2002
Acts Formed
Arctic Monkeys
Sheffield, England
Garage Rock
Black Moth
Super Rainbow
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Neo-Psychedelia
Blue Scholars
Seattle, Washington, USA
Alternative Hip Hop
Dirty Projectors
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Indie Pop
Editors
Birmingham, England
Indie Rock
Epica
Reuver, Holland
Symphonic Metal
Franz Ferdinand
Glasgow, Scotland
Indie Rock
Grizzly Bear
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Art Rock
MGMT
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Synth-Pop
Pendulum
Perth, Australia
Drum & Bass
Razorlight
London, England
Garage Rock
Silversun Pickups
Los Angeles, California, USA
Alternative Rock
Sun Kil Moon
San Francisco, California, USA
Folk Rock
The Lumineers
Ramsey, New Jersey, USA
Folk Rock
January 14th
Adam Ant brandishes a starter gun in a London pub and is committed to a mental health facility for two days.
February 27th - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: O Brother, Where Art Thou? OST
Song of the Year: Alicia Keys - Fallin
April 23rd
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is released.
April 25th
Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes, of TLC, dies at 30 in a car crash.
June 5th
R. Kelly indicted on 21 counts of child pornography. He was acquitted in 2008.
June 21st
The first Bonnaroo Music Festival begins.
July 6th
Michael Jackson publicly accuses the chairman of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola, of exploiting black artists.
July 16th
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is released.
August 14th
Dave Williams, of Drowning Pool, dies at 30 of heart disease.
August 27th
Queens of the Stone Age - Sonngs for the Deaf is released.
September 3rd
Napster shuts down "permanently".
September 17th - Mercury Prize
Best British Album: Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper
October 2nd
Robbie Williams signs an $80m deal with EMI.
October 30th
Jam Master Jay, of Run DMC, is shot to death at 37. Two men were found guilty of his murder in 2024, the motive for which was a major cocaine deal ($200k) gone wrong.
November 7th
Guns N' Roses fans riot after a gig is cancelled in Vancouver.
December 6th
Guns N' Roses fans riot after a gig is cancelled in Philadelphia.
December 9th
Mary Hansen, of Stereolab, dies at 36 in a traffic collision. She was hit by a truck while cycling in London.
December 22nd
Joe Strummer, of The Clash, dies at 50 of heart problems.
