Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto.
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Buzzcocks'slley died in 2018, but the band has remained active.
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Buzzcocks intended to play at this concert, but the other musicians dropped out, and Shelley and Devoto were unable to recruit replacements in time for the gig.
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Buzzcocks returned to college for a year, then formed Magazine.
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Buzzcocks reformed several times after 1989, featuring Shelley and Diggle with other musicians; initially with Maher and Garvey for a world tour, then briefly replacing Maher with Smiths drummer Mike Joyce.
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On 9 November 2009, Buzzcocks gave a performance on a small balcony overlooking Dame Street in Dublin, for the music viral show BalconyTV.
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In June 2019, Buzzcocks performed with several guest vocalists as a tribute to Shelley.
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Steve Diggle has said that Buzzcocks will continue, with the post-Shelley Buzzcocks being a 'new era'.
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