Back in the 1970s and into the 1980s straight music became one of the most influential and groundbreaking concert promoters in the united kingdom. Over the years, straight music promoted such acts as The Clash, Lou Reed, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Buzzcocks, The Ramones, The Undertones, The Stranglers, Patti Smith, Blondie, and many more.