The noughties was an interesting time for music in the UK.
Britpop came to an end, with pop and R&B becoming more dominant in the charts. The decade also saw the emergence of modern day indie music, with bands such as Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay coming to the fore.
The noughties, from 2000 to 2010, also saw the rise of the internet, which grew from covering 6.7% to 25.7% of the world population, and in the UK, it was a decade that saw the birth of reality television, Facebook, and Twitter, with Labour governments in power.
In Birmingham, the city set about more updates to our ever-changing cityscape. The Mailbox opened in 2000, followed by Millennium Point and the shiny new Bullring. Our food even won the city’s first Michelin star!
We've decided to take a look back at some of the very best Birmingham bands from the noughties. Here they are
1. Editors
Editors formed in 2002 in Birmingham. They have so far released two platinum studio albums, and seven in total, with several million combined sales. Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained the hits "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination. The group formed in Moseley
2. The Streets
The Streets formed in the 1990s, with Mike Skinner releasing the brilliant album Original Pirate Material in 2002. A big Blues fan, he also grew up in West Heath. The Streets is considered one of the most important and influential acts within the trajectory of hip-hop, garage and grime music within the UK
3. The Twang
The Twang are an indie rock band, formed in 2004 in Brum. The band have released five studio albums - including 2009's Jewellery Quarter. Their debut album Love It When I Feel Like This released on 4 June 2007. The album reached number 3 in the UK charts
4. The Enemy
The Enemy formed in Coventry in 2006. The band's debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns (2007) went straight to Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart on release. Their second album Music for the People (2008) went to Number 2 on the chart. The band are primarily from Coventry, but frontman Tom Clarke was actually born in Birmingham and they played many of their early gigs there Photo: The Enemy