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On this day, 10 May 1978, punk rock legends the Buzzcocks, played Cardiff’s Top Rank with support provided by Penetration.
The band had just released their first album Another Music In A Different Kitchen and singles What Do I Get and I Don’t Mind, both making the UK singles chart.
Formed in Bolton in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene.
Devoto left the band in 1977, after which Pete Shelley became the principal singer-songwriter. After releasing three albums, as well as the "Singles Going Steady" compilation, the band broke up in 1981 following a dispute with their then-record label, but reunited in 1989, since releasing six more albums. Shelley died on 6 December 2018.
Setlist
Fast Cars
Get on Our Own
Sixteen
Moving Away From the Pulsebeat
Fiction Romance
Breakdown
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
What Do I Get?
Real World
Noise Annoys
Love You More
I Don't Mind
Autonomy
Encore:
Boredom
Oh Shit!
Encore 2:
Time's Up