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The Smiths - with acclaimed bassist Andy Rourke.

The 10 greatest Andy Rourke basslines with The Smiths

Ian Curtis performing live with Joy Division in January 1980

How Love Will Tear Us Apart became Ian Curtis's memorial

Joy Division

Led Zeppelin in 1973

Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary set to come to cinemas

Led Zeppelin

Jake Bugg's A Modern Distraction album artwork

Jake Bugg announces A Modern Day Distraction album and shares Zombieland single alongside new live dates

Jake Bugg

Nirvana at the MTV Awards 1992

WATCH: When Krist Novoselic hit himself in the face with his bass guitar

Nirvana

Noel Gallagher has praise the ABBA Voyage show

Noel Gallagher would be "bang up" for Oasis hologram gig after watching ABBA Voyage show

Paul Weller has talked about The Beatles' split

Paul Weller thinks The Beatles split at the "right time"

Paul Weller

The Beatles in 1967 with Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney inset

Ringo Starr says The Beatles "didn't get along" and would have less albums without "workaholic" Paul McCartney

Tenacious D's Jack Black and Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher

Watch Tenacious D cover Oasis anthem Champagne Supernova

Oasis

Courteeners Liam Fray throughout the years

Liam Fray at 39: Facts about the Courteeners frontman on his birthday

Courteeners

Robert Smith in 1992, with the sleeve to the single Friday I'm In Love

Friday I'm In Love: how The Cure created the perfect pop song

The Cure

Elbow's Guy Garvey at Manchester's Co-Op Live and the new arena inset

Elbow open Manchester’s Co-op Live with “amazing” night after venue delays

Elbow

Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill at Lollapalooza Brazil 2024

Caleb Followill weighs in on nepo baby debate: "I’m not giving my kids s***"

Kings Of Leon

Still in business in 2024: Blondie, The Rolling Stones and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The oldest bands still touring today

Elbow Press image

Elbow "ready" for Manchester Co-Op Live show tonight: Get the stage times

Elbow

The Stone Roses, Blur and Nirvana - let's dig into their back catalogue!

10 great underrated and "lost" singles by the biggest artists

The Smiths in 1984: Mike Joyce, Morrissey, Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke

Hand In Glove: How Johnny Marr and Morrissey wrote the Smiths' debut single

The life and times of Earls Court Exhibition Centre: the venue hosts the Stones in May 1976; Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin in May 1975; and David Bowie in May 1973.

UK live music venues we've lost over the years