In 1995, Britpop fans had to choose between Oasis and Blur as the two bands’ new singles Country House and Roll With It hit the charts on the same day.

The Southern middle class Blur may have won that particular battle but the Northern working class Oasis lads managed to win the war with the success of their second album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

Now a new play called The Battle is set to recount the bitter rivalry between the two bands, one that fiercely hit the headlines at the…