News Summary

• 1996: A celebration of the wildest year of Britain’s wildest decade – 30 years on.
• Created by former Sun editor and its ‘Bizarre’ columnist, Dominic Mohan.
• Opened at the Barbican Music Library yesterday (April 16) This was the year the Spice Girls released ‘Wannabe’ and scored three number ones.
• Oasis played Maine Road and Knebworth, the Sex Pistols reunited, and Pulp, Blur and Suede were in the charts.
• The Trainspotting film came out, and Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst emerged as two of the most provocative voices in British art.