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Alternative Rock genre — history, bands and artists

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Alternative Rock concerts in Mexico

Upcoming Alternative Rock concerts: one card per artist, the rest of their dates on the artist page

Fri26FebU2 The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour21:00 · Foro Sol · Mexico City+1 dateAlternative Rock
Thu26Nov"The Hayley Williams Show" (Numerado)19:00 · National Auditorium · Mexico City+2 datesAlternative Rock
Fri11DecGorillaz20:00 · Palacio de los Deportes · Mexico CityElectronic
Fri4DecCaifanes20:00 · Palacio de los Deportes · Mexico City+4 datesAlternative Rock
Tue9FebKENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST20:00 · Palacio de los Deportes · Mexico CityJ-Pop
Mon23NovSoda Stereo20:00 · Palacio de los Deportes · Mexico CityAlternative Rock
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Geography of Alternative Rock

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of Alternative Rock

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

Nevermind1991
NevermindNirvana
In Utero1993
In UteroNirvana
Ten1991
TenPearl Jam
OK Computer1997
OK ComputerRadiohead
Automatic for the People1992
Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M.
In Rainbows2007
In RainbowsRadiohead
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not2005
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m NotArctic Monkeys
Dirt1992
DirtAlice in Chains
Californication1999
CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers
Hooray for Boobies1999
Hooray for BoobiesBloodhound Gang
1991
Lovelessmy bloody valentine
By the Way2002
By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers

New in Alternative Rock

Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months

Alamo2026
AlamoJake Bugg
trentemøller2026
trentemøllerTrentemøller
I Built This Prison Myself2026
I Built This Prison MyselfChastity
It was only a dream2026
It was only a dreamAmira Elfeky
Die 82026
Die 8Black Space Riders
Contingency Protocol2026
Contingency ProtocolTechnetium

Alternative Rock by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 2000s6,185 albums in all

Alternative Rock by country and decade

Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade

By country

By decade

Best albums by decade

Artists of Alternative Rock

The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Alternative Rock is divided into
Alternative DanceBritpopDream PopEmoGrungeGreboIndie RockJ-RockLo-FiPost-GrungePost-BritpopShoegazeGeek Rock

Origins

Genres from which Alternative Rock originated

Parent genre

Alternative Rock is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Rock

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Alternative Rock
Garage Rock RevivalMangue BeatPop Screamo

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