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The Raincoats confirmed for Punk.London

The Raincoats, Don Letts, Mystified and Birdsong are among the artists to appear at Punk.London, a year-long festival marking 40 years of the anarchic movement.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 19 Jan 2016
  • min read
The artists will be joined by scores of other musicians, photographers, artists, fashion designers and social commentators who will celebrate the cult of punk over a series of gigs, exhibitions, performances and film screenings that will highlight its enduring influence since 1976.

Events include the Roundhouse’s punk weekender, which takes place on 9 and 10 July, 40 years on from when the Sex Pistols and The Clash gate-crashed the Ramones’ dressing room.

Elsewhere, The Raincoats will regroup for an exclusive performance at The Photographers’ Gallery’s Punk Weekender from 23 to 26 June.

Other highlights include Don Letts’ film season drawing on the diversity of punk, the British Library exhibition showcasing the world’s biggest punk fanzine archive, Rough Trade’s one-off collaboration gigs and a punk-themed closing party at the Design Museum.

To find out about more upcoming events, explore London’s punk sites on a Punk London map and how to put on their own DIY events at www.Punk.London.