22 October 1976

Friday 22 October

1976-10-22

Events

 * British punk group The Damned release their debut single New Rose, considered to be the first UK single of the genre. The B side featured a punk version of The Beatles song Help!.
 * Radio 1 DJ John Peel was quick to pick up on the single and played it during his show the week of its release.
 * On 10 December Peel dedicated his whole show to punk music and featured the first session by The Damned, which included a version of New Rose.