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Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock
English musician
1
Midge Ure
Midge Ure
Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter
2
The Flys
The Flys
British punk rock band
3
Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
English punk rock band
4
Ultravox
Ultravox
British new wave band
5
The Zeros
The Zeros
6
The Professionals
The Professionals
band
7
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Eddie and the Hot Rods
British band
8
Puncture
Puncture
1970's English punk rock group
9
Steve Strange
Steve Strange
Welsh pop singer (1959-2015)
10
Visage
Visage
British band
11
Slik
Slik
band
12
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
British band
13
Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
British Punk/Oi! Band
14
Notsensibles
Notsensibles
15
Alternative TV
Alternative TV
band
16
Jo Callis
Jo Callis
English musician, songwriter
17
The Last Words
The Last Words
Australia musical group
18
Tommy Ramone
Tommy Ramone
Hungarian American record producer, musician, and songwriter
19
Rudi
Rudi
band
20
Richard Mazda
Richard Mazda
British record producer, writer and musician
21
Skids
Skids
rock band from Scotland
22
Joy Division
Joy Division
English rock band
23
Neu Electrikk
Neu Electrikk
24
The Vibrators
The Vibrators
band that plays punk rock
25
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
band that plays punk rock
26
The Police
The Police
English rock band
27
Rabid
Rabid
english punk rock band
28
Splodgenessabounds
Splodgenessabounds
band
29
Crisis
Crisis
British punk rock band formed in 1977
30
The Ruts
The Ruts
band
31
Artery
Artery
band
32
Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire
British Electronic Music Group
33
The Boys
The Boys
English punk rock band
34
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
English rock band
35
999
999
English band
36
X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
band
37
The Adverts
The Adverts
British punk band
38
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
39
Sham 69
Sham 69
British Punk/Oi! band
40
Chris Cross
Chris Cross
English bass guitarist
41
The Passions
The Passions
British musical group; post-punk/new wave band
42
The Saints
The Saints
Australian band
43
Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army
British band
44
Generation X
Generation X
English punk rock band
45
Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife
Japanese band
46
Big in Japan
Big in Japan
British band
47
London
London
British punk band
Rich Kids
British new wave band from London

Rich Kids

Intro
British new wave band from London
Record Labels
EMI
Members, past and present

Rich Kids were a short-lived new wave band from London, founded in 1977 by Glen Matlock following his departure from the Sex Pistols. The band also included future Ultravox members Midge Ure and Rusty Egan, who both later founded Visage together. They released one album and three singles during their existence, from March 1977 to December 1978 (although the official announcement of their disbanding was not made until mid-1979).

Rich Kids were amongst the foremost British exponents of the power pop style, blending influences from 1960s acts such as Small Faces and The Who with more recent punk rock sounds. With only one single making the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart, Rich Kids join the list of one-hit wonders; a list that includes other UK punk or new wave acts such as John Cooper Clarke, Jilted John, 999, the Radio Stars, and The Vibrators.