The surviving members of the English punk rock band Buzzcocks are organizing a tribute concert in the honor of their late frontman Pete Shelley.
The concert, which is set for June 21st at London’s Royal Albert Hall, will see guitarist Steve Diggle, bassist Chris Remington, and drummer Danny Farrant playing Buzzcocks’ classics with a number of special guests who will fill in for Shelley. Early punk bands The Skids and Penetration are also set to take part in the concert.
“I’m looking forward to an amazing show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It’s going to be the perfect setting for us and our fans to pay tribute to Pete Shelley,” said Diggle in a statement announcing the show.
The list of guests for this tribute concert includes Sonic Youth’s frontman Thurston Moore, the Damned’s Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible, Only Ones’ guitarist and vocalist Peter Perrett, and Tim Burgess of the Charlatans. Bassist Steve Garvey and drummer John Maher, who were part of the band in its early days, are also set to make an appearance while British music journalist Paul Morley will serve as the event’s host.
