April 1993
Lucy Cooke
Presenter
April was a hive of activity for the Britpop Timeline, kicking off at the very start of the month as the as the nascent Oasis play Liverpool Krazy House, their third ever gig.
We mentioned this on the programme a while back and low and behold not only was one of the other bands that played that night listening, but also Tim, who actually put on the gig for his 18th Birthday.
Here, Tim and Jason from the support band Smaller, discuss the gig.
Tim and Jason from Smaller
5th April 1993
Pulp played a hometown show at the Sheffield Leadmill for BBC Radio 1’s Sound City Event. The band were second on the bill, on after The Wedding Present and before headliners; Kingmaker.
Pulp at The Leadmill
8th April 1993
Suede’s gig at London’s Kilburn National was cancelled at short notice after talks between the venue and the local council broke down, concerning an alleged dispute over the number of tickets sold for the show.
19th April 1993
Blur released their ‘For Tomorrow’ single on the 19th April. The single went onto peak at Number 28 in the singles chart. The band said that the cover of the two World War II fighter planes was used to instil a sense of Britishness.
Watch the Video
Blur - For Tomorrow
24th April 1993
Dodgy feature in the NME Magazine under the headline ‘Liggy Stardust’
30th April 1993
Radiohead continue their tour in support of debut album ‘Pablo Honey’ - headlining the Wolves Wulfren Hall with support from Strangelove and Superstar.
Radiohead Review
