Boucher) with vintage KLF t-shirt in this i-D photo shoot (2015) [thx Andrew Lee]:
https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/qv8zz5/grimes-welcome-to-realiti
Róisín Murphy serial offender of KLF t-shirts on her social media feeds (many now deleted), 2015 at doorway [thx Jai Nelson], 2016 portrait with necklace [thx Jai Nelson], 2020 BBC Radio 6 Music #TShirtDay 20Nov2020 [thx Brian Coffey]
Jesus Jones “Where Are All The Dreams” video (2018) features probably the same long-sleeved Pyramid Blaster shirt [thx David Lee Ashkenazi]:
The Fierce And The Dead flaunting KLF T-shirt at a gig at the Black Heart in London (2018) [thx Ian R McSherry]:
Photo by Andy Wilson, 2018
Old man in KLF cap (2020?) [thx Miroslav Wmk Kamenkovic].
Sheep in KLF apparel from “The White Room” launch in Munich c.1990 [thx Marvin Assmann]
A Random Raver [thx Gordon Linton, from the Acid Casuals FB group]
KLF T shirt featured in scene in US HBO show “Betty” (Season 1 Episode 6) (2020) [thx Paul Locker]:
DJ Trevor Broadbank, Altern 8 page admin, wearing KLF T shirt (2021) [thx Mark Rolfe]:
KLF shirt by guitarist of Sewer Trench live in Deptford 2022 [thx Phil Armstrong]
DJ Carl Craig with Trancentral T-shirt E1 London 2022 [thx George Esél]
Dave McClean of Djano Django in Trancentral T-shirt holding a copy of Space 2023 [thx Mandy Winter]
A fan in the crowd for Front 242 West Palm Beach Florida 2022-09-17 [thx Simon Glass] https://youtu.be/GeX3iFirdDk
Errol Nicholson (Black Steel) always representin, 2019 [thx Winston Cousier]
Maxine Harvey, Winston Cousier and Errol Nicholson c.2022 [thx Winston Cousier]
It's Grim Up North T shirt in audience Rapination TOTP 1993-02-04 [thx Ian Robert]
Young Scientist Anna laptop from Danish TV Air Advent Calendar 2021 [thx Michael Jørgensen]
Alex Gimeno, the original Nerve Girl, and Jimmy Cauty wearing Nerve Girl T-shrt in the It’s Grim Up North video, 1992 [thx Alex Gimeno]
Two copies of an Arista double-sided promotional poster appear in the radio station set on Season 3 of Beverly Hills 90210 (Spelling Television/Fox 1992), mostly notably in episode 17. One side of the poster features The White Room album cover and “The KLF” logo white-on-black, and is visible at the rear of the studio. The other side of the poster features “The KLF” logo white-on-black framed in white and the “Why Sheep?” album inner sleeve shot in red, and is visible to the side of the studio.
The poster was available here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/klf-album-poster-white-room-original-3764150419
[thx Stéphane Monthieu originally, and further dedikated investigation by Nick Gilmour and Jai Nelson]
808 State “Lift” video (1991) features the words “KLF” on a flying character
[thx David Lee Ashkenazi]
Chemical Brothers “Setting Sun” video (1996) features an “It’s Grim Up North” T shirt [thx Nick Gilmour/Thomas Touzimsky]:
Saint Etiene “I've Got Your Music” video (2012) featuring lots of fans holding up their favourite records [thx Nick Gilmour]:
The DJ Producer T shirts [thx Michiel Pronk]
DJ Joachim Garraud at Gagarine Party Moscow 1991 [thx Stéphane Monthieu]
“What Time Is Love?” book by Holly Williams (2022) featuring a mention of the track [thx J R Binks]:
https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/holly-williams/what-time-is-love/9781398706293/
Adam Mole with Pop Will Eat Itself performing London October 2024 [thx Phil Armstrong]
Lee Bulford from The Body in The Wire magazine issue 487 2024 [thx Peter Jonathan]:
https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/487
Kuba Wandachowicz from Poland’s Cool Kids Of Death [thx Adam Czarnecki]
Alfie Cauty shirt 2323 [thx Jens Rößger-Wüste]
Portugal, The Man video “What, Me Worry?” accompanying the lyric “Burn, baby, we can burn it all down, a million pounds, baby, Join the KLF and sail us up the Congo” [thx Al Cleminan]:
The White Room poster on the wall of Todd Landers’ bedroom in Australian soap Neighbours episode 1476 (1992) [thx Nick Gilmour]
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6rqqqz (from about 16:23)
Martin Lampitt (Lamp), drummer in Bang Bang Machine wearing shirt (c.1992) [thx Nick Gilmour]
“Chill Out” cover homage featuring sheep and Ford Timelord by Danish electronic act Infernal in promo video for their album “Hormesis” (2023) [thx Mathias Buch Jensen]
The song “Origami” by Cool Kids Of Death feat. Belmondawg (2024) mentions Jarvis Cocker and the KLF. The lyric translates as: “Nothing has worked out, and little has changed, like the song by Jarvis Cocker … When they talk to me too much I'm putting on ‘Chill Out’ by KLF”. [thx Adam Czarnecki]
Comedian Tom Ward being serial offender of KLF T-shirt wearing (2022) [thx Paul Essom]
Soulwax’s studio featuring a copy of the diminutive later edition of “The Manual”, as featured in Dezeen magazine (2021) [thx Christopher Lloyd] https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/07/soulwax-glenn-sestig-deewee-recording-studio/
“Good name for a band” remark in Doctor Who Season 2 Ep 6 “The Interstellar Song Contest” (2025) [thx Nick Gilmour]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interstellar_Song_Contest
Lee Bulford from The Body again this time performing with Dis Fig for Audiotree live June 30, 2024 [thx Adam Czarnecki]
Red Axes release “Waiting For A Surprise” (2015) apes the sleeve design of K Foundation “K Cera Cera (War Is Over If You Want It)” [thx Tim Woodside]
https://www.discogs.com/master/898144-Red-Axes-Waiting-For-A-Surprise
KLF doodles on the inner artwork of Cut Copy’s album Bright Like Neon Love (2004), by group founder Dan Whitman [thx Alex Nicholson] https://www.discogs.com/master/106771-Cut-Copy-Bright-Like-Neon-Love
The song “Famous as F*@k” by Goldie Lookin Chain & Secondson (2004) features the lyrics “Pulling publicity stunts like my man Jimmy Cauty / Instead of a million quid I only burnt forty” at 2:24 [thx Gus Thomson]
More from Saint Etienne (see also REP33). The song “Mario’s Cafe” by Saint Etienne (1993) features the lyric (at 1:49):
“And Eubank wins the fight; And did you see the KLF last night?”
https://youtu.be/JZm31xMRp4A (Youtube closed captions did not do a good job of capturing this lyric)
The band confirmed that lyric refers to The KLF’s appearance at Land Of Oz, Heaven, 31 Jul 1989, where the “live” version of “What Time Is Love?” that appears on “The What Time Is Love Story” was recorded. Presumably the Eubank win mentioned is that over Les Wisniewski on 28 Jun 1989.
This is not the only reference; in the song “Fairground Rock and Roll” (2012), Sarah Cracknell sings (at 1:24):
“Then along came the KLF, the Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff”
In “Popular” (2012) (at 2:24):
“It's ‘3 a.m. Eternal’ and it's ‘Band of Gold’ and ‘Mighty Quinn’”
[thx Stephen Rennicks / Nick Gilmour]
More from serial repper Adam Mole of Pop Will Eat Itself, fresh from their touring (see REP37), the shirt makes an appearance (from 8s and throughout) in the “Built For Fun” video (2025) [thx Jose Martos]
https://youtu.be/uhX5avADlQ8
Adam Mole from Pop Will Eat Itself repping yet again (see also REP55) while announcing the Poppies’ partnership with the Green Acres Future project.
On the rear sleeve of The Impossible Dream EP by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, the track “When Thesauruses Ruled The Earth” has a note: “* A node and a wink to EMF, KLF and PWEI”. [thx Iain Tarr]
https://www.discogs.com/master/92205-Carter-The-Unstoppable-Sex-Machine-The-Impossible-Dream-EP
Homeless person loitering outside a door at 120 Powis Terrace London W11 sometime before 2012 [thx Phil Blake / Nick Gilmour]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DHLootH5kWZ49j8R6
Audience member spotted with KLF jumper on TNT Sports 2 13 Dec 2025 [thx Len Goody]
Another appearance for Pop Will Eat Itself, here is Ian Hoxley from the band sporting what is a “K2 Plant Hire - K2K Kradle To Brick” shirt while performing at Manchester Academy 2 28th Sep 2024. The third clear image by Sara-Louise Bowrey, in-house photographer at De La Warr Pavilion, 19 Jul 2025. [thx Andy Gell]
Audience member on Top Gear, series 13 episode 5 (19 Jul 2009) [thx Phil Blake]
Multiple offender Tim Garbut from Utah Saints, who often wears K-related merch at events; check out their Instagram [thx Andrew Lee]
If you need any more proof of their Dedikation to the Kause, here they are mashing up with WTIL:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_8abfHNPYk
And again (RCKMAN):
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_vYxxcihLX
