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Ashby-de-la-Zouch
is home to
The Young Knives
The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band by rummaging through a book. [wikipedia]
Basildon
is home to
Depeche Mode
Basildon
is home to
Yazoo
Known as Yaz in the U.S.
Bath
is home to
Goldfrapp
Bath
is home to
Tears for Fears
Birmingham
is home to
Black Sabbath
Birmingham
is home to
Dexys Midnight Runners
Kevin Rowland lead singer
Birmingham
is home to
Duran Duran
Birmingham
is home to
Editors
Birmingham
is home to
Electric Light Orchestra
Birmingham
is home to
Fine Young Cannibals
Birmingham
is home to
Judas Priest
Formed by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill
Birmingham
is home to
The Moody Blues
Birmingham
is home to
Musical Youth
Birmingham
is home to
Napalm Death
Birmingham
is home to
The Streets
Birmingham
is home to
UB40
Bolton
is home to
Kinesis
2000-2004. Announced they were splitting up on the day their second album was released.
Bournemouth
is home to
Embrace
Brighton
is home to
Architects
Brighton
is home to
Brakes
Brighton
is home to
The Go! Team
Brighton
is home to
The Kooks
Bristol
is home to
Massive Attack
Bristol
is home to
Portishead
Camberwell
is home to
The House Of Love
Cambridge
is home to
Katrina and the Waves
Formed in 1981 by Alex Cooper, Vince de la Cruz, Katrina Leskanich and Kimberley Rew.
Cambridge
is home to
Pink Floyd
Canterbury
is home to
Bodyrockers
Chester
is home to
Mansun
Colchester
is home to
Blur
Coventry
is home to
The Specials
Crawley
is home to
The Cure
Godalming
is home to
Genesis
Hemel Hempstead
is home to
Porcupine Tree
Ipswich
is home to
Cradle of Filth
Leeds
is home to
Kaiser Chiefs
Leicester
is home to
Cornershop
Leicester
is home to
Diesel Park West
Leicester
is home to
Gaye Bykers On Acid
Leicester
is home to
Kasabian
Leicester
is home to
Showaddywaddy
Leicester
is home to
The Sinatras
Liverpool
is home to
Atomic Kitten
Liverpool
is home to
The Beatles
Liverpool
is home to
The Boo Radleys
Liverpool
is home to
Carcass
Liverpool
is home to
The Coral
Liverpool
is home to
Echo & the Bunnymen
Liverpool
is home to
A Flock of Seagulls
Liverpool
is home to
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Liverpool
is home to
The La's
Liverpool
is home to
The Lightning Seeds
Liverpool
is home to
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Liverpool
is home to
Space
Liverpool
is home to
The Zutons
Manchester
is home to
Buzzcocks
The name comes from a Manchester slang term "cock" meaning "youngster" and its use in the 1970s ITV television drama serial Rock Follies when the line "that's the buzz, cocks" or "give me a buzz, cock!" was heard. [wikipedia]
Manchester
is home to
The Doves
Manchester
is home to
Elbow
Manchester
is home to
The Fall
Manchester
is home to
The Future Sound of London
Manchester
is home to
Joy Division
Manchester
is home to
New Order
Manchester
is home to
Oasis
Manchester
is home to
Puressence
Manchester
is home to
The Smiths
Manchester
is home to
The Stone Roses
Newcastle
is home to
The Animals
Newcastle
is home to
Dire Straits
Newcastle
is home to
Maxïmo Park
Newcastle
is home to
The Pet Shop Boys
Northampton
is home to
Bauhaus
Oxford
is home to
The Egg
Oxford
is home to
Hurricane #1
Oxford
is home to
Radiohead
Oxford
is home to
Supergrass
Sheffield
is home to
ABC
Sheffield
is home to
All Seeing I
Sheffield
is home to
Arctic Monkeys
From High Green, a suburb of Sheffield.
Sheffield
is home to
Babybird
Sheffield
is home to
Cabaret Voltaire
Sheffield
is home to
Def Leppard
Sheffield
is home to
Heaven 17
Sheffield
is home to
Human League
Sheffield
is home to
The Human League
Sheffield
is home to
The Long Blondes
Sheffield
is home to
The Longpigs
Sheffield
is home to
Moloko
Sheffield
is home to
Pulp
Sheffield
is home to
The Thompson Twins
Sheffield
is home to
Wavestar
Staines
is home to
HARD-Fi
Stoke on Trent
is home to
Motörhead
Sunderland
is home to
The Futureheads
Surrey
is home to
The Stranglers
Surrey
is home to
The Yardbirds
Swindon
is home to
XTC
Teignmouth
is home to
Muse
Woking
is home to
The Jam
Wolverhampton
is home to
Babylon Zoo
Wolverhampton
is home to
Slade
Worthing
is home to
The Ordinary Boys
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