Could you have grown up or gone to school with some of these famous musicians from Oxfordshire? 

The music scene across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley is second-to-none and has born some of the greatest bands of all time.

Foals

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The successful rock band Foals formed in Oxford in 2005 and played at the O2 Academy (formerly Zodiac) and the now-closed Cellar, off Cornmarket.

They returned to their hometown last year for an intimate sell-out gig in the venue where it all began, the O2 in Cowley Road. 

The multi-award-winning band have achieved four NME Awards, three Q Awards and a Brit Award among countless nominations. 

Hits include 'Spanish Sahara', 'Inhaler' and 'What Went Down'. 

Supergrass

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Gaz Coombes at an awards show

Originally from Oxford, the rock band was formed in 1993 with lead singer and guitarist Gaz Coombes, drummer Danny Goffey, bassist Mick Quinn and later Rob Coombes on the keyboard. 

The iconic Oxford group formed at Wheatley Park School in Holton, which former Prime Minister Theresa May also attended. 

Originally members of the band The Jennifers, they played gigs across the county often in pubs and clubs including the Jericho Tavern. 

Supergrass' debut gig was held at the Co-Op Hall, now the O2 Academy, on Cowley Road in 1993. 

The fourth album on their debut single, 'Alright' was an international best-seller.

The award-winning band have been heralded as amongst 'the best of the 90s' by critics.

Recently celebrating their 25th anniversary the group put on a live-streamed gig from Oxford's Bullingdon to mark the momentous occasion.  

Radiohead

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Thom Yorke of Radiohead (Yui Mok/PA)

Ultra-successful rock band Radiohead was formed by members of Abingdon School, other notable alumni include Toby Jones, Tom Hollander and David Mitchell. 

Radiohead consists of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, and Philip Selway.

The group formed in 1985 under the name On a Friday, referring to the band's usual rehearsal day in the school's music room. 

In 1991 the band shared a house on the corner of Magdalen Road and Ridgefield Road in Oxford.  Later that year they changed their name to Radiohead after signing a six-album contract with EMI.

They placed across the city including at Jericho Tavern as On a Friday and in 2001 the band played an incredible homecoming set which saw around 40,000 fans pack into South Park. 

Glass Animals

This psychedelic pop band was formed in Oxford in 2010 by a group of childhood friends, Dave Bayley, Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew MacFarlane.

Like Radiohead, their first gig was in Jericho Tavern where they supported Chapel Club - their set lasted nine minutes. 

Chart-topper 'Gooey' from their first album reached platinum status in America and in 2018 they won in two categories at the MPG Awards and achieved a coveted spot on the Mercury Prize shortlist. 

Last month the band released their latest album Dreamland, inspired by a traumatic two years and a love of childhood daydreaming.  

Ride

Ride was formed in the city in 1988 and consists of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt.

Their debut album Nowhere has been named one of the important albums of the shoegazing genre that emerged during the 90s.

Andy Bell, Mark Gardener and Steve Queralt all attended Cheney School and met Laurence Colbert at the North Oxfordshire College and the Oxfordshire School of Art & Design. 

They played their first gig as Ride for the College's Christmas party, they went on to gain international acclaim. 

Earlier this year Loz Colbert played a 12-hour drum session to help fundraise for the NHS.

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