Buzzcocks

Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto formed Buzzcocks in Bolton in February 1976. The band, completed by the addition of Steve Diggle and John Maher, opened for the Sex Pistols in Manchester on July 20th.

Gigs in Manchester and London followed and by the end of 1976, Buzzcocks became one of the first groups to form their own independent record label - New Hormones - on which they released the now-legendary and seminal ?Spiral Scratch' EP.

The following year saw the departure of Devoto and the recruitment of bassist Steve Garvey. In August 1977, the band signed a recording contract with United Artists Records and released the landmark ?Orgasm Addict' single. This was swiftly followed by ?What Do I Get?' - the band's first entry into the UK top 40 singles chart and the first of a string of chart singles. Over the next three years, Buzzcocks toured extensively and released a trilogy of outstanding albums: Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Love Bites and A Different Kind of Tension, as well as the hugely influential and popular Singles Going Steady compilation. In 1981, the band went their separate ways to undertake new projects. 1989 saw the reconvened Shelley/Diggle/Garvey/Maher line-up tour the world again by popular demand.

Few have had the longevity and sustained creative energy to produce the seemingly endless stream of truly original and fantastic pop songs, that Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle have consistently delivered over the last Five decades. Original and best.

Presented by The Pad Presents.

This is an 14+ event. Under 16s accompanied by adult.