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Bands of the 1980s

547 bands
BandFormed / startedSplit up / endedNote
The Christians1985——
The Colour Field19831987—
The Communards19851988—
The Creatures19812005Siouxsie and the Banshees side project
The Creepers1982——
The Cross19871993side project of Queen's Roger Taylor
The Cult1983—British rock band
The Danse Society1980——
The Decorators1980——
The Dentists19841995—
The Dogs D’Amour1983——
The Dukes of Stratosphear1984——
The Edsel Auctioneer19881995—
The Ejected1981——
The Enemy1980——
The Escape Club19821992—
The Farm1983—90s UK indie/synth-pop band
The Farmer's Boys19811985—
The Fauves19871989—
The Field Mice19881991—
The Firm19841986—
The Firm19811988—
The Flatmates1985——
The Future Sound of London1988——
The Glove19831983—
The Godfathers1985—UK alternative rock band
The Grid1988——
The Gymslips1981——
The Happy Family1981December 1982—
The High1989——
The Higsons19801986—
The Hollow Men19841990—
The House of Love1986——
The Housemartins19831988—
The Icicle Works1980——
The Instigators1980——
The Jazz Butcher19821995—
The Jesus and Mary Chain1984——
The KLF1988May 1992British electronic band with several aliases
The La’s19831992—
The League of Gentlemen19801980—
The Legendary Pink DotsAugust 1980——
The Lightning Seeds1989——
The Locomotives19841990—
The Lords of the New Church19822007—
The Lotus Eaters1982——
The March Violets1981——
The Marionettes1986——
The Men They Couldn’t Hang1984——
The Mighty Lemon Drops19851992—
The MissionDecember 1985—gothic rock band
The Mock Turtles19871993—
The Oppressed1981——
The Orchids1986——
The Pale Fountains19801985—
The Palookas1985——
The Pastels1982——
The Planet Wilson1985——
The Pogues19822014Irish‐British Celtic punk band
The Popguns1986——
The PrimitivesJuly 1985——
The Quireboys1984——
The Real People1988——
The Revolving Paint Dream1983——
The Scarecrows19821987—
The Screaming Blue Messiahs19841990—
The Servants198521 August 1991—
The Shamen19861999—
The Siddeleys1986——
The Silencers1986——
The Sisterhood19861986—
The Sisters of Mercy1980——
The Smiths198219871980s English rock band
The Snake Corps19831993—
The Stone Roses19842017—
The Strookas1986——
The Stupids1984——
The Style Council19831989—
The Sundays19871997—
The Syrups1981——
The System1980——
The Telescopes1987—UK shoegaze / dream pop band
The Three Johns1981——
The Tiger Lillies1989—cult British musical trio
The Times1980——
The Underlings1985——
The Vaselines1986——
The Veil1984——
The Verve19892009—
The Very Things1983——
The WakeApril 19811995—
The Wanderers19801981—
The Waterboys1983—folk-rock
The Way Out1983——
The Wedding Present1985——
The Weeds19861986—
The Wild Poppies19861989—
The Wild Swans1980——
The WildheartsAugust 1989——
The Wonder Stuff19 March 1986—UK alternative rock band