[Music] NSC Greatest UK Band Cup 2025 (GUBC25) - Official Group Draw

[Seagull58]

The way it works is you were invited to nominate three acts, and second up to 3 acts.
Nobody seconded my 3 suggestions.
Presumably nobody seconded yours.

I missed the nominations thread. This is a shambles and has zero credibility.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I missed the nominations thread. This is a shambles and has zero credibility.

You sound like a one-legged actor auditioning for Tarzan

 

[kojak]

Have you all got your Crackerjack pencils? Good. Now shove them up your a**e.

Hugh cornwell

thanks for doing this @Mellotron, it looks like a lot of work for little thanks. I missed the nomination stage but I think it's a good line-up, you can't please everyone. I hear there's a rebel tour being set-up but it can't get funding :

Group I @ AO Arena Manchester	Group K @ Donington Park	Group M @ Brixton Academy	Group O @ P&J Live Aberdeen
The Prodigy	Duran Duran	Culture Club	Def Leppard
ELO	Dire Straits	The Undertones	The Stranglers
T Rex	Iron Maiden	Black Sabbath	Jesus & The Mary Chain
UB40	Muse	The Libertines	The Animals
Group J @ Wembley Stadium	Group L @ Utilita Arena Birmingham	Group N @ First Direct Arena Leeds	Group P @ Lidl Car Park Eastbourne
Soul II Soul	Slade	The Chemical Brothers	Oasis
Ian Dury & The Blockheads	Cream	The Buzzcocks	Led Zeppelin
OMD	The Who	The Eurythmics	Fleetwood Mac
The Police	Motorhead	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Roxy Music

No Whitesnake FFS!

 

[5Ways Gull]

Group H is the groupest of death ever.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Hugh cornwell

No Whitesnake FFS!

it's ok. Dollar had to cancel so we've found space for them on the rebel-rebel tour:

Group Q @ Murrayfield Stadium	Group S @ Earls Court, London	Group U @ MKM Stadium Kingston Upon Hull	Group W @ Butlins Bognor Regis
Spandau Ballet	The Yardbirds	The Teardrop Explodes	The Divine Comedy
Take That	Jethro Tull	Rainbow	Kaiser Chiefs
Supertramp	Yes	The Pogues	Whitesnake
Kasabian	Suede	Wham!	The Spice Girls
Group R @ M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool	Group T @ Stone Henge, Wiltshire	Group V @ Romford Greyhound Track	Group X @ Bramall Lane, Sheffield
The Happy Mondays	Wings	Stereophonics	Fine Young Cannibals
Texas	The Streets	Belle & Sebastien	The Verve
M People	Massive Attack	Echo & the Bunnymen	Portishead
Elbow	Mumford & Sons	Prefab Sprout	Black Lace

 

[BN9 BHA]

it's ok. Dollar had to cancel so we've found space for them on the rebel-rebel tour:

Group Q @ Murrayfield Stadium	Group S @ Earls Court, London	Group U @ MKM Stadium Kingston Upon Hull	Group W @ Butlins Bognor Regis
Spandau Ballet	The Yardbirds	The Teardrop Explodes	The Divine Comedy
Take That	Jethro Tull	Rainbow	Kaiser Chiefs
Supertramp	Yes	The Pogues	Whitesnake
Kasabian	Suede	Wham!	The Spice Girls
Group R @ M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool	Group T @ Stone Henge, Wiltshire	Group V @ Romford Greyhound Track	Group X @ Bramall Lane, Sheffield
The Happy Mondays	Wings	Stereophonics	Fine Young Cannibals
Texas	The Streets	Belle & Sebastien	The Verve
M People	Massive Attack	Echo & the Bunnymen	Portishead
Elbow	Mumford & Sons	Prefab Sprout	Black Lace

I predict a riot at Butlins Bognor

 

[Machiavelli]

Group H definitely the Group of Death in here

Pourquoi?
One group is the second best band of all time, the remainder all a bit meh ...
... Groups C and D on the other hand

 

[BadFish]

That's not my point. There are indeed threads on Jazz, Ambient, to name just two genres.

My point is the arrogance of using words like 'best' and 'greatest' and then only apply them to Rock & Pop.

Either Rock & Pop needs stating, or 'best' and 'greatest' needs dropping for 'favourite'. Simple. Or else the cultural arrogance continues.

The words Best and Greatest were used before the nominations came in.

I think you are adding too much meaning to them. No-one is assuming that this is a definitive competition. The 'favourite' part is implied as ever in these kind of threads, it is just a bit of fun.

Sorry but I had to laugh at 'cultural arrogance', a little hysterical, no?

 

[Blue3]

No Led Zeppelin!!!!
No TRex
No Wings
No Rainbow
No Black Sabbath
No Iron Maiden
No Who

 

[super-seagulls]

No Led Zeppelin!!!!
No TRex
No Wings
No Rainbow
No Black Sabbath
No Iron Maiden
No Who

You’ll find wings at Stone Henge.
The rest seem to be missing though.

I didn’t see Elton John listed!