The History of: Siouxsie & the Banshees 

I bought Juju in 1982 and it blew my mind! I still do my makeup like her and im 63 now! 😂 RIP John McGeoch, my all time favourite guitarist! 🙏❤❤❤

now 54 yrs old and still listen to siouxsie daily. absolute best

Cities in Dust is a masterpiece. Love these guys since the early 80s.

One of my all-time favorite bands. They are absolutely amazing.

This band changed things, made it better, incredible sound. Never gets old.

Always a great show no matter her lineup. Had the privilege to see her perform several times in the 80’s, and she’s still on my playlists…

Never really got them until recently I heard “Spellbound” and wow what a track I am now totally hooked

They were exceptional when i saw them in 77/78/79. Siouxsie had presence & sang with attack & venom. Now she rocks the Skechers on stage.😢

I was lucky enough to see the original line up live in 1978 as a 15 year old. It was the only time I saw them live.

You could have mentioned the one solo album Siouxsie did post Banshees. She launched a major tour with the album Mantaray.

I just want to say thank you Siouxsie & the Banshees🙏 You helped me thru a lot. A lot! ❤

It was great to hear the history of this iconic band. I first heard them on the legendary WLIR radio on Long Island, and immediately fell in love with their style and Siouxsie’s voice. She was such an influence on me as a vocalist. I regret only seeing them once in concert! Next to The Smiths they are my favorite 80’s band. 🖤

I first heard Siouxsie and the Banshees when I was in rehab. We were able to bring music for the rec room, and that's when I heard Happy House. I've been a huge fan ever since. That's also when I was introduced to the Cure with Killing An Arab.

Juju was great from top to bottom. Great songs all the way through one of my all time favorites

What a band. Still playing them tunes. Over the airwaves in my happy house. Siouxsie screaming at the neighbours and my rebellious teenage daughter doing her makeup.

Very thorough and enjoyable history of the band! The Peepshow release coincided with a big turning point for the better in my life. Thanks for putting this together and publishing it!

We caught them at the Roxy with Talking Heads and X back in - I think - 1978. Fantastic evening.

Siuoxsie at cruel world was life changing!

Kiss them for me is a great song.

The banshees are my favourite ever band

I've sometimes called Siouxsie and the Banshees my all time favorite band. The first time I heard them was in the movie "Out of Bounds", where they were performing Cities in dust. I found them haunting and intriguing and I had to get my hands on more

Loved this. Great crisp documentary style. Very underrated channel

wonderfull voice, dark landscapes strong rythmic and sound variations Susan forerver in rock history !

Peek a boo still scares me to this day and I have no idea why this song does that to me.

I still have every LP and play them today . When I was a kid siouxsie the damned and crass were 3 of my favourite punk bands 👍

I was 15 when I went to my first concert and it was the Banshees’ Peep Show Tour. That show is still my favorite concert show of all time. And that’s after probably several hundreds of concerts since then. And she still kills it. I watched her last year in Pasadena and she was amazing.

Did you forget to mention that Steve Jones played on three songs for kaleidoscope?

Incredible how many breakthrough fresh albums they had.

As great as a SATB history video is, I cannot believe you completely skipped the Nocturne live album and video. The band was defined by its live intensity, and Nocturne was a spectacular tour-de-force of that energy, with Smith on guitar. But not a word. This video just jumped straight from Hyena to Tinderbox.

was the best time to hear music on the radio, pure magic....end

I saw them in Athens at 89. Many people and nice situation.....

Saw them in1978andlast year still gotit😊

juju to this day is the ultimate masterpiece of post punk

What can be said about Siouxsie and all her Banshees is that they were never afraid to experiment the breadth of their music is huge . The constant through it all is Siouxsie a face and voice along with Kate Bush in the UK the most important female singers of the 70s who have influenced all alternative artists in some shape or form. Matt the Siouxsie fan

Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed this!😊

Love her, unique, strange and wonderful 🖤💙🖤

What a band! Just brilliant! And I could not take my eyes off Siouxie on stage!!!

Yeah, the banshees decided to split and have their fall out the night before I was due to go and see them on the 9th September 1979 at the kinema ballroom in Dunfermline, I’m still pissed off about it 😂

I watched this vid with the track, "Kiss Them For Me" playing in my head (not actually listening to the song itself... just that I started thinking of this for some weird reason). My two most FAVOURITE Siouxsie tracks of all time are "Song From The Edge of the World" and "Scarecrow". I dunno why. I just... Do.

Kaleidoscope, Juju & Kiss in a Dreamhouse are fantastic albums.

I became aware of SATB in '83, but didn't see them live til '85. The music itself sold me, but seeing Siouxsie live on stage...it was beautiful, it was chilling, her command and presence was sexy and intimidating all at the same time. Lifetime, with the Banshees, Creatures and her solo work, I've seen her perform around 7 or 8 times, and even to the last performance, Siouxsie always had that same effect on me. Siouxsie, if you're reading this....thank you, thank you for all of it 🖤

What a top band the Banshees. Many many Iconic tunes.

I first saw them in 1977 in Camden Town at the Music Machine, awesome...

Souixsie was the most captivating front woman I have ever seen perform

They never released a bad album

One of my top bands of all time!

First band I saw live at the Chelmsford odeon in 78 or 79! Went to the Dreamshow and it was great

Crazy quality for less than 1k views - great brief history and editing!

What really blew my mind was learning the mental attitude and predetermined goal, which fed their ambitious creativity. Paraphrased - 'Bowie and Roxy Music are dead; nobody is doing anything creative anymore'....and history was made by these untrained geniuses ! One can see how their "Fu%k you attitude" was a key forming and strengthening gift from the SexPistols energy. For me Siouxsie & The Banshees are a true tour de force that has no equal !

Siouxsie is an Icon as relevant as Bowie. We are lucky to have her back for a few dates. Her show at Cruel World was beyond significant and triumphant.

You missed Nocturne!

John McGeoch was fantastic.

Superstition was the death of my favorite band RIP BANSHEES. I MISS YOU

You forgot how Suzie and Budgie married, and, went on to divorce. You missed out quite a lot. Not so much a history, more a list of Albums and one of session artists joining the band over 20 years.

Their second album, Join Hands, is mind blowing.

i cant wait to see her live this week

A maior e mais original de todas as bandas de pós punk....amooooo❤❤❤❤

Siouxsiely underrated!

First band i ever saw live age 13 in 1978 before the Scream came out saw them lots after that

from the picture looks like they replaced the Jam for their first gig

They were great in my opinion!

Love her 👍🇬🇧

I love the band and a lot of their songs- But the one I listen to most- and so relevant for today- is Cities In Dust.

The split up in Aberdeen in a record shop there was an argument wile they were having a meet and greet just across the road from the Capitol theatre the support acts played the scars and the Cure the banshees or what was left of them played the lords prayer with Robert Smith and others i remember it so well because I was there at the gig and in the shop I seem to remember one of the band took there album of and started playing the Slits just before all hell broke lose

I just recently sold a Vintage Siouxsie & the banshees tour shirt from the early 90s. I got good $ for it but I know how rare her vintage stuff is and I instantly regretted selling it. It's ok tho cuz I got another vintage SATB tee,but it's not a tour shirt

Awesome 👍 well done... You have to give them their props , they have to navigate during a industry musical roller coaster, every summer their was a new thing, once the John's where out, I was out, it was like sitting Thur the second movie in a double fetcher 😂they did pick up the Furs guitars in the end... Sorry I missed that 😭

Really well done! Love Siouxsie. RICH MOM...would really appreciate some cash! Love, Greg.

The first 5 albums, at least for me.

And she is still beautiful

Me encanta esta banda❤

My all-time favorite band. Siouxsie is the prettiest by far.

I met siouxsie in a shop in Maida Vale , buying an ice cream

It's great to see Siouxsie back on stage at 65 (in 3 days). Hopefully a new album is on the way later this year. Not sure if "Suzie & The Banshees" were only added to the 100 CLUB punk festival two days before the show. Posters for the event were displayed at least a week or two in advance & the band is listed as one of the acts. "We're calling it quits!" was posted in the 1995 August/September issue of Pulse magazine in the U.S. Not sure why the press in the U.K. didn't announce the breakup of the band until much later in 1996.

Such a great video i love it :)

Legends

This is for the people that weren't there. Is so old, I forgot I went trough it, but thx for the same video

very informative, thanks

Peekshow is my favorite

In England Siouxsie is POP, Like the Cure. Here in America, she's Goth underground. British Goth bands hate the label. Even though we are loyal and patronize their concerts the most. When they come to America, they know they are not pop.

The last album The rapture had the son Oh Baby on it and it hit the radio here. What a weird but good song!!

Jenna Ortega?! Who knew? My kid will get a kick out of that. I think Siouxsie is so underrated. She should be just as known as Michael Jackson and Madonna. I think she prefers things this way though. There is a level of discernment her fans have.

i worked with sid bailey at the daily express' library - steve's dad.

Love Siouxsie

What about the scream album total brilliant and unique.

My favorite Lady

Yeah keep on going with the good job🎉

When peekaboo came out, I had the hots for Siouxsie so bad I could taste it.

Thanks this video was Brilliantly DONE!!!!! . **""SS is a true Goddess!!"'!*"""*

Siouxsie,she was effing fit.Our punk Queen with the slinky sexy looks.More that can be said than Patti Smith.Saw her in 1985 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre.She had to sit on a stool because she hurt her leg at another gig.A band called The Scientists were in support

Rip John McGeoch

Brilliant band I was lucky to see SS in London a few times ..🇦🇺come to Perth 😅

Correction of sub-writing at 1`39``: Their debut THE SCREAM was released in 1978, not in 1970.

Sid Vicious was not in the Sex Pistols until long after he played with S&TB. So saying "Sex Pistol, Sid Vicious" is misleading. Also Marco Pironni was later in Adam & The Ants.

I think that I'm the best siouxsie fan up to date. Congratulations * bands.

Now 64 y/old ...i hope there will be a SATB museum having 8 framed posters in mint condition. Every lp and cd release all 29 picture sleeve 45s. Video's and dvds . Eventually

She is touring again in 2023. The only US performance was canceled because of thunderstorm warnings.

Robert Smith was playing support in ‘79 to The Banshees in The Cure, then coming back on and doing their set.

My favourite

You missed out the Bromley Contingent

Yeah I'm old af- I saw them at the first Lollapalooza in 1990 or '91. They were the only reason i went as I didn't know anything about Jane's Addiction nor Nine Inch Nails.