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A Unique One-Off Evening with BUZZCOCKS, the SKIDS & PENETRATION at the Royal Albert Hall May 28, 2019 01:21 BST A Unique One-Off Evening with BUZZCOCKS, THE SKIDS & PENETRATION at the Royal Albert Hall Buzzcockscan confirm their performance on Friday 21 June 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall. After the tragic death of their frontman and founder member Pete Shelley, the remaining members felt that the evening should become a tribute to Pete and a celebration of his life. They will be performing with some special guest vocalists including Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible (The Damned), Peter Perrett (Only Ones), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Pauline Murray (Penetration), Richard Jobson (The Skids), original Buzzcocks Steve Garvey and John Maher and compere for the evening Paul Morley, with more guests to be announced soon. This will be first time that the Royal Albert Hall have hosted an evening of music featuring a three-band bill of some of the premier artists from the 1970’s punk and new wave scene. Buzzcocks. Formed in Manchester in February 1976 having witnessed the Sex Pistols play, they became the first British punk band to form their own label. They released their debut Spiral Scratch EP on New Hormones later that year. A few months later they signed to United Artists becoming one of the punk and new wave scene’s most enduring and successful bands enjoying consistent chart success with hits such as ‘Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)’, ‘What Do I Get?’ and ‘Promises’. They have toured with Nirvana and Pearl Jam, had a BBC TV show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks named after them. Indication of their longevity and influence. Watch video on YouTube here The Skidsfrom Falkirk were one of Scotland’s first ever punk bands. Formed by guitarist Stuart Adamson (later of Big Country) they were fronted by the charismatic Richard Jobson, often remembered for his electrifying Top Of The Pops appearances. Watch video on YouTube here Radio support from John Peel for their self-released ‘Charles’ EP led them to sign to Virgin Records in April 1978 with whom they had many successful singles including ‘Masquerade’, ‘Working For The Yankee Dollar’ and the Top 10 hit ‘Into The Valley’, before evolving their sound into a more post-punk direction. Their influence is still felt today with two of the biggest contemporary rock bands, Green Day and U2, uniting in 2006 to cover The Skids’ ‘The Saints Are Coming’, a track from the band’s ‘Wide Open’ EP from 1978 as a benefit for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The song reached number one in ten countries worldwide and number two in the UK charts. This will be The Skids last full band electric show for the foreseeable future. Opening the evening is Penetration, the North East of England’s first punk band and one of the few to be fronted by a woman; in this case the irrepressible Pauline Murray. Their debut single, ‘Don’t Dictate’, released in 1977 on Virgin Records, remains an enduring classic of the era as does their seminal debut album Moving Targets. Watch video on YouTube here One of the first punk bands to move in a new wave direction, this brought them their greatest success with the hit single ‘Come Into The Open’, before Pauline Murray left to pursue a solo career. Artist quotes: “I’m looking forward to an amazing show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It’s going to be the perfect setting for us and our fans to pay tribute to Pete Shelley.” – Steve Diggle, Buzzcocks “The Albert Hall gig is going to be an extraordinary event. Hopefully our greatest gig! Im practising my back flip especially for the night(LOL) It’s going to be the the last Skids gig for a while so my friends lets rip the roof off AHOY! AHOY!” –Richard Jobson, vocalist The Skids “The band are looking forward to our appearance at the iconic Royal Albert Hall with Buzzcocks and The Skids. From the tiny Roxy Club in 1977 to the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in 2019, it’s been quite a journey!” – Pauline Murray, singer Penetration TICKETS! The Dirty Water Club started in October 1996 in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood of north London, at a venue called The Boston. The club's name is derived from The Standells' 1966 hit 'Dirty Water' which glorifies the US city of Boston, Massachusetts. Past performers have included The White Stripes (voted by Q Magazine as one of the top 10 gigs of all time, Mojo one of the top 30 and Kerrang one of the top 100!), The Gories, Country Teasers, Black Lips, NOBUNNY, Kid Congo Powers, The Fleshtones, Billy Childish, Radio Birdman, The Dirtbombs, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The 5.6.7.8's, The Horrors and The Brian Jonestown Massacre to name just a few. The club has also seen some original '60s performers, such as The Monks, ? and the Mysterians, Kim Fowley, Sky Saxon, GONN, Michael Davis of the MC5 and more grace its stage. Their in-house record label, Dirty Water Records, is one of the leading garage/beat/(real) R&B labels in the world. Contacts Matt Hunter Press Contact Managing Director [email protected] 4802536471.
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