‘It’s group therapy’: Why UK indie fans are turning to grunge

As Wunderhorse paves the way for more abrasive acts like Keo, Tooth and Bleech 9:3, we explore why Britain is finally having a grunge moment, thirty years after the genre’s heyday

‘It’s group therapy’: Why UK indie fans are turning to grunge
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Snaking from Manchester Academy deep into the university campus which surrounds it, hundreds are queuing hours to see Britain’s breakout grunge band, Keo, headline city festival Neighbourhood. Inside, non-existent bar queues hint at the average age of attendees: there are kids climbing on on each other’s shoulders, wearing Kangol hats and belting out Pearl Jam’s “Daughter” and Alice In Chains’ “Rooster” as they vie for a spot nearhellip;

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