With Oasis selling out their latest UK tour in under an hour, we thought we'd take a look at some of the best bands from the nineties, still going strong and playing in a city near you! Supergrass are well-known as one of the true survivors of Britpop - and are one of the few bands who have really managed to evolve with the times. After the release of their number one debut I Should Coco in 1995, which produced the number two single Alright, the Oxford band have gone on to produce five more critically acclaimed albums and countless hit singles. After moonlighting briefly as the Diamond Hoo Ha Men earlier this year, the band are back on the road later this month. The Charlatans originally formed in 1990 but it wasn't until the release of their fourth studio album, the self-titled The Charlatans, that they really hit the big time - going to number one in the album charts and scoring a top twenty hit with the indie classic Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over. Six albums and thirteen years later, 2008's You Cross My Path has thrown them firmly back into the limelight with a new UK tour taking place this October. See The Charlatans tour dates > The Bluetones have always been the quiet survivors of Britpop. After getting together in 1994, it was their indie anthem Slight Return which gave them their biggest hit to date. The album from which it came, their debut Expecting To Fly, is now recognised as a nineties classic, and they'll be touring a special live performance of it around the UK this December. See The Bluetones tour dates > Although Manchester band James were around throughout the eighties, it was during the nineties when they really came into their own. Hits such as Sit Down and She's A Star have become classics in their own right and the band have produced ten studio albums to date - their most recent being 2008's Hey Ma. After their last UK tour sold out in April this year, James will now tour again this December. Birmingham's Ocean Colour Scene first hit the big-time with their second album, 1996's Moseley Shoals. Containing the hit singles The Riverboat Song and The Day We Caught The Train, the band became a firm favourite of both Paul Weller and Oasis - the latter of whom chose OCS to support them at their infamous Knebworth gigs, despite their third album knocking Oasis' Be Here Now off the top spot. The band still perform live on a regular basis and will be at a venue near you this December. |  Supergrass  The Charlatans  Bluetones  Ocean Colour Scene |
