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| 1975 | Buzzcocks |  |
| Buzzcocks record and released a four-track EP, Spiral Scratch on their own New Hormones label, making them perhaps the first punk group to establish an independent record label |
| Manchester The Buzzcocks are formed by guitarist/singer Pete Shelley (real name Peter McNeish) and singer Howard Devoto (real name Howard Trafford), both students at Bolton Institute of Technology (now the University of Bolton) |
| Manchester The name "Buzzcocks" partially comes from the Manchester slang term cock meaning youngster, and its use in the 1970s ITV drama serial Rock Follies which included the catch phrases "that's the buzz, cocks" and "give me a buzz, cock!" |
| 1975 | New Hormones | |
| Buzzcocks record and released a four-track EP, Spiral Scratch on their own New Hormones label, making them perhaps the first punk group to establish an independent record label |
| 1976 | New Hormones | |
| July Once the Buzzcocks had recruited bass guitarist Steve Diggle and drummer John Maher, they made their debut opening for the Sex Pistols' second Manchester concert |
| 1978 | Buzzcocks | |
| The Buzzcocks release "Another Music in a Different Kitchen" |
| 3rd Feb The Buzzcocks release "What Do I Get" |
| 8th Sep The Buzzcocks release "Ever Fallen in Love?" |
| 1979 | Buzzcocks | |
| The Buzzcocks release "A Different Kind of Tension" |
| 2002 | Buzzcocks | |
| Shelley and Devoto teamed up for the first time since 1976, producing the album Buzzkunst, a play on the German word for 'Art' |
| 2005 | Buzzcocks | |
| Shelley re-records "Ever Fallen In Love" with an all-star group, including Roger Daltrey, David Gilmour, Peter Hook, Elton John, Robert Plant and several contemporary bands, as a tribute to John Peel |
