10 Facts About Buzzcocks

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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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2.

Buzzcocks'slley died in 2018, but the band has remained active.

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3.

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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4.

Buzzcocks returned to college for a year, then formed Magazine.

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5.

Buzzcocks'slley performed the song live, with Plant, Daltrey, Gilmour, Hook and Jeff Beck at the 2005 UK Music Hall of Fame.

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6.

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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7.

In July 2009, Buzzcocks played in Serbia for the second time, at the EXIT festival in Novi Sad.

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8.

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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9.

In June 2019, Buzzcocks performed with several guest vocalists as a tribute to Shelley.

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10.

Steve Diggle has said that Buzzcocks will continue, with the post-Shelley Buzzcocks being a 'new era'.

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