Generation X (band)

Generation X
Generation X, 1977. L-R: Billy Idol, Tony James, Bob Andrews, and Mark Laff
Background information
Also known asGen X
OriginChelsea, London, England
Genres
Years active1976–1981, 1993
LabelsChrysalis
Spinoff ofChelsea
Past members

Generation X (later known as Gen X) were an English punk rock band, formed in London in 1976. They were the musical starting point of the career of their frontman Billy Idol, and issued six singles that made the UK singles chart and two albums that reached the UK Albums Chart.