She-Punk Supergroup Plays Poly Styrene Tribute In London

On Friday (Oct. 16), punk legends came together to celebrate fifty years of women in punk, specifically paying homage to the late icon Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, at Electric Brixton in London. The she-punk supergroup included Lora Logic (X-Ray Spex/Essential Logic), Paul Dean (X-Ray Spex), Gina Birch (The Raincoats), Hollie Cook (The Slits) and Akiko Matsuura (Comanechi / Pre). They were joined by other acts, including Big Joanie, Essential Logic, Gina Birch & The Unreasonables and HotWax.

The night featured renditions of important punk anthems like "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" and "The Day The World Turned Dayglo" from X-Ray Spex's seminal 1978 album Germfree Adolescents and the Slits' "Typical Girls" and their cover of "Heard It Through The Grapevine" from their influential 1979 album Cut.

Check out clips below.