The Boys in the Band Podcast

We discuss Oasis swiftly selling out their North America shows, two bands Liam Gallagher has hinted will support them in the UK and flag a free exhibition Oasis fans will want to get along to…

Why didn’t Oasis crack America first time around and will they do it this time? Plus Blossoms go to No1 & we head to a Mystery Jets gig packed with 00s icons!

Liam Gallagher had a big weekend, celebrating his birthday by playing to 96,000 people at Wembley ahead of the Anthony Joshua fight before flying out to Malta for his final solo gig. We discuss all that plus our night out with Blossoms - who have just launched their excellent fifth album - and the prospects of them supporting Oasis next summer!

We round up the latest Oasis & Gallagher brother news - from football kits and weekenders in Malta to ticket ballots - and rewind to our interview with Glasvegas to find out what it’s like to support Oasis on a huge tour!

After the agony (wrestling with Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours and See Tickets loading pages, websites crashing, bot accusations and more) came the ecstasy of securing Oasis reunion show tickets! That was good news for the future of this podcast… Pete & Rich reflect on the stress of Saturday and demand change to end the outrage of ‘dynamic pricing’

It's our 100th episode of the Boys in the Band Podcast! And after diving into 00s nostalgia we're taking a slight pivot to focus on the band that started it all for us; our love of music and bands, the band who we're sure so many of you love, and the band who definitely (no maybe about it) inspired so many of the bands we've had on this podcast previously and that whole guitar scen...

Instant reaction after Razorlight SMASHED IT at Hammersmith Apollo on the final night of their tour. Awesome gig, so much energy (eventually!) down the front and great to see such a huge reception to hits old and new. Here’s Pete & Rich’s post-gig verdict!

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Dan Haggis, drummer in The Wombats. Dan talks about the transformative impact of their dance floor fillers like 'Let's Dance To Joy Division', the story of an evolving sound which runs through each of their albums - and how they're popularity and passion for the band still endures 20 years after getting together. You can act...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Johnny Lloyd from Tribes. The band are back with a new album landing this summer and big tour plans - and we caught up with Johnny to find out all about it. Tribes fan? Share your memories of the band with us:Twitter: @TheBITBpodInstagram: @boysinthebandpodFacebook: The Boys In The Band PodcastOr drop us an Email - boysinthe...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace the filmmakers behind the fantastic new 00s indie film Meet Me In The Bathroom. Based on the renowned, respected book by Lizzy Goodman of the same name, they have pulled together stunning archive footage from the New York scene, giving incredible insights into bands such as The Strokes, Yeah...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids. Pete and Rich saw their SECOND ever UK show so we reflect on the big buzz about the band back in late 2007 - and what it was like for the band to come back this year for Partie Traumatic anniversary shows. We also chat about the 'pure sugar' Black Kids sound on tracks like 'I'm not going to t...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s ! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Jack Chandler and Joey Julliard from Honey Moon tells us about their upcoming debut album - which will definitely deliver some sunshine to you this winter when it launches on January 31.  We also get...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Killian Gavin from Boy & Bear picking his favourite albums from the 00s. Boy & Bear fan? Share your memories of the bands with us: Twitter: @TheBITBpod Instagram: @boysinthebandpod Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast Or drop us an Email - boysinthebandpod@gmail.com Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallagher Pod thumbn...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s ! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Adam Young from The Howlers tells us about their new EP - which he was packing up in his own flat as we spoke - a big hometown show and how he nearly did himself damage recording the debut album! Adam...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Steve Garrigan and Mark Prendergast from Kodaline picking their favourite albums from the 00s. Kodaline fan? Share your memories of the bands with us: Twitter: @TheBITBpod Instagram: @boysinthebandpod Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast Or drop us an Email - boysinthebandpod@gmail.com Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallaghe...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s ! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Dan Young and Kiran Roy from October Drift tells us about their upcoming second album 'I don't belong anywhere', life on the road travelling across the UK from their native Somerset and playing their...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s ! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Zac Skinner from The Skinner Brothers tells us about the band's wild recent tour and how he was blown away by the reception they got up and down the country. He also chats about previous support slots...

We kick off our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s ! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! First up, Joe Maddocks and Lowell Carragher from RATS tell us about an exploding scene in Liverpool, how they are taking their inspirations from the 00s, such as Arctic Monkeys, and adding rap and hip hop twis...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Mark Greaney from JJ72 picking his favourite album of the 00s. He goes with () by Sigur Ros - an album name hard to pronounce! Reflecting on the album, Mark discusses the power of music to transport us back to moments in time and we also debate the importance of understandable lyrics in music, with this LP sung in 'Hopelandic', a made up language.   Sigu...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Mark Greaney , formerly the frontman of JJ72 . The band burst out of Dublin at the start of 2000 and were playing big festival shows and supporting huge acts when they were only just turning 20. Mark reflects on that boom and how they capitalised on the buzz around the band. But within two years Mark says the music scene had...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris from The Kooks picking their favourite albums of the 00s. First up, Hugh goes with Panic Prevention by Jamie T - an album we've repeatedly praised on this podcast! Hugh hails Jamie's musical skill and craft, as well as his range of influences, and tells us about a tour featuring The Kooks, Jamie T, Mystery Jets and Larrikin...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris from The Kooks . Their debut album Inside In/Inside Out is a classic of the era and brought the boys huge success, with tracks like Naive being played everywhere in the mid '00s - and the love for that band was recently underlined at some standout anniversary shows.  We chat to Luke and Hugh ab...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Jim Maddock and David Jordan from Air Traffic picking their favourite albums of the 00s. First up, Jim goes with Dizzee Rascal's Boy In Da Corner , the genre-crossing, game-changing debut from the London rapper which put grime in the mainstream. Like Dizzee, the Air Traffic boys were just in their teens when they signed their record deal and we discuss t...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're joined by David Jordan and Jim Maddock from Air Traffic . One of BBC's Sounds of 2007, Air Traffic were a band in demand and, despite being still in their teens, had record labels fighting for their signatures. They ended up on a major label with EMI - and tell us about the excessive spending they enjoyed as part of that deal. Sticking with the finan...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with James Walsh from Starsailor picking his favourite album of the 00s. James makes the case for Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot as his favourite of the 2000s. The band actually had to fight to get this released, with their record label refusing to put it out. That led to the band streaming it for free on their website before a different record company released...