In July 1999, in celebration of their tenth anniversary, Blur released a 22-CD limited edition box-set of their singles. The accompanying tour saw Blur play the A-sides of the 22 singles in their chronological order of release.
In July 1999, Daniels left the group.
On June 17, 1999, during Hole’s set at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden, a 19-year-old girl died after being crushed by the mosh pit behind the mixing board.
The band formed in South Africa in May 1999 under the name Saron Gas. Consisting of frontman , vocalist, and guitarist Shaun Morgan , bassist Tyronne Morris (who left the band in December 1999 and was replaced by Dale Stewart in January 2000), drummer Dave Cohoe, and guitarist Johan Greyling…
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In March 1999, Feeder returned with a new single, ” Day In Day Out “, which charted at No. 31. Two more singles followed, “Insomnia” in May (charting at No. 22 and resulting in their first appearance on Top of the Pops ) and ” Yesterday Went Too Soon ”…
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Released in March 1999, Blur’s sixth studio album 13 saw them drift still further away from their Britpop-era attitude and sound. Orbit’s production style allowed for more jamming, and incorporated a “variety of emotions, atmospheres, words and sounds” into the mix. 13 was creatively dominated by Coxon, who “was simply…
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Just before starting the summer tour, Meeks had told interviewers that all of his fellow band members were holding him back and, consequently, were being released from the group. He said they were disappointed by this decision but he thought they would remain friends. An Outpost spokesperson, claimed that “Travis…
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“Open Your Eyes” appeared in the Warren Miller movie Fifty (1999)
As with the 1997 Brit Awards, the Manics won both Best British Band and Album at the 1999 Brit Awards .
In 1999, the track “Quicksand” was used in the TV series Roswell (uncredited).