The band intended to split up after the gig, but they were asked to play again. Over the next few months, Siouxsie and Severin recruited drummer Kenny Morris and guitarist Peter Fenton. After playing several gigs in early 1977, they realised that Fenton did not fit in because he was…
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Guitarist Martin Rotsey joined in 1977
On 14 December 1976, Sting moved to London, and on the day of his arrival, sought out Copeland for a jam session .
he was briefly replaced by Rob Harper as the Clash toured in support of the Sex Pistols during December’s Anarchy Tour.
Chimes left in late November
Wire began as a five-piece band in October 1976. In its early period, guitarist George Gill served as the group’s principal songwriter. Following a leg injury that left him unable to perform, Gill departed the band in February 1977. After his departure, the remaining members discontinued most of the material…
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On 25 September 1976, the American drummer Stewart Copeland was on tour as a member of the British progressive rock band Curved Air . In Newcastle upon Tyne , via the music journalist Phil Sutcliffe, Copeland met the singer-bassist Gordon Sumner, a.k.a. Sting , who at the time was playing…
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On 21 September 1976, the Clash performed publicly for the first time without Levene at the 100 Club Punk Special , sharing the bill with the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Subway Sect .
Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin met at a Roxy Music concert in September 1975, at a time when glam rock had faded and there was nothing new coming through with which they could identify. From February 1976, Siouxsie, Severin and some friends began to follow an unsigned band, the Sex…
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In early September, Levene and the band parted ways.