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Surviving members of the Buzzcocks will be joined by Thurston Moore, Tim Burgess, The Damned, The Only Ones and The Skids at a concert in London arranged in memory of their late bandmate Pete Shelley. Related news:…

Buzzcocks live in Manchester, October 2014 (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever) Pete Shelley, lead singer of the Buzzcocks, has died at the age of 63. Related news: The Breeders announce spring/summer UK, European tour dates The Killers lead final names for Mad Cool Festival 2024 Adele adds four more Munich …

The Sex Pistols played other gigs outside of London in that blazing summer of 1976: visits to Scarborough’s Penthouse, Middlesbrough’s Town Hall and Reading University are far less chronicled, however, than the night they played to 40 astounded voyeurs at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall, a gig which it’s not…

The Rebellion Festival will be celebrating 40 years of punk with Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, The Damned, Flag, Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, CJ Ramone and others in August. Related news:…

There’ll be a celebration of 40 years of punk at the 2016 Isle Of Wight Festival, with Iggy Pop, The Damned and Buzzcocks all invited to the party. Related news:…

Live4ever’s Gary Mather was at the Tramlines Festival across Sheffield last weekend, soaking up a family orientated festival with lots of local artists mixed in with a number of big-name, headline acts. There was a definite urban feel this year thanks to the likes of De La Soul, The Sugarhill…

Buzzcocks live in Manchester, October 2014 (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever) Punk pioneers Buzzcocks came home to Manchester last weekend for a gig at the city’s Ritz venue – relive the evening courtesy of Live4ever’s Gary Mather by clicking on the lead image above. Related news: Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker …

May 20th-22nd saw the first Friends Of Mine Festival take place at the idyllic Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, showcasing a great line up of established acts such as Bad Lieutenant, the Buzzcocks and The Cribs alongside newly signed bands including Factory Floor and Where’s Strutter?. The  typical British weather, which even…

Nearly three years ago, indie Brit-rockers Pint Shot Riot played two sold-out shows at the Kasbah in their native city of Coventry. Over a thousand fans turned out for each concert, many of them teenagers, and all in attendance were rabid and ready to witness their hometown heroes seize a…

“Easily the best line up I’ve seen for a festival,” Mike Joyce. The Friends of Mine festival looks set to give the North West the summer music event it’s been waiting for with a first class list of bands and artists ready to perform, including Badly Drawn Boy, The Cribs…

Buzzcocks announce a massive tour of North America! The tour sees the godfathers of punk pop – Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle, Danny Farrant and Chris Remington – hit 22 cities in the US and Canada with more dates TBA. (dates below). Of their recent live date in San Jose CA,…

Buzzcocks …Buzzcocks released their classic single ‘Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t Have)?’. Formed in Bolton in 1976 by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley, the duo reportedly took the name ‘Buzzcocks’ after they read the headline ‘It’s The Buzz, Cocks!’ in a Time Out review of the TV…