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A brief history of Punk

The first punk scene was the one in New York during the mid 70s. The club CBGB, in the Bowery District, was the place where bands like Ramones (fathers of Punk), The Clash or Blondie would be playing. All these bands shared musical influences, but they would all develop their own styles later on. At the same time, in London, Punk was starting to get bigger and bigger.

New York City

Punk in England was born due to political and economic reasons. The English economy was undergoing severe problems and unemployment rates were really high. This made the youth in England angry and rebellious. These young adults and teenagers had strong opinions that mixed with a lot of free time developed strong ideologies.

England

The Bromley Contingent was formed by an outrageous group of Sex Pistols fans that had been there since the beginning of the band. They started to grow bigger and the soon became a large portion of the London Punk scene, which included The Clash or Generation X (Billy Idol), for example. This was the best time for the punk scene.

The Bromley Contingent

Punk consolidated by the late ‘70s and became a strong musical force. This caused itself to divide into different subgenres. Other styles were created by new musicians who started having their own scenes.