Classic Rock

Buzzcocks

“The set is now three quarters the songs that I wrote. And the ones Pete and I wrote together, like Fast Cars and Promises, were usually mine.”

Formed in Manchester in 1976, Buzzcocks notched an impressive run of his singles and albums, and even had their name used for the title of a TV quiz show. The passing of singer, guitarist and writer Pete Shelley in 2018 threatened to end it all, but co-guitarist Steve Diggle had other ideas.

Six years into what we must term the post-Shelley

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