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Bands of the 1970s

507 bands
BandFormed / startedSplit up / endedNote
The Movies1974——
The Nightingales1979——
The Nosebleeds1976——
The Now1976——
The Only OnesAugust 19761982—
The Opposition19791986—
The OutcastsJune 1977——
The Outsiders19751979—
The Partisans1979——
The PassageMarch 19781983—
The Passions19781983—
The Piranhas19771981—
The Plague1976——
The Police19772008British rock band
The Prats19771981—
The Professionals19781982—
The Psychedelic FursFebruary 1977——
The RAH Band1977——
The Raincoats1977——
The Rats1976——
The Real Thing1970—British soul group formed in the 1970s
The Rebels19771980—
The Record Players1977——
The Revillos19791985—
The Rezillos1976——
The Rubettes1973——
The Rumour19761980—
The Rutles19752002—
The Ruts19761983—
The S-Haters19761985—
The Scabs19781979—
The Scrotum Poles19781980—
The Secret19771980—
The Selecter1979—2 Tone ska group
The Sensational Alex Harvey BandAugust 1972October 1977—
The Slits19762010—
The Soft Boys19761981English rock band
The Sound19791987—
The Specials1977—ska band
The Stingrays1 January 1977——
The Stranglers1974——
The Straps1977——
The Teardrop Explodes19781982—
The The1979—English post‐punk band
The Toads19771978—
The Tourists19771980—
The Toy DollsOctober 1979——
The Trainspotters19791979—
The Undertones1975—Northern Irish punk rock band
The Vacants19771977—
The Vandells1978——
The Vapors1979——
The Varukers1979——
The Vibrators1976—UK punk band
The Winkies19731975—
The Zeros19771979—
The Zipps19781980—
This Heat19751982—
Thompson Twins19771993—
Three Man Army19701974—
Tom Robinson Band19761979—
Too Much19771978—
Total Chaos1979——
Toyah19771983—
Tractor1972——
Tranquility19711974—
Transmitters1977——
Trees19701973—
Tubeway Army19771979—
Twelfth NightSeptember 19782012—
Twisted Nerve1978——
Tygers of Pan Tang1978——
U.K.December 1977December 1979—
UB401978——
UK Decay1978December 1982—
UK Subs1977—English punk band
Ultravox1976——
Unicorn1971——
Urchin19711980NWOBHM
Uriah Heep1970—British prog/hard rock
Vardis1973—UK rock band
Venom1979—British metal band
Vice Squad1979—English punk band
Vice Versa19781980—
Violators19791983—
Visage19782015new romantic band from London
Vital Disorders19791984—
Wah!1979——
Wang Chung19791991—
Warhorse19701973—
Waterfall19741982—
Wayne County & The Electric Chairs19771979—
Where’s Lisse?19791982—
Whitesnake19782022—
Wild Horses19781981—
Wild Turkey1971—British rock band
Wings19711981Paul McCartney’s band
WireOctober 1976—UK rock band
Witchfynde19741984—
Wizzard19721975British group w/ Roy Wood