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The supergroup performed at London’s Up Yours! God Save the Queens! festival on Oct. 16 honoring 50 years of She-Punk <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tMembers of punk bands the Raincoats<\/a>, X-Ray Spex<\/a>, and the Slits<\/a> paid tribute to feminist punk legend Poly Styrene<\/a> with a fiery performance at London\u2019s Up Yours! God Save the Queens<\/a>!<\/a> festival on Friday evening. <\/p>\n \n\tGina Birch (The Raincoats), Hollie Cook (The Slits), Paul Dean (X-Ray Spex), Lora Logic (X-Ray Spex\/Essential Logic), and Akiko Matsuura (Comanechi \/ Pre) announced their appearance at the one-night-only festival last month and led the charge on the tribute to Styrene. Big Joanie\u2019s bassist Estella Adeyeri, The Membranes\u2019 frontman John Robb, Skunk Anansie\u2019s frontwoman Skin, The Bodysnatchers\u2019 lead singer Rhoda Dakar, and British-Bengali multi-instrumentalist Bishi also performed at the festival.<\/p>\n \n\tThe supergroup performed punk anthems like X-Ray Spex\u2019s \u201cOh Bondage Up Yours!\u201d and \u201cThe Day The World Turned Dayglo,\u201d plus the Slits\u2019 cover of Marvin Gaye\u2019s \u201cI Heard It Through the Grapevine.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tUp Yours! God Save the Queens! celebrated 50 years of She-Punk history at London\u2019s Electric Brixton, featuring performances, artwork, and additional archival materials. Celeste Bell, Styrene\u2019s daughter, curated the event alongside Vivien Goldman, the author of Revenge of the She-Punks<\/em>.<\/p>\n