Timeline of punk rock

This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the early 1960s to the present time. Bands or albums listed before 1974 are of diverse genres and are retrospectively called by their genre name that was used during the era of their release.

Protopunk

1958

Link Wray & His Ray Men release Rumble.

1960

1961

  • Bands formed
    • Les Blousons noirs
  • Songs
    • Eddie Soit Bon

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

Early punk

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

Punk rock

1976

1977

1978

  • Events
    • SST Records is established. Black Flag, Greg Ginn (guitarist/founder) creative outlet to release his band's music.
    • Sex Pistols' disastrous January US tour ends. Johnny Rotten walks off stage at Winterland in San Francisco, famously uttering "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
    • Colin Brunton, The Last Pogo. Filmed in Toronto featuring local and nationals, such as The Scenics, Cardboard Brains, The Secrets, The Mods, The Ugly, The Viletones, and Teenage Head. The show ends in a riot, signaling the original first-wave end.
    • Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) is charged with murder and the stabbing death of then girlfriend Nancy Spungen, found the morning of 12 October 1978 at New York's Hotel Chelsea.
    • The Boomtown Rats attain the first official UK number one single by a punk/new wave band.
    • Rough Trade Records (music store originally opened in London 1976) becomes a working record label and signs almost exclusively punk inspired bands.
    • Derek Jarman (Film director) releases Jubilee, cult punk-themed film, featuring Adam Ant, Toyah Willcox, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Jordan.
    • Blondie achieve worldwide success with, Parallel Lines, mixing styles of 1960s vocal pop, garage and punk rock energy. Debbie Harry becomes an icon for younger generations.

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

  • Events
    • Bad Brains released their first album without the original line-up.
    • Buzzcocks reform.
    • GG Allin dies of accidental heroin overdose.
    • The Gits, Mia Zapata is found raped and murdered.
    • Reagan Youth lead singer Dave Insurgent commits suicide.

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

  • Bands formed
    • 93Punx

2020

Further reading

  • Hudley Flipside (18 September 2018). Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine # 54 Ten Year Anniversary Issue. ISBN 9781691716999.

See also

References

  1. Martin C. Strong; Peel, John (2002). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Pub. ISBN 1-84195-312-1. Pioneers in the true sense of the word, the MC5 together with the STOOGES were the first real punk bands, the originators who were never bettered
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