Urgh! A Music War

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Urgh! A Music War
Directed by	Derek Burbidge
Produced by	Michael White
Edited by	Jim Elderton
Production company	Lorimar
Distributed by	Filmways (1981, original) Warner Bros. (2009, DVD)
Release dates	May 1982 (1982-05) VHS/Betamax 1985 (CBS/Fox Video #7720) (US home release)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Urgh! A Music War is a 1982 British concert film featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk bands and artists. Filmed in August to September 1980 it was directed by Derek Burbidge and produced by Michael White and Lyndall Hobbs. Among the acts featured in the film are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, the Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, the Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Skafish, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts.