Indie timeline By littlej Dec 16, 1770 Beethoven was born Jan 1, 1982 The smiths formed Feb 8, 1983 The smiths played top of the pops Feb 8, 1983 The Stone Roses formed Jan 1, 1984 Album The Smiths reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. Jan 1, 1987 The smiths split up Jan 1, 1991 Oasis formed Apr 1, 1994 Live Forever was their first to enter the top ten of the UK charts Jan 1, 1996 Oasis Performed At Knebworth Jan 1, 1996 Stone Roses split up Jan 1, 1998 Blur formed Jan 1, 2003 Blur split up Jan 1, 2009 Oasis broke up