- Produced by Faber Social
- Price £15 standard tickets, £12 concessions
- Get ready to hear from some of punk's best-loved voices on a scene all-too many have misunderstood
- Bring along - it's likely to be a day-maker for rebellious teens and punks who were there the first time around
- Surf to Tickets
- See you at British Library
The Slits’ Viv Albertine and England’s Dreaming John Savage join The British Library for a night of conversations centered around punk.
This Faber Social event will be held in the Entrance Hall of the British Library, as two of the most important names in the punk scene sit down to discuss one of the most influential cultural movements of modern times.
Viv Albertine, guitarist of The Slits and author of Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys and Jon Savage, author of the ever-influential England’s Dreaming, will be in conversation with Kate Mossman, arts editor of the New Statesman, offering their unique takes on an era that went on to inspire untold generations of artists, musicians and rebels.
The talk includes an out-of-hours viewing of the Punk 1976-78 exhibition, plus music from the Clash’s tour DJ, Scratchy, a bookstall and a bar.
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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend the SOLD OUT event Faber Social presents: Jon Savage and Viv Albertine on Punk at the British Library at 7pm on Thursday 14 July. To enter the competition, send an email to ava@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: We all know that Viv was guitarist with the Slits. But, before then, which band did she form while studying at Chelsea School of Art?
A: .1) The Flowers of Romance .2) Flying Lizards .3) New Age Strippers .4) 49 Americans
