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Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… and it actually isn’t very different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later

Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…

Louder

Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set

The Sheffield band appeared on the Pyramid Stage 30 years after their memorable headlining appearance at Worthy Farm.

Evening Standard

Oasis UK tour: The best Britpop fashion of the era

As the countdown begins for one of the biggest reunion tours ever, here’s a look back at some of the iconic fashion.

The Independent UK

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10 brilliant songs that prove Johnny Marr is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation

It's true, just ask Radiohead, Blur, Fontaines D.C., Red Hot Chili Peppers and more...

Louder

Scottish college unveils Oasis masterclass for fans ahead of reunion tour

A COLLEGE in Scotland will bring Britpop back to the classroom as it launches an Oasis masterclass ahead of the band’s reunion tour this summer…

The National (Scotland)

Jarvis Cocker is Britpop’s ultimate comeback king in scintillating Pulp show

5/5 The band’s arena show at the O2 proves they are every bit as vital in 2025 as they were three decades ago

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher stuns London commuters as Oasis star spotted on the Tube heading to rehearsal

The 58-year-old Britpop legend, who is worth a reported £25 million, was spotted getting the District line

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Gallagher style: What to wear for the Oasis Live '25 Tour

Style notes borrowed from the poster boys of Britpop

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams’s first Britpop show in Edinburgh veers from electrified showmanship to plain awful

3/5 ‘My dream is to be the best entertainer on the f***ing planet,’ the pop star tells a suitably wowed Edinburgh, and he certainly seems to mean it

The Independent UK

‘We want to stop in our prime’: Saint Etienne on their final album, turning down Cher’s Believe, and why pop is a dying art

The Britpop-defying indie trio are calling it a day after 35 years. From having their minds blown by techno to fireworks night with Aphex Twin, they recall the highs – and explain their eternal ‘psychic’ bond

The Guardian - UK

Pulp are back and more wistfully Britpop than before

Ah, the 90s. A decade when the future seemed bright, technological modernity was pregnant with promise, and Britannia was revelling in a rediscovered sense of cool. The pop-culture emblem of this was Britpop.

The Conversation

Supergrass at the Roundhouse review: a playful, energetic trip down memory lane

4/5 The band reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their hit record of I Should Coco - which they did in style

Evening Standard

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘We got slated when we were booked to headline Glastonbury’

Pioneering rock artist was the subject of a racist, homophobic and misogynistic backlash when her band were booked to top the Pyramid Stage, but says they used it as fuel for their fire when they performed in 1999

The Independent UK

Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film review – after 15 years, the retro-futurists make a radiant return

Motorik grooves, Marxist critique and vintage synths – in their first album since 2010, Lætitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever

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"What a time to be alive!" Listen to the most surprising single of 2025, Robbie Williams' "adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall" collaboration with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and 'The Voice Of Rock' Glenn Hughes

Featuring driving guitars from Tony Iommi, Rocket is the first taste of Robbie Williams' forthcoming album BRITPOP

MusicRadar

“It’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual”: Robbie Williams drafts Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi to play guitar on his new single

As Iommi guest appearances go, Williams’ Rocket is no Utopian Blaster

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Robbie Williams unveils new album Britpop, drops rocking lead single with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi

Robbie Williams is back with a rock song featuring Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi from his forthcoming album, 'Britpop'.

Evening Standard

Best polo shirts for men: Top picks for 2025

Discover the top polo shirts for men in 2025, from Britpop classics to modern takes

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The Independent UK

Supergrass on ‘I Should Coco’ at 30: ‘The further we got into the studio stash of weed, the more psychedelic we went’

INTERVIEW: Songs played at 150mph; dressing like hippie street urchins; the singer’s mum’s ‘intervention’: Britpop’s little brother band tell Mark Beaumont about the making of a classic album and the era-defining afterlife of ‘Alright’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like sex ... and we’re the foreplay’: the Oasis tribute bands gearing up for the big reunion

Missed out on tickets to the biggest gigs of the summer? From Italy to Indonesia, there’s a covers band ready to fill the void. They’ve got the parkas, the swagger and the tambourines, but can they bring the sunshiiiine?

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Blur's Alex James suggests ABBA-style avatar show as he talks future of Britpop legends

Alex James has two ideas for the future of Britpop legends Blur.

Metal Hammer

"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

Louder

"Britpop was the Make America Great Again of its day, xenophobic, misogynist, just horrible. We hated it, and it fuelled our anger." Compulsion were the greatest '90s band you never listened to, and now they kinda understand why

Garret 'Jacknife' Lee is one of the world's most respected producers due to his work with U2, R.E.M.,Taylor Swift and more. But 30 years ago he and his brilliant band Compulsion hated everyone and everything

The Guardian - UK

Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis revisited in ‘punchy’ new comedy

John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995

International Business Times

Young Indonesians Toast Britpop Scene With Singalongs, Swagger

At a smoke-filled warehouse in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, hundreds of young men and women, some clad in hijabs, throw their arms in the air, bouncing to British songs from the 1990s.

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