Indie History By Alex Ross By Alex Ross Jan 1, 1982 The Smiths Form Period: Jan 1, 1982 to Aug 11, 1996 Indie Rock Nov 24, 1983 The Smiths Perform on Top of the Pops for the first time Jan 1, 1988 Blur form Jan 1, 1989 Stone Roses release debut album Sep 1, 1990 Zomba records put an injunction on The Stone roses Jan 1, 1991 Oasis Form May 1, 1991 Court sides with the stone roses but Zomba appeal May 1, 1993 Oasis sign to Creation Records Jan 1, 1995 Blur and Oasis Rivalry starts Apr 1, 1995 Oasis First Number 1 with "Some might say" Aug 14, 1995 Blur beat Oasis to number one with "Country House" This was dubbed "The Battle of BritPop" by the British Media Oct 2, 1995 Oasis release "(What's the story) Morning Glory" This album was a commercial success and is the 4th best selling album in UK chart history Aug 10, 1996 Oasis play back to back gigs at Knebworth park to 250,000 people