1999, the year of Muse: What about their rivals?
From Coldplay to Toploader - who's still going and who's sunk without a trace?
- The White Stripes: Enjoyed huge global success, releasing six albums. The last was Icky Thump in 2007, but the band didn't officially split up until 2011. Explanation given was, cryptically, "a myriad of reasons ... mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band". Jack White has since enjoyed success as a solo artist, as well as with The Dead Weather The Raconteurs
Next week, Muse will premiere their astounding Live At Rome Olympic Stadium concert movie in cinemas around the world. They describe as the 'concert that their most proud of' - and taking into account the record-breaking and supermassive achievements that they've enjoyed in their career, that's quite an achievement. They've come a long way since their debut album Showbiz, but what about their rivals that also came to our attention in 1999?
With this is mind, we thought we'd have a look back to see how the other bands who came on the scene in 1999 are getting on. As you'll see, it was a pretty lean time for British guitar music, which makes the Devon rockers' rise even more impressive.
Bearing in mind this was almost 15 years ago, a few more than you might expect have gone the distance. So from the White Stripes to Macy Gray, Coldplay to Toploader and Sigur Ros to Slipknot - here are the bands that came about when Muse did. Where are they now?
