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47 years ago
Buzzcocks play a legendary show at Club 57 in New York in September 1979.

Photo: Frank Pelzman

#punk #punks #punkrock #buzzcocks #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd

50 years ago
Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones on stage at CBGB’s, NYC. September 1976.

📸 © Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #50years

50 years ago
Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones on stage at CBGB’s, NYC. September 1976.

📸 © Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #50years

50 years ago
Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones on stage at CBGB’s, NYC. September 1976.

📸 © Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #50years

50 years ago
Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones on stage at CBGB’s, NYC. September 1976.

📸 © Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #50years

50 years ago
Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones on stage at CBGB’s, NYC. September 1976.

📸 © Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #50years

Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) and punk rock icon Johnny Thunders at Jerry Nolan's birthday Party, Max's Kansas City, May 7, 1980

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #johnnythunders #chrissiehynde #jerrynolan #punkrockhistory

Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) and punk rock icon Johnny Thunders at Jerry Nolan's birthday Party, Max's Kansas City, May 7, 1980

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #johnnythunders #chrissiehynde #jerrynolan #punkrockhistory

Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) and punk rock icon Johnny Thunders at Jerry Nolan's birthday Party, Max's Kansas City, May 7, 1980

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #johnnythunders #chrissiehynde #jerrynolan #punkrockhistory

Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) and punk rock icon Johnny Thunders at Jerry Nolan's birthday Party, Max's Kansas City, May 7, 1980

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #johnnythunders #chrissiehynde #jerrynolan #punkrockhistory

Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) and punk rock icon Johnny Thunders at Jerry Nolan's birthday Party, Max's Kansas City, May 7, 1980

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #johnnythunders #chrissiehynde #jerrynolan #punkrockhistory

52 years ago
Patti Smith/Television - early punk poster advertising a series of shows at Max’s Kansas City, August / September 1974

Patti Smith performed as a skeletal trio with Lenny Kaye on guitar and Richard Sohl on piano, while Television featured its earliest configuration with Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell, Richard Lloyd, and Billy Ficca.

#punk #punkrock #punklegends #pattismith #television #history #punkrockhistory

50 years ago
Siouxsie Sioux & Steve Severin, John Ingham (standing) and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols as captured by Ray Stevenson in August 1976, after the “Screen on the Green” punk concert in Islington

#punk #punkrock #punklegends #50years #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Happy 71th birthday Rat Scabies

Still touring with The Damned and still a fantastic drummer

The Damned - New Rose - Live 50th Anniversary Show Wembley Arena London 11th April 2026

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #ratscabies #thedamned #ratscabies #50years #punkrockhistory

50 years ago

6 singles released in 1976.

Each record, in its own way, served as a starting point for the punk movement.

Do you have—or did you have—any of these on your shelf?

#50years #punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #punkrockhistoy

50 years ago

Patti Smith, Lou Reed, John Cale and David Byrne at the Ocean Club in NYC, July 1976.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#50years #punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory

50 years ago today
Patti Smith on stage at The Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park, NYC. July 9, 1976.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #punklegends #pattismith #50years #punkhistory #otd

Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)

https://bsky.app/profile/punkrockhistory.bsky.social/post/3mps5ycxuek2w

> 45 years ago today Famous flip shot of skater Chuck Burke taken during Stiff Little Fingers / Adolescents / D.O.A. show at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, California, July 4, 1981. Photo by Edward Colver #punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #skatepunk #history #otd #punkrockhistory

One year ago today

In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ThePogues #history #otd #ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy