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Bands of the 1970s

507 bands
BandFormed / startedSplit up / endedNote
Dog Soldier19741975rock group
Dolly Mixture19781984—
Dr. Feelgood1971—British group
Dragonslayer19781987—
Dragster1977——
Dreamboys1976——
Drug Squad1975——
Ducks Deluxe1972——
Duran Duran1978—English rock band
Eater19761979—
Echo & the Bunnymen1978——
Eddie & the Hot Rods1975——
Edison Lighthouse1970——
El Seven19791981—
Electric Light Orchestra197013 July 2025British rock group
Elvis Costello & The Attractions19771996—
Embryo1979——
Emerson, Lake & Palmer19702011—
English Subtitles1979——
Essential Logic19781980—
Ex Pistols1979——
F.U.21977——
Family Fodder1979——
Fancy19731975—
Fanny Adams19701971—
Fashion1978——
Felt19791989—
Fiddler’s Dram19731980—
Fields19711971—
Fingerprintz1978——
Fire Engines1979——
First Class19741976British pop band, 1970s
Fischer‐Z1979——
Fishbaugh, Fishbaugh & ZornMay 1970——
Five Day Rain1970——
Five Hand Reel19741980—
Flash19711973—
Foghat1971——
Force19741983Birmingham Hard Rock (aka Cryer)
Foreign Press19791984—
Fotheringay19701971—
Fox19741980—
Fripp & EnoSeptember 1972——
Fruupp1971December 1976—
Funboy Five19791981—
Furniture19791991—
Fuzzy Duck1971——
Gang of Four1977—English post‐punk band
Geisha Girls1979——
Generation X21 November 1976February 1981—
Gentle GiantFebruary 19701980—
Geordie1972—British glam rock/hard rock band
Gilgamesh19721978—
GillanJuly 1978December 1982—
Girl19791982UK rock band
Girlschool1978——
Gobblinz19751979—
Godley & Creme19771988—
Graham Parker & The Rumour19761982—
Gravy Train19701974—
Great British Heroes1976——
GreensladeNovember 1972January 1976—
Grim Reaper1979——
Gryphon19731977—
Gunslinger1979——
Gyro1975——
Hanson19731974—
Hard Stuff197119731970s English hard rock band
Hatfield and the NorthOctober 19721975—
Haze1978——
Heatwave1975198470s/80s R&B/funk band
Heavy Metal Kids1972——
Hellanbach19791985—
Help Yourself1970——
Henry Essence19771979—
Hollywood Brats19711974—
Holocaust1977—UK heavy/progressive metal band
Hudson–Ford1973——
Hustler19741977—
Ian Dury & the Kilburns1972——
Ian Gillan Band19751978—
Incognito1979—UK acid jazz band
Incredible Hog19721973—
Inner City UnitApril 19791986—
Iron Maiden25 December 1975—English heavy metal band
Jade19701971—
Jade Warrior1970——
JaguarDecember 1979——
Janus1971——
Japan197416 December 1982UK new wave band
Johnny Moped19741978—
Joy DivisionJanuary 1978May 1980English post-punk band
KhanApril 1971October 1972—
Kilburn and the High Roads19701975—
Killing Joke1979—UK punk/goth/industrial band
Kursaal Flyers1973——
Leyton Buzzards19761980—
Lieutenant Pigeon1972——
Lindisfarne1970May 2004UK folk & progressive rock band
Liquorice John Death19701970—