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ICYMI just announced
@Tim_Burgess
DJ set
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
Live:
@thecharlatans
- Some Friendly
Star Shaped DJs - indie singalongs and dance floor antics
1 hour Prosecco/rum punch - included in ticket
Limited capacity
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Bez ‘Bez Dancing’ at his own wedding is a vibe we can get behind 🙌🧡
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On This Day… 21st April 1997. Pretty much defined the summer of ‘97.
Sounds just as ace today. The Charlatans - Tellin’ Stories.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day… 25th April 1994. Blur released their third album Parklife. Going four times platinum in the UK and selling over five million copies, the album launched them and Britpop into the stratosphere!
What are your favourite tracks?
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Terry Hall and The Lightning Seeds - Sense (Live on TFI Friday, 1996)
“I'm standing high on tiptoes looking over fences, waiting for somebody like you to kiss me senseless…
When you’re near, it all makes sense…”
Terry 🧡
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Ray Davies and Damon Albarn - Waterloo Sunset (The White Room, 1995)
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28 years young… 22nd May 1995
Pulp released Common People. Arguably the most era-defining single of the Britpop era.
The single reached number two in the charts and featured the iconic cover shot in Frank's Sandwich Bar, W4.
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On This Day… 29th March 1993
The absolutely incredible debut from Suede. This. Changed. Everything.
A sublime body of work front to back (and all single b-sides!). Straight in at number one and winner of the 1993 Mercury Music prize. What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day... 10th May 1993...
30 years ago today, the musical landscape changed and a template was set down. Life for just about everyone at Star Shaped would never be quite the same...
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish. A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day… 18th April 1994
A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks on the album?
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“Do you believe that there's someone up above? And does he have a timetable directing acts of love?”
25th March 1996. One of the greatest love songs of the era (or any!). Jarvis, you old devil, you…
Pulp - Something Changed (live on TFI Friday ‘96)
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On This Day... 18th April 1994
Pulp released their absolutely stupendously good album His ‘n’ Hers. A masterpiece from start to finish.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day… 25th April 1994. Blur released their third album Parklife. Going four times platinum in the UK and selling over five million copies, the album launched them and Britpop into the stratosphere!
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day… 18th April 1994
Pulp - His ‘n’ Hers. A total and utter masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks on the album?
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On This Day... 12th February 1996
@TheBluetones
released their absolutely majestic debut album Expecting To Fly. The album went straight in at number one knocking Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory off top spot and went on to go platinum.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day… 18th April 1994
Pulp - His ‘n’ Hers. A total masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks on the album?
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On This Day… February 27th 1995. The first episode of Game On was broadcast on BBC Two.
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On This Day... 24th April 1995
25 years young. B-Sides, now THAT is some CD single.
At the risk of sounding like your Grandad, they don’t make them like this anymore, folks... 4 absolute corkers!
1. Some Might Say
2. Talk Tonight
3. Acquiesce
4. Headshrinker
#oasis
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On This Day... 10th February 1997
Blur released their sublime eponymous album.
Recorded between London and Iceland (Reykjavik), the album went to number one and went platinum.
What are your favourite tracks?
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10th May 1993...
27 (blimin’ 27!) years ago today, the musical landscape changed and a template was set down. Life for just about everyone at Star Shaped Towers would never be quite the same...
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish. A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks?
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In cinemas on this day in 1996…
The soundtrack, the dialogue quoted everywhere for months, the energy, a cultural phenomenon.
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On This Day… February 27th 1995. The first episode of Game On was broadcast on BBC Two.
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“In December, my heart’s full of spring…”
Released on this day, 6th December 1993. I Was Born on Christmas Day - Saint Etienne feat. Tim Burgess
Tim and Sarah looking impossibly pretty here performing it on The Word
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Devastated by the news of Steve Mackey’s passing. Thoughts go out to his family and friends.
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On This Day… 15th April 1991
Blur - There’s No Other Way
A true Star Shaped Anthem.
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On This Day... 25th April 1994
Blur released their third album, Parklife. Going four times platinum in the UK and selling over five million copies worldwide, it’s the album that launched Blur and the Britpop movement into the stratosphere!
What are your favourite tracks?
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10th May 1993...
28 (yes, blimin’ 28!) years ago today, the musical landscape changed and a template was set down. Life for just about everyone at Star Shaped Towers would never be quite the same...
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish. A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks?
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10th May 1993...
26 (yes, blimin’ 26!) years ago today, the musical landscape changed and a template was set down. Life for just about everyone at Star Shaped Towers would never be quite the same...
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish. A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks?
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***GIG ANNOUNCEMENT***
Something to get us through the week, Mark Morriss will be performing an exclusive live show on our FB page this Sunday! We can’t get out, so we’ll bring the gig to you.
Sun 5th April, 8pm, Star Shaped FB Page
📸= Gig Junkies, Star Shaped Festival 2017
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On This Day... 10th February 1997
Blur released their absolutely sublime eponymous album.
Recorded between London and Iceland (Reykjavik), the album went to number one and went platinum.
What are your favourite tracks or memories of the albums release?
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25 YEARS YOUNG TODAY!
Pulp - Different Class
Front to back, a stunning piece of work. Much like His ‘n’ Hers before it, pretty much perfect. Your favourite tracks?
“Please understand. We don’t want no trouble. We just want the right to be different. That’s all.”
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On This Day… 19th April 1993
Blur - For Tomorrow
Utterly, utterly magnificent in every way.
Special shout to the Visit To Primrose Hill extended mix too. Glorious.
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On This Day... 29th March 1993
Absolute. Game. Changer.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day.... 12th February 1996
25 years old today. The majestic, number one and platinum selling, debut album from
@TheBluetones
- Expecting To Fly.
What are your favourite tracks?
The band will perform the album live in full this August on the Star Shaped Tour!
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On This Day... 11th April 1994
A little known beat combo from Manchester released their debut single Supersonic.
Nothing would ever be quite the same again...
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30(!) years young today! 29th March 1993
The absolutely incredible debut from Suede. This. Changed. Everything.
A sublime body of work front to back (and all single b-sides!). Straight in at number one and winner of the 1993 Mercury Music prize. What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day... 24th April 1995.
The bands first number one single, Oasis - Some Might Say.
Also, the b-sides were… WOW!
1. Some Might Say
2. Talk Tonight
3. Acquiesce
4. Headshrinker
The sleeve was shot at Cromford station, Derbyshire by Microdot.
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***Announcement***
The return of the
#Online90sIndieDisco
! The lockdown sensation that brought 100k people together during the first lockdown returns for a big NYE Special!
It’s been a tough year, shall we get together and party like it’s 1995?
Get the drinks in ready! x
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On This Day... 29th March 1993
Suede released their majestic self-titled debut album. The album went straight in at number one and went on to win the 1993 Mercury Music Prize.
So many to choose from (work of art from start to finish), but what are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day... 22nd May 1995
One of the defining singles, possibly THE defining single, of the entire era was released. 25 years young today.
Pulp, with the utterly magnificent in every way imaginable, Common People.
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The Friday Jarv is early this week as… Well…. Pulp will be playing shows in 2023!
Now then… Who’s in…?
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Happy birthday to the national treasure that is Jarvis Branson Cocker.
Born 19th September 1963.
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On This Day… 12th September 1993
The tour documentary that gave us our name was released. A candid, messy, insight into a band that were struggling and just on the cusp of greatness.
We STILL quote bits to each other when on tour! What are your favourite quotes/moments?
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10th May 1993...
29 (blimin’ 29!) years ago today, the musical landscape changed and a template was set down. Life for just about everyone at Star Shaped Towers would never be quite the same...
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish. A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks?
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10th February 1997. A masterpiece.
What are your favourite tracks?
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“Once bitten, twice shy… I keep my distance but you still catch my eye. Tell me, baby, do you recognise me? Well, it’s been a year, it doesn’t surprise me…”
Last Christmas - James Dean Bradfield (live on TFI Friday 1996)
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Happy New Blur Album Day!
Share your thoughts with us (and everyone else here) as you listen to it throughout the day x
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“Alexa, it’s been so long, I fear I’m starting to forget the power of live music. Show me a live performance of just outstanding quality!”
Alexa:
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“So, tell me, am I looking better?
Have you forgot whatever it was that you couldn't stand about me, about me, ABOUT ME?”
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On This Day... 10th October 1994
Suede released one of the greatest albums of the era (and indeed any era), the majestic, sprawling masterpiece that is Dog Man Star.
What are your favourite tracks?
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21 years of age today... August 21st 1997, Oasis released Be Here Now.
Did you buy it on release day? What were/are your favourite tracks?
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Happy Friday!
Here’s national treasure Sophie Ellis-Bextor with an excellent cover of Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time? to get your day started!
@SophieEB
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Happy birthday to the one and only Jarvis Cocker. Legend!
Tell us your favourite Pulp songs?
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Blur - Charmless Man live on The White Room.
Did anyone else bloody love The White Room? So many iconic moments.
Anyway, much to love here. Alex smoking looks odd on live TV now, Damon looking hotter than the surface of the sun... Graham being 🙌🙌
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On This Day... 11th April 1994
A little known beat combo from Manchester released their debut single Supersonic.
Nothing would ever be quite the same again...
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On This Day… 25th August 1994. Blur released their third album Parklife. Going four times platinum in the UK and selling over five million copies, the album launched them and Britpop into the stratosphere!
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day… 29th April 1996
One of the greatest albums of the era and most underrated of all time 🙌
What are your favourite tracks on it?
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Well this is quite wonderful! Brett Anderson (featuring Nadine Shah and Gwenno) performing Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
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***ONLINE 90s INDIE DISCO***
Last Saturday was amazing! Thousands joining together to party!
We are back this Saturday and will be joined by Britpop royalty Louise Wener of the wonderful Sleeper as a virtual guest DJ.
Start rearranging your front room to clear dancing space x
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You were sometimes hard to find
You were never safe to be with, then…
The Charlatans TV debut - The Word, 10th September 1990. Majestic.
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“And when she lets me slip away…”
25 years young today. Blur - Beetlebum. 20th January 1997
What a tune. What a jumper Damon sports in the video.
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Bit of a topical post-Britpop number for you here…
JJ72 - Snow (live on Top of The Pops, 2001)
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When you’re in an indie club and the DJ plays Mr Brightside...
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“Street’s like a jungle, so call the police. Following the herd, down to Greece…”
On This Day… 7th March 1994. Blur - Girls & Boys
Star Shaped Anthem.
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On This Day... 8th April 1996
@OCSmusic
released their enormously popular 2nd album Moseley Shoals. The album spent 92 weeks in the chart(!), selling over a million copies in ‘96 alone.
They blew the roof off Star Shaped Tour 2018 at Brixton Academy! What are your fav tracks?
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On This Day... 20th January 1997
Blur released the first single from their eponymous fifth album. What an absolutely incredible song it is too. Beetlebum went straight into number one.
“And when she lets me slip away...”
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On This Day... 30th March 1992
Blur released one of their greatest singles, the immortal Popscene and, a case could be made, started a movement that later became known as Britpop.
A true Star Shaped Anthem.
“Hey, hey, come out tonight!”
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“This is history. Right here, right now, this is history!”
On this day in 1996. Oasis. Knebworth. A moment in time.
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On This Day... 13th February 1995
Sleeper released their MAGNIFICENT debut album Smart.
An album so dear to us. What are your favourite tracks?
We should be celebrating it RIGHT NOW on the Star Shaped Tour with Sleeper playing the entirety of its wonder live. Soon 🤞
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On This Day... 22 Years Ago...
The now defunct V Festival kicked off with a pretty good lineup(!). Lots of Star Shaped alumni on the bill inc:
Bluetones
Dodgy
Echobelly
The Supernaturals
Geneva
Silver Sun
Hurricane
#1
And more...
Anyone else attend and which site?
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Damon Albarn, Mile End Stadium, Saturday 17th June 1995.
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On This Day... 10th February 1997
Blur released their absolutely sublime eponymous album.
Recorded between London and Iceland (Reykjavik), the album went to number one and went platinum.
What are your favourite tracks or memories of the albums release?
That show at Astoria!
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Seems a good time to post this again. The birthday boy recording a message for our friends little boy who is a big fan 🥰
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“This is history! This is history! Right here. Right now. This is history!”
On This Day... 10th August 1996, Oasis played the first of two legendary shows at Knebworth. Who else was there?
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***STAR SHAPED TOUR 2020***
Two great bands, two classic albums, two sets from each, too many tunes to mention! And just the one ticket price!
Star Shaped pre-sale: tomorrow 10am
General: Fri 10am
These will go QUICK. Don’t miss out. UK exclusive album shows.
See you there x
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On This Day... 21st April 1997
Supergrass released their fantastic second studio album In It For The Money.
The album went on to sell over a million copies worldwide.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day... 9th January 1995
The magnificent Sleeper released one of the defining singles of the era, Inbetweener.
“He’s not a Prince, he’s not a King, she’s not a work of art or anything...”
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On This Day... 30th March 1992
Blur released one of their greatest singles, the immortal Popscene and, a case could be made, started a movement that later became known as Britpop.
A true Star Shaped Anthem and dace floor filler to this day.
“Hey, hey, come out tonight!”
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Ahem. Just a gentle reminder that the same period of time has now passed since The Great Escape was released, as The Beatles splitting up had when The Great Escape was released.
And that felt like ancient history in 1995.
So, you know, happy Friday and all that! x
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On This Day... 30th March 1992
Blur released one of their greatest singles, the immortal Popscene and, a case could be made, started a movement that later became known as Britpop.
A true Star Shaped Anthem.
“Hey, hey, come out tonight!”
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Want to feel old? Blur released Parklife 24 years ago today. The same passage of time that had passed from the Beatles splitting, to Blur releasing said Parklife single.
And that felt like ancient history in 1994... 😳
Wethers Original, anyone?
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“Two hearts under a skyscraper…”
14th February 1994. Suede - Stay Together
A masterpiece.
The CD single containing the full version along with My Dark Star and The Living Dead is among the best ever released.
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On This Day… 21st April 1997. Pretty much defined the summer of ‘97.
Absolutely incredible. The Charlatans - Tellin’ Stories.
What are your favourite tracks?
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On This Day... 11th June 1994
Mark Radcliffe presented the first episode of The White Room. A much loved (and missed!) show that went to feature many iconic performances from Britpop Royalty (as well as straight up royalty like Bowie and Prince).
Fav performances?
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On This Day… 19th April 1993
Blur - For Tomorrow
Utterly, utterly magnificent in every way.
Special shout to the Visit To Primrose Hill extended mix too. Glorious.
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“Two hearts under a skyscraper…”
14th February 1994. Suede - Stay Together
A masterpiece.
The CD single containing the full version along with My Dark Star and The Living Dead is among the best ever released.
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On This Day… 28th June 1999
“Sociability, is hard enough for me
Take me away from this big, bad world and agree to marry me
So we can start over again….”
Blur released the magnificent Coffee & TV and its accompanying award winning video.
Graham Coxon 🧡
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The classic, number one (knocked Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? off the top spot), platinum selling, debut album performed live in full to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Only at Star Shaped.
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Truth. Right, let’s have your misheard Britpop lyrics then?
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