Festival in Bedfordshire. On 25 May 2012 in Manchester at the O2 Apollo and on 26 May in Brixton at the O2 Academy they performed with the original line-up, as well as the classic line-up of the band. It was announced on 26 May 2012 that, for the first time, they would headline Thursday night in the Empress Ballroom at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, sharing the stage with Rancid, Public Image Limited and Social Distortion. On 1 May 2014, Buzzcocks released the album The Way via PledgeMusic. On 13 September 2014 they played "a brief but triumphant set" at Riot Fest 2014 in Chicago, Illinois, US. In October 2014 they toured the UK for three weeks with The Dollyrots as main support. In 2016, the band embarked on their 40th-anniversary tour, "Buzzcocks 40". In 2017, "Why Can't I Touch It" was featured in the opening segment of the Telltale game 'Guardians of the Galaxy. Shelley's death and aftermath Pete Shelley died on 6 December 2018 from a suspected heart attack at his home in Tallinn, Estonia. In June 2019, Buzzcocks performed with several guest vocalists as a tribute to Shelley. The concert had been planned before his death. Steve Diggle said that Buzzcocks would continue, with the post-Shelley Buzzcocks being a 'new era'. Sonics in the Soul, the band's first album without Shelley, was released in September 2022. It featured Diggle on all vocals, and included a tribute to Shelley in the form of the track "You've Changed Everything Now". Band members Current Steve Diggle – guitar, vocals (1977–81, 1989–present); bass (1976–77) Danny Farrant – drums (2006–present) Chris Remington – bass (2008–present) Mani Perazzoli - guitar (2019–present) Former Pete Shelley – vocals, guitar (1976–81, 1989–2018; his death) Howard Devoto – lead vocals (1976–77, 2012) Garth Smith – bass (1976–77) Mick Singleton – drums (1976) John Maher – drums (1976–81, 1989, 1992, 2012) Barry Adamson – bass (1977) Steve Garvey – bass (1977–81, 1989–92, 2012) Mike Joyce – drums (1990–91) Steve Gibson – drums (1992) Tony Barber – bass (1992–2008) Phil Barker – drums (1992–2006) Timeline Never Mind the Buzzcocks Buzzcocks' name was combined with the title of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks to create the title of the long-running UK comedy TV panel game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Diggle claimed in his autobiography that he and Shelley had only granted the BBC use of their