Avril Lavigne, Les Libertines, or Arctic Monkeys, the children of the 90s grew up with these legendary rock bands. But what have they become today in 2024? A quick look at 8 cult bands.
#1 The Offspring
Formed in 1984, the punk rock band achieved international fame with the release of their singles Come Out and Play, Self Esteem and Gotta Get Away, from the album Smashin 1994. A Maxi that has sold more than eleven million copies worldwide. Today, after a very festive appearance at Hellfest last June, and on the occasion of the release of their new album “Supercharged”, the band has announced a European tour stopping in Paris in 2025.
#2 Avril Lavigne
What happened to the Grunge icon of the 2000s? After six albums, the Canadian who suffers from Lyme disease now devotes a good part of her time to her care, but has not forgotten her passion. She recently collaborated with Nate Smith on “Can You Die From A Broken Heart”. note thatThere has been a wild rumor that she has been dead since 2003, and that a stunt double has since replaced her. A theory to which she responded: “It’s not that bad. It could be worse, right? I feel like I have a good joke to tell. I don’t see it as negative. There’s nothing scary. But it’s so silly”.
#3 One Direction
The boy band made teenage girls' hearts flutter in the 2010s. Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik finished in third place in the seventh season of the British talent show The X Factor. A springboard that allowed them to subsequently sign a contract with the Syco Music label, then to release 5 albums between 2011 and 2015. It is for a completely different reason that they are in the news today. Liam Payne's death a few days ago caused a stir in the various online fan clubs. The rest of the group, devastated, did not fail to to mourn the death of their friend on social media.
#4 Coldplay
With ten studio albums, the latest titled Moon Music released in October 2024, Coldplay is one of the most successful bands of the new millennium, with over 105 million records sold worldwide. The British band is back from their Head Full of Dreams Tour, which lasted 21 months and gave birth in 2018 to the album Live in Buenos Aires.
#5 The Libertines
Formed in 1997 by Carl Barât and Pete Doherty, Les Libertines will begin their European tour, and will notably stop in Bordeaux on February 18, 2025. Star Pete Doherty, long addicted to drugs, was recently the subject of an autobiographical documentary retracing his years of hell. His path to withdrawal took him to Normandy, where he said goodbye to drugs and now lives an orderly life, near Etretat, with his wife and child.
#6 Arctic Monkeys
The legendary indie rock band from Sheffield has to his credit no less than seven studio albums, among which is Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the fastest-selling album by a group in the history of the United Kingdom. “Do I Wanna Know?”, their most emblematic title is, 10 years after its release, still as viral. Success on TikTok, it is also on Spotify, since it exceeded two billion listens on the platform this year.
And to go further, discover our first part on these 8 rock groups who marked our childhood.