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Post-Punk Girls

6 Music Artist in ResidenceThe Horrors
Episode 3 of 4

6 Music Festival 2026 headliners The Horrors celebrate women in post-punk.

Ahead of headlining this year's 6 Music Festival in Greater Manchester, Southend-on-Sea band The Horrors celebrate some of the women in post-punk who have inspired and influenced them. Featuring tracks by Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Raincoats and Delta 5, along with stories of meeting The Slits and the Au Pairs.

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Music Played

  • Lora Logic

    Wonderful Offer

    • Pedigree Charm [2023 Remaster].
    • Essential Logic.
    • 04.

  • X‐Ray Spex

    The Day The World Turned Dayglo

    • Germfree Adolescents.
    • Sanctuary Records Group.
    • 1.

  • The Slits

    Newtown (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977)

    • Cut (Deluxe Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 16.

  • Au Pairs

    You

    • Stepping Out of Line - The Anthology.
    • Castle Communications.
    • 11.

  • Delta 5

    Mind Your Own Business

    • Rough Trade.

  • Maximum Joy

    Stretch

    • Stretch.
    • Y Records.

  • Honey Bane

    Guilty Dub

    • Make More Noise! Women In Independent Music UK 1977-1987.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 4.

  • Mo-Dettes

    Paint It Black

    • Paint It Black.
    • Deram.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Hybrid

    • Kaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 4.

  • pragVec

    Wolf

    • Optimism / Reject (UK D-I-Y Punk and Post-Punk 1977-1981).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 14.

  • Fuzzbox

    XX Sex

    • Look At The Hits On That!.
    • WM UK.
    • 2.

  • Family Fodder

    Warm

    • Savoir Faire - the Best Of (Director's Cut).
    • Jungle Records.
    • 5.

  • The Raincoats

    Fairytale In The Supermarket

    • Rough Trade.

  • Gina Birch

    I Thought I'd Live Forever

    • Trouble.
    • Third Man Records.
    • 1.

  • Big Joanie

    Fall Asleep

    • Fall Asleep.
    • Daydream Library.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 25 Feb 202623:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Monday02:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music