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Be a Punk for a Day celebrates the music form known as Punk Rock.
Punk rock was popularized in the late 1970s and 1980s by bands including the Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, and MC5. It greatly impacted legendary artists, including Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie, Green Day, La Dispute, and Tacocat. The format is believed founded in 1966 by James Newell Osterberg, Jr., stage name Iggy Pop when he formed the Detroit garage band The Stooges.
The music grew in popularity primarily due to the strange behavior and screaming lyrics, which resonated with the disaffected of the baby boomer generation of the time. The music's original purpose was to party and avert boredom. Later, it became associated with anarchy, rebellion, and rejection of the mainstream through clothing, style, and action.
It's unsure at this point whether this event is marking a historical event or arbitrary. It occurred at the end of October, near The Stooges' debut concert in 1967. However, we cannot find anything significant attributed to the band or the Punk movement occurring on October 25 between 1966 and today. In all likelihood, this event was declared by fans and became an unofficial annual event.
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