British Music

1940´sJitterbug / boogie-woogie

Bing Crosby

1950´sRock and Roll

Elvis Presley The Beatles

1960´sBritish Rock and Roll

Music Era´s in Britain

1970´sGlam Rock

1980´sHip Hop and Rap

1990´sBritpop

David Bowie RadioheadRun DMC

Most Famous British Bands

Queen

They were a British rock band formed in 1970 in London.

Originally consisted of four people, Freddie Mercury (lead vocals and piano), Brian May (guitar and vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar) and Roger Taylor (drums and vocals).

Their most famous and well known songs include: “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions”.

The Beatles

They were a British rock band formed in 1960 in Liverpool.

The original four included: John Lennon (lead singer), Paul McCartney (guitar and vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar) and Ringo Starr (drums).

They became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.

In 1964 they had become international stars, leading the “British Invasion” of the United States pop market.

Their most famous songs include: Yellow Submarine and Hey Jude.

Coldplay

The band formed in 1996 and still record songs now.

Originally all the band are from London.

The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career including, eight Brit Awards, five MTV music video awards and seven Grammy awards from 25 nominations .

Spice Girls

The were a British pop girl group formed in 1994.

After the band broke up, they decided to do a reunion tour in 2007-2008.

In 1997 they released a box-office film, Spice world.

Music Festivals

Reading/Leeds Festival

Reading and Leeds festival takes place once a year and the selected artists play both venues on alternative days.

Reading festival hosts 90,000 people while Leeds festival hosts 75,000.

The festival is held over the August Bank Holiday weekend however guests usually camp at the venue for four or five nights.

Piccadilly Party

Glastonbury Festival

This is the largest festival held in Sommerset, South West, England.

It is an annual festival and lasts for three days.

The festival hosts up to 175,000 people which camp over the three day period in the fields.

In addition to contempary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus as well as other arts.

Previous headlining acts include: The Smiths, Oasis, U2, Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Beyonce and The Killers.

The Official Charts

The charts are updated every Sunday evening

Top 40 most popular singles are listed as well as the top 40 albums.

The official chart show is done by the BBC.

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