Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks were one of the key first generation punk rock bands in the mid to late 1970s.

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The band was formed by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto soon after they had met and travelled to London together to see the Sex Pistols in February 1976. Shelley and Devoto were impressed by what they saw and arranged for the Sex Pistols to come and perform at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, in June 1976. Buzzcocks intended to play at this concert but were unable to do so as they lacked both a bassist and a drummer at the time. Once they had recruited Steve Diggle and John Maher to the band, they finally made their debut opening for the Sex Pistols' second Manchester gig in July 1976.

Punk rock: Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Damned, The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash. The term is also used to describe subsequent music scenes that share key characteristics with thos...

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Pete Shelley: Pete Shelley was born as Peter McNeish on April 17, 1955 in Leigh. He was the lead singer and songwriter of the Buzzcocks, one of the first generation of punk groups....