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20 years ago
The Cramps – It Thing Hard-On (Live in Norway August 11, 2006 – TV broadcast)

3 months before their last show at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona.

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #thecramps #RipLuxInterior #punkrockhistoy

Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers performing at the Village Gate in New York City on August 19, 1977.

Photo by Ebet Robert

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #johnnythunders #theheartbreakers #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

48 years ago today
Sid Vicious performs with the White Kids at Electric Ballroom, London, UK, 15th August 1978.

From left to right – Nancy Spungen, Rat Scabies, Glen Matlock, Steve New, Sid Vicious.

Photo by © Mike Lawn

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #viciouswhitekids #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Happy Birthday today Feargal Sharkey (*1958) and Michael Bradley (*1959), founding members of the punk rock band The Undertones.

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #feargalsharky #michaelbradley #theundertones #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Released 49 years ago today
Gary Gilmore's Eyes, a single by the British punk rock band The Adverts

The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes Live @ Top Of The Pops 1977

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #theadverts #punkrockhistory

50 years ago

Gaye Advert and TV Smith at the 100 Club, 1976

Photo by Barry Plummer

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #gayeadvert #tvsmith #punklegends #theadverts #punkrockhistory

51 years ago

The first photograph of the Sex Pistols (Johnny Rotten, Glen Matlock, Steve Jones, and Paul Cook) in the backyard of a pub where they rehearsed in Chiswick, London, in August/September 1975.

Photo by John Gray

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #sexpistols #punkrockhistory

49 years ago today

The Clash, Topper Headon, Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer. 2nd Rock Festival "Punk". Mont de Marsan, Landes, France. August 5-6, 1977.

Photo by Jean Gaumy

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #theclash #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

48 years ago

The Clash - Safe European Home

London Music Machine - July 26, 1978

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #oldschoolpunk #theclash #history #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

49 years ago
David Johansen, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone, and Andy Paley at CBGB, July 1977.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory

49 years ago

The Ramones released their new single "Swallow My Pride" in July 1977, featuring "Pinhead" as the B-side, both from their second album, "Leave Home."

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #swallowmybride #history #punkrockhistory

45 years ago today

The Clash arrived at JFK Airport, New York City, July 26, 1981.

This marked the beginning of their 15-night residency at Bond's International Casino.

Photo by Allan Tannenbaum

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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

Ian Dury, Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie at The Limelight, London, '80s.

Photo by David Koppel

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #iandury #siouxsiesioux #Budgie #history #punkrockhistory

51 years ago today
Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Johnny Ramone and Joey Ramone outside CBGB, NYC July 18, 1975.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd

I wonder what she was thinking at that moment?

49 years ago
The Sex Pistols in Halmstad, Sweden, on July 15, 1977.

Photos by Lars Åström

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #sexpistols #history #punkrockhistory

49 years ago

The Saints - This Perfect Day [totp 14th July 1977]

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #thesaints #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

42 years ago

The Minutemen, Eugene, Oregon, "The Campaign Trail '84" tour.

Photo by Hank Trotter on July 3, 1984

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #punklegends #minutemen #dboon #history #punkrockhistory

Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)

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> 50 years ago today July 4, 1976, the Ramones performed at the Roundhouse in London, a show that became one of the most important moments in the history of punk #punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #ramones #roundhouse #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)

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> 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

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

50 years ago today

July 4, 1976, the Ramones performed at the Roundhouse in London, a show that became one of the most important moments in the history of punk

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #ramones #roundhouse #history #punkrockhistory #otd

50 years ago

The Sex Pistols recorded their first demos at Majestic Studios in Clapham, South West London, June 15, 1976

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #sexpistols #history #punkrockhistory

49 years ago today
Billy Idol with Generation X at the Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales, on June 14, 1977.

Photo by Lorraine Owen

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #GenerationX #billyIdol #punkrockhistory #otd

Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)

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> 46 years ago Joe Strummer - The Clash gig at Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Italy, on June, 1980. #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #theclash #joestrummer #punkrockhistory

Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)

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> Chrissie Hynde (lead singer of the band The Pretenders) together with punk icon Iggy Pop. This snapshot comes from the late Czech-American musician and photographer Ivan Kral, having worked closely with both artists and accompanied them on tour. #punklegends #chrissiehynde #iggypop