Top Names of 2005

The BBC published a list last Friday of the top 10 pop names of 2004 and of 2005, those acts that it thinks are going to make names for themselves this year. The list was compiled by 110 impartial critics and broadcasters, so is pretty representative. It is:

The Bravery Bloc Party Kano The Game Kaiser Chiefs KT Tunstall The Dead 60s The Dears Tom Vek The Magic Numbers

You can see Tom Vek in January/February at these dates, and you can see the Dead 60s, the Bravery and the Magic Numbers during the NME Awards Shows at the London Astoria in February.