List of punk cities

For much of its history, punk music has been focused on energetic live shows and local music scenes, due to the non-marketability of most punk music and to the anti-corporate politics of many punk bands. As such, certain cities throughout the world have been important centers of the development of punk. The most significant are London and New York City, the birthplaces of the genre, though other scenes have brought regional variations to the core sound.

For each city, significant local bands, record companies and venues are listed in alphabetical order.

Austin, Texas (Big Boys[?], Butthole Surfers, Dicks[?])
Belfast (Good Vibrations Records[?], Stiff Little Fingers[?], The Undertones)
Berkeley, California (Beserkley Records[?], Gilman Street Project[?], Green Day, Lookout! Records[?], NOFX)
Boston, Massachusetts (Bastard Squad[?], Mighty, Mighty Bosstones, Mission of Burma)
Cleveland, Ohio (Devo, The Pagans, Pere Ubu, Rockets from the Tomb[?])
Chicago, Illinois (Big Black, Screeching Weasel[?], Urge Overkill)
Detroit, Michigan (MC5, The Sillies, The Stooges, Bookie's Club 870[?], Nebula Records[?])
Durban, South Africa[?] (Wild Youth[?], Power Age[?])
London (The Clash, The Roxy Club[?], Sex Pistols, The Bromley Contingent, 100 Club Punk Festival)
Leeds (Chumbawamba, Fast Product, Gang of Four, The Mekons[?])
Long Beach, California (The Middle Class, SST Records, Sublime, Suburban Lawns)
Los Angeles, California (Black Flag, Circle Jerks[?], The Germs, X)
Manchester (Buzzcocks, The Fall, Factory Records, Joy Division)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Death[?], Violent Femmes)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Babes in Toyland, Dillinger Four[?], Husker Du, The Replacements, Twin Tone Records[?])
New York City (CBGB's[?], The New York Dolls, Ramones, Patti Smith)
Olympia, Washington (Bikini Kill, Riot Grrl[?])
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Anti-Flag, Aus Rotten[?])
Richmond, Virginia (Hoi Polloi[?], Sixer[?])
San Francisco, California (The Avengers, Dead Kennedys, Flipper[?], Mabuhay Gardens[?], Negative Trend[?])
Seattle, Washington (The Berserkers[?], The Gits[?], The Screamers[?])
Terengganu, Malaysia (Joe Kidd[?], Mallaria, The Pilgrims[?], Rator[?])
Washington DC (Bad Brains, Discord Records[?], Fugazi, Minor Threat, straight edge punk)

List of punk cities

See also