50 Bands to See Before You Die

The 50 Bands To See Before You Die was a list published by Q magazine in September of 2002.

Unless you have already started seeing bands on this list, it is now impossible to complete, due to the end of Orbital, amongst other changes.

  1. AC/DC - Heavy metal music
  2. Ash - Indie rock
  3. The Beta Band - Folktronic
  4. Tony Bennett - Singer
  5. Pink Floyd - Psychedelic music/Progressive Rock
  6. Kraftwerk - Electronica
  7. The Who - Rock and roll
  8. The Pogues - Folk-rock
  9. The Fall - Rock and roll
  10. Oasis - Rock and roll
  11. Hundred Reasons - Rock and roll
  12. The White Stripes - Rock and roll
  13. D'Angelo - Soul music
  14. The Flaming Lips - Psychedelic
  15. Femi Anikulapo - Singer-songwriter
  16. Badly Drawn Boy - Singer-songwriter
  17. Ian Brown (Stone Roses) - Rock and roll
  18. Guns n' Roses - Hard rock
  19. Bob Dylan - Songwriter
  20. Rolling Stones - Rock and roll
  21. Neil Young - Singer-songwriter
  22. New Order - Indie rock
  23. The Prodigy - Electronic dance music
  24. Kylie Minogue - Singer
  25. Paul Oakenfold- DJ
  26. Fatboy Slim - DJ
  27. Mr. Scruff - Acid jazz
  28. Osymyso - Electronica
  29. Eddie Halliwell - DJ
  30. DJ Hell - DJ
  31. Erick Morillo - DJ
  32. Tom Stephan - DJ
  33. High Contrast - DJ
  34. DJ Yoda - DJ
  35. Primal Scream - Rock and roll
  36. Rl Burnside - Blues
  37. P.J. Harvey - Singer-songwriter
  38. Slipknot - Nu metal
  39. Radiohead - Rock and roll
  40. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock and roll
  41. U2 - Rock and roll
  42. Fairport Convention - Folk-rock
  43. The Vines - Garage rock
  44. Madonna - Singer
  45. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Indie rock
  46. Ryan Adams - Rock and roll
  47. The Strokes - Rock and roll
  48. Outkast - Hip hop
  49. Orbital - DJ
  50. The Hives - Garage rock

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See also: 50 Bands to See Before You Die, 2002, AC/DC, Acid jazz, Ash (band), Badly Drawn Boy, Blues, Bob Dylan, D'Angelo, DJ