The Buzzcocks At MTelus

Writing, writing, writing.  Montreal's MTelus was the home of some Punk Rock Royalty this past week as one of the corner stones of the genre were on stage.  Direct from the UK, The Buzzcocks had come to remind everyone of another time and that that music was still as powerful and alive as it was back in the 1970's.   Much like many bands of the period, time has thinned out the ranks of the band.  Singer Steve Diggle, originally a guitarist before he took up the lead vocal duties after the death of Pete Shelley back in 2018, is the only remaining Buzzcock from their heyday, but the man is a legend and one that I feel incredible honoured to be able to see before my camera.  The man at 70 has more energy than I did at 20 and was an inspiration to see on the stage.  The Buzzcocks hit the stage and opened with their big hit 'What Do I Get' and every “1, 2, 3, 4” was met with a louder and louder reaction at the beginning of every song.  All of their hit singles were played before a crowd that featured several different generations.  There’s something cool about seeing what appeared to be a grandfather with three different hair colours rocking out with what I took to be his grandson.  It was a little bit life affirming, the power of The Buzzcocks bringing the generations together.  Their most recent album, Sonics In The Soul, was released in 2022, but their classic material from the late 70's will likely stand the test of time and it was great to hear them performed live.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of The Buzzcocks as they performed on the MTelus stage.

If you would like to find out more about The Buzzcocks and their music, you can do so by following the link to their website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Mattstagraham and Descendents, who also performed that night, you can do so by following the respective links.  The Buzzcocks were part of a musical revolution.  The fact that you can still go out and see them performer is a treasure that should not be passed up.  The Buzzcocks have several dates lined up through to the month of December.  Don't you dare miss them when they perform in a town near you.