90s Baby Festival in Manchester, Manchester Barton Aerodrome

LineUp

Gareth Gates

1 concert

UK teen pop singer Gareth Gates rose to fame as Pop Idol runner-up in Manchester (Feb 9, 2002) and was signed by Simon Cowell. His version of Unchained Melody hit No. 1, making him the youngest British male with a No. 1 single.

B*Witched

Irish pop group B*Witched: Edele & Keavy Lynch with Lindsay Armaou and Sinéad O’Carroll; global hits incl “C’est La Vie” + 3 more #1s; 5M albums.

Five

UK pop boy band formed in 1997; sold 20M+ records, charted in 20+ countries; all 11 singles hit UK Top 10 (3 No.1), incl. “Keep On Movin’.” BRIT Awards 2000 Best British Pop Act; performed with Queen; global tours; double‑platinum No.1 album "Five" (1998) and "Invincible" (1999).

Liberty X

Liberty X, a UK R&B-pop group formed after 2001's Popstars, hit #1 with "Just a Little," won a Brit Award, and released multi-platinum albums with hits like "Thinking It Over."

Sonique

Sonique is a pioneering dance music artist best known for her hit It Feels So Good, which spent 3 weeks at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000. The song won her a Brit Award for Best British Female and an Ivor Novello Award.