The Runaways were formed in August 1975. Fowley touted the new group

The Runaways were formed in August 1975. Fowley touted the new group the Runaways as “an all-girl answer to Grand Funk ,” and the band signed to Kim Fowley Productions for management in September 1975. The lineup of Jett, West, and Steele made its live debut playing the Whisky a Go Go September 28–29, opening for Fowley’s previous conceptual band the Hollywood Stars (then billed as “The Stars”).