The Buzzcocks made their official live debut in July 1976, opening a gig for the soon-to-be-legendary Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. It was, indeed, the start of ...

As the 1980s began, Pete Shelley found himself at a low ebb. Since their very first gigs in 1976, his band Buzzcocks had easily distinguished themselves among the punk-rock moshpit. Disdaining the ...

Pete Shelley was the first person to make punk rock for everyone. The singer-guitarist, who died yesterday at the age of 63, fronted the pioneering punk band Buzzcocks. While never quite as well known ...

The Buzzcocks were back in the Bay Area on Thursday night. Yet, it was a different kind of Buzzcocks that took the stage at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. It was the first time that ...

The Buzzcocks were born 40 years ago on stage at Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, opening for the Sex Pistols in their first live performance. That legendary show, on June 4, 1976, ...

Punk rock legend and Buzzcocks leader Steve Diggle constantly is looking forward with his music, regularly constructing songs and thinking about what comes next for the band. Yet at the same time, ...

I was backstage with Buzzcocks at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, November 1993, right after the four-piece group had played a ferocious life-and-punk-rock affirming set to a full house. It was just ...

A box set of the UK pop/punk quartet’s 12 7" singles comprehensively documents the band’s rapid evolution, capturing the group’s energy in short, controlled bursts. To kick off 2021, Domino returns to ...

Spill a drink and smash the glass for the late, great Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks, one of the most humane, compassionate, emotionally raw songwriters punk rock ever coughed up, not to mention the ...

The Way is the converse of what Buzzcocks fans might have come to expect from the band at this point in the game: Instead of growing soft and slick while retaining their songwriting prowess, they’ve ...

16:18, Mon, Feb 2, 2026 Updated: 12:26, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 The Buzzcocks lead singer has opened up on his real feelings towards the hit TV show that took his band's name. Never Mind the Buzzcocks was a ...