The Buzzcocks Live 

I remember seeing this performance on telly in my teens and being struck by 3 things; Firstly, that John Maher was not only a fantastic drummer but possibly the coolest man on the planet. Secondly what a unique stage presence and voice Pete Shelley had (who bizarrely I always thought looked like a slightly camp version of Peter Gabriel here). But mainly I was just struck but what a great band they were, with every song they play here being an absolute corker. This is the first time I've seen this since then, so thanks for posting!

RIP Pete Shelley. Thank you so much for your contribution to rock music.

Love how you can see Pete look up the moment Diggle misses a note at 12:56 and then they seamlessly jam their way into giving him a do-over, which he does flawlessly. No band has ever sounded better than this.

0:06 Nothing Left, 5:41 Autonomy, 9:46 Moving Away From the Pulsebeat, 15:18 Noise Annoys, 18:28 You Say You Don't Love Me, 21:28 ESP, 24:08 Walking Distance, 26:21 Why Can't I Touch It?, 31:17 Everybody's Happy Nowadays, 34:40 Harmony in My Head, 37:56 Fast Cars, 40:24 Ever Fallen in Love, 43:20 I Believe,

This video changed my life.

One of the best bands ever.

Wow! This is fantastic!

those snares hit that guitar riff right in the delicates

Keep searching out these fantastic live Buzzcocks gigs as if i ever needed convincing they were just the best ever! Im 70 next year and hope to see them at them playing live again soon.

the first anarchopunk band of all time

Insane musicianship. This is my formative music, never realised how technically adept they were back in the day and ahead of their time.. Good god.

"Everybody's happy nowadays." - Brave New World - Aldous Huxley.

This is fantastic. Thank you!

Ah, how fine it was! Saw them once in this era, 1979-1980, again in 1991 when the Greatest Hits CD came out, and a year later for "Trade Test Transmissions." Equal parts Mersey Beat and white noise is how I described them, then. Shelly's XL-1 solo album fits in nicely too. I was delighted when my daughter enjoyed"Telephone Operator". Got your "Dad Rock" right here!

first saw live Buzzcocks in 1979 age 14 supported by Joy Division & saw them lot's over the years always Brilliant & probably the most important punk band ever more the the Pistols were etc R.I.P Pete Shelley

I was there. Thanks for uploading ❤

Cheers for uploading this, absolutely brilliant. Some great live versions of great songs.

Magic mood on stage that night.

I can hear the influence of The Buzzcocks in so many other bands from way back when right up to the here and now. I can still remember being so embarrassed asking for their Orgasm Addict single at a market stall in a time that seemed like everything was in black and white. If anybody asked me what a punk guitar band sounds like this is where I’d direct them.

Magnificent. RIP Pete Secret Public member

I forgot how good this band were.

Seen them at creast hotel Sylvania Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 small gig but rocked the neighbourhood. Ha ha yeah 😄

Legends 1000%

This is great, great stuff!

This is the slowest tempo I have ever heard them play these songs live! 🔊

Pete looking particularly beautiful here! :0)

40:25 is ever fallen in love. The best song I have ever heard. It gives me the chills. Boredom is also a good song.

1990 seems longer ago than the 80s to me. one of my favourite bands.

If these guys got a nickel for every 90's punk band that used their riffs..

thanks so much for posting, this concert and quality is unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

excellent band. lockTight. thanks for posting.

Great performance, memories of the 70's flooding back..... now 57, so I'd go back in a half heartbeat!! To be a teen again.... Dunno why, but Rick from The Young Ones (Rik Mayall) always reminded me of Pete Shelley. I've always wondered if it was intentional.

Thanxx a lot for posting, man !! 👻

they are tight as ....f ' in fab

brilliant

¡que buen bajo! chingones

someone really needs to do a mash-up of pulsebeat & saucerful of secrets.

❤

Does anybody know the precise date/venue of this performance? It's not even labelled on the CD/DVD that's available.

cool as fuck...awesome band

Ice got jealous.. coz they so cool

XOXO!!!

Wow!!!

nice one

So who mimicked who??? Johnny or Pete????

The Buzzcocks The FN Balls.

where was this filmed and what year you just forget how good this band was

Details on this show? Seems well into the 80s. The band is so locked in and looking so fit.

Pete has a slight look of a young Johnny Marr about him in this.

Year please?

What's the name of the song, they start playing at the beginning? It's driving me crazy!

When?

used to see pete in the local morrisons. rip

When and where was this?

joder que conciertazo, lo ves desde la primera a la última. Luego dirán que los punks no saben tocar... XD

where was this gig/??

Fuck me, how can you fuck up the solo on Pulsebeat ? Always used to laugh when watching the Stranglers cuz Hugh would always fuck up at least one solo and you were just waiting for which one it would be, most embarrassingly normally Golden Brown but don't think even Hugh could fuck up Pulsebeat

Song 2 much? Blur and Elastica ripped off Buzzcocks.

I'm sorry to say but this show in my opinion is lacking emotion, it doesn't feel like rock and roll.

much better without the lead singer on this who has since been replaced

On my bucket list