Indie Rock
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Cultural origins | 1970s |
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1980s | |
United States | |
United Kingdom | |
Parent genres | Rock |
Alternative rock | |
Music groups | Alternative rock |
Grunge | |
Indie pop | |
Rock | |
Derivative forms | Chillwave |
Chamber pop | |
Grunge | |
November 5, 2007 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2990287 |
About Indie Rock
Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the 1970s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock.
Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals
... Fans have expressed excitement about the return of Indie Rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who last headlined in 2021, but have " disappeared" for the last two years...
Lead singer of Liverpool band The Night Cafe dies aged 26
... Indie Rock band, The Wombats, who The Night Cafe toured with, said Martin was " literally the nicest, most lovely guy to have around on tour"...
Mercury Prize 2023: Loyle Carner and Young Fathers among favourites to win
... Arctic Monkeys - The CarReturning to the cinematic, jazzy universe they discovered on Tranquillity Base Casino & Hotel, the Arctic Monkeys seventh album firmly rejects fans hopes that they d re-discover their Indie Rock roots...
Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys, Jessie Ware and Fred Again lead shortlist
... The majority of this year s acts hail from London - three quarters in total - raising questions about the music industry s lack of diversity, Each of the last eight Mercury Prize winners has hailed from the capital and, while they ve spanned a huge rang of genres - grime, R& B, Indie Rock and pop - the diminished voice of other towns and cities is stark...
Boygenius: Being called a tortured artist is depowering
... Vogue christened them " the Infinity War of female-led Indie Rock outfits" and fans started clamouring for a full-length album...
Mercury Prize: Self Esteem and Little Simz lead race for album of the year
... Almost immediately, they hit upon a rich vein of surreal-but-catchy Indie Rock...
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... Indie Rock band The Cribs also their support, saying: " These are the sort of places that cities cannot afford to lose, the platform they give young musicians is invaluable...
... Almost immediately, they hit upon a rich vein of surreal-but-catchy Indie Rock...
Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals
By Bonnie McLarenBBC Newsbeat
Fred Again , Lana Del Rey and Catfish and the Bottlemen have been announced as headliners of next year's Reading and Leeds festivals.
Blink-182 and Liam Gallagher will also be rocking the main stages.
The Festival will take place on 21 to 25 August, returning to Richfield Avenue, Reading, and Leeds' Bramham Park .
It will be the only time Lana, Fred Again and Blink-182 will play UK festival sets in 2024.
Festivalgoers will also have the chance to see Gerry Cinnamon , American DJ Skrillex, band Spiritbox, rapper Digga D and Mercury Prize nominee Raye.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis' Definitely Maybe, Liam Gallagher will be playing The Album in full.
" The Most RnR [rock and roll] festivals we have left in the UK. Be there or be square LG x," The Oasis star posted online.
For Fred Again , like many teenagers, he says it's " The First festival I ever went to".
Fans have expressed excitement about The Return of Indie Rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who last headlined in 2021, but have " disappeared" for The Last two years.
Melvin Benn, Managing Director of promoter Festival Republic, says it's " very rewarding" to see Catfish And The Bottlemen headlining The Festival for a second time.
He also describes the 2023 edition as being " a hugely successful year for attendance".
At Leeds Festival 2023, more people, compared to the previous year, as part of a police crackdown following the death of a teenager.
David Celino, 16, died after Taking Drugs at Leeds Festival in 2022.
Both Festival Republic and West Yorkshire Police have said safety planning for the 2024 festival had begun.
Tickets Go On general sale on 30 November.
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com