British Rock
About British Rock
The 1960s and 1970s British rock continuum, from the Beatles and Stones inventing the modern guitar group to the Who's mod-rock attack, the Kinks' songwriting, the prog ambition of Pink Floyd and Genesis, and the glam theatre of Bowie and T. Rex. A single conversation that defined what rock could be for the rest of the century.
Key Artists
David Bowie
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Elton John
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Genesis
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Pink Floyd
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Queen
1970s, 1980s, 1990s
T. Rex
1960s, 1970s
The Beatles
1960s, 1970s
The Kinks
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
The Rolling Stones
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
The Who
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
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Timelines
Moments
Forty-two minutes on a roof, and then never again
On a cold January lunchtime the Beatles climbed onto the roof of their own office at 3 Savile Row and played until the police came up the stairs. It was their last performance in public.
Twenty minutes that turned a stadium into one voice
Queen were not the headliners at Live Aid. Freddie Mercury walked out at 6.41pm anyway and, by the end of Radio Ga Ga, 72,000 people were clapping in time with him.