Generation X

British punk rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q1157004

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
rock band
Inception
1976[6]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[4]
Different from
Generation X[10]
Has part(s)
Billy Idol[5]
Location of formation
Chelsea[7]
Official name
Generation X, Gen X[8][9]
Start of work period
1976[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Generation X en Gen X ja ジェネレーションX ko 제네레이션 엑스 nl Generation X (Britse band)
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
151122762
Library of Congress authority ID
n92120155
GND ID
6066784-9
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000202545
Apple Music artist ID
13796412
Billboard artist ID
generation-x
Deezer artist ID
190652
Discogs artist ID
264096
Freebase ID
/m/05y60k
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Last.fm ID
Generation+X
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
11046
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000028617
Myspace ID
generationx
Rate Your Music artist ID
generation_x
Shazam artist ID
13796412
Songkick artist ID
117116
Spotify artist ID
1inWec2E2UgfzMAhwjgTXe
Topic's main category
Category:Generation X (band)
📚 Sources · 1
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CountryP17
United Kingdom 2026-09-30 GND (DNB) (CC0 1.0) as of 2026-09-30
where from?
Source
GND (DNB)
Edition
20260930 · as of 2026-09-30 · newer edition 20261105 landed
Licence
CC0 1.0
Credit
DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
Bronze
41a59441281a5f69… opendata-index.html +10 files
Transform
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Dissolved, abolished or demolished dateP576
1981 2026-09-30 GND (DNB) (CC0 1.0) as of 2026-09-30
where from?
Source
GND (DNB)
Edition
20260930 · as of 2026-09-30 · newer edition 20261105 landed
Licence
CC0 1.0
Credit
DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
Bronze
41a59441281a5f69… opendata-index.html +10 files
Transform
4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
DNB GND open data: CC0 1.0 as stated by data.dnb.de's own /opendata/ listing. Person records (names, birth/death dates and places, gender, occupations, variant names) internal-only; gnd keys of persons marked entity: person.
🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 10
← Mb:member of band 5
← Performer 4
← Member of 2
Country of origin 1
Different from 1
Genre 1
Has part(s) 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
Location of formation 1
Record label 1
← Category combines topics 1
← Different from 1
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Why It Matters

Generation X has been cited as an influence by Blink-182[12], a musical group[13], founded in 1992[14].

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Generation X has been cited as an influence by Blink-182[12].

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000407796419
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63891|batch #63891]]: ISNI fix"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discography → Generation X discography
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl',
    Genre → punk rock
    Location of formation → Chelsea
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63743|batch #63743]]: import ISNI via GND"
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