Buzzcocks live in concert.
ON TOUR

Buzzcocks

84
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

80
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Based on 
84
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 84 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Buzzcocks is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Buzzcocks concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dynamic, ferocious, powerful, graceful, frantic, charismatic, and nostalgic.

ON TOUR

Manchester Academy, Manchester, United Kingdom (June 1); The Piece Hall, Halifax, United Kingdom (August 3); The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD, United States (September 6);

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Latest Release

Come On, Buzzcocks! (2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Bolton, United Kingdom (1976 - present) (1976 – present)
Bio
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK in 1976, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley (1955 - 2018) for nearly their entire existence.
Has Performed With
The Fall, The Dollyrots, Residuels

Critic Concert Reviews

Mercury News (USA)

March 15, 2024
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The Buzzcocks brought tour to Great American Music Hall

Soundcheck SF (USA)

March 14, 2024
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English punk band Buzzcocks got a new singer a few years ago when their frontman Pete Shelley died, but he wasn’t just any old lead singer, he was the band’s longtime bassist Steve Diggle. And it turns out that Diggle is a great frontman, and seeing the Buzzcocks live is

Music-News.com (UK)

January 24, 2023
100
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After a challenging year due to serious health issues for Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings of From the Jam, the New Year got off to a healthy new Start! for the band at the Cambridge Corn Exchange.

Buzz Magazine (UK)

November 21, 2022
100
%
FROM THE JAM and BUZZCOCKS get down with the kids for night of new wave revelry

Louder Than War (UK)

June 27, 2019
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Buzzcocks: Royal Albert Hall, London – live review

NME (UK)

June 23, 2019
100
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Buzzcocks at Royal Albert Hall: a holy celebration of music, memories and Pete Shelley

The Telegraph (UK)

June 22, 2019
60
%
Buzzcocks, Royal Albert Hall, under-rehearsed and tuneless, yet Pete Shelley's songs remain bulletproof

Past critic reviews published in

LA Record (USA), Goldmine Magazine (USA), Dublin Concerts (Ireland), Gigging NI (Northern Ireland), The Big Takeover (USA) and more

Image Credit

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