Cockney Rejects: “I’m not sure punk is authentic in 2025. The glory days have been and gone.”
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Bold, loud, and still swinging after four decades, Cockney Rejects remain one of the most influential and uncompromising voices to ever rise from London’s East End.
When it comes to pure, unapologetic street punk, few names carry the weight and history of Cockney Rejects. Formed in 1979 in the working-class districts of London’s East End, the band quickly became the soundtrack of a generation growing up between factory noise, football terraces, and concrete estates. With a sound that was loud, direct, and fiercely proud of its roots, Cockney Rejects helped define and ignite the Oi! movement, pushing punk back toward the raw
