The 50 Bands To See Before You Die was a list published by Q magazine in September of 2002. Here is the list...
  1. AC/DC - Heavy metal music
  2. Ash - Punk rock
  3. The Beta Band - Folktronic
  4. Tony Bennett - Singer
  5. Pink Floyd - Psychedelic music/Progressive Rock
  6. Kraftwerk - Electronica
  7. The Who - Rock and roll
  8. The Pogues - Folk-rock
  9. The Fall - Rock and roll
  10. Oasis - Rock and roll
  11. Hundred Reasons - Rock and roll
  12. The White Stripes - Punk
  13. D'Angelo - Soul music
  14. The Flaming Lips - Psychedelic
  15. Femi Anikulapo - Singer-songwriter
  16. Badly Drawn Boy - Singer-songwriter
  17. Brown, Ian Stone Roses - Rock and roll
  18. Guns n' Roses - Hard rock
  19. Bob Dylan - Songwriter
  20. Rolling Stones - Rock and roll
  21. Neil Young - Singer-songwriter
  22. New Order - Indie rock
  23. Prodigy - Techno music
  24. Kylie Minogue - Singer
  25. Oakenfold, Paul- DJ
  26. Fatboy Slim - DJ
  27. Mr. Scruff - Acid jazz
  28. Osymyso - Electronica
  29. Halliwell, Eddie - DJ
  30. DJ Hell - DJ
  31. Erick Morillo - DJ
  32. Stephan, Tom - DJ
  33. High Contrast - DJ
  34. DJ Yoda - DJ
  35. Primal Scream - Rock and roll
  36. Rl Burnside - Blues
  37. P.J. Harvey - Singer-songwriter
  38. Slipknot - Rock and roll
  39. Radiohead - Rock and roll
  40. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock and roll
  41. U2 (band) - Rock and roll
  42. Fairport Convention - Folk-rock
  43. Vines, The - Punk rock
  44. Madonna (Ciccone) - Singer
  45. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Indie rock
  46. Ryan Adams - Rock and roll
  47. The Strokes - Rock and roll
  48. Outkast - Hip hop
  49. Orbital - DJ
  50. The Hives - Punk rock

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