The 2026 Brit Awards are just hours away, and comedian Jack Whitehall will soon be taking to the stage with jokes and hilarious monologues expected to leave some of the biggest names in music red-faced. With the likes of Lily Allen, Noel Gallagher, Olivia Dean and Calvis Harris up for gongs, they could be in attendance for one of the biggest nights for the British music industry. The Brit Awards first aired in 1977, and over the years, a number of unforgettable moments have occurred.
The annual celebration that highlights the best of British music has been home to many memorable outfits, performances, acceptance speeches and crowd disturbances, making the Brit Awards an unmissable event. With the star-studded evening leaving London for the first time and heading to Manchester, Express.co.uk has revisited some of the most shocking moments over the past three decades.
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The star-studded celebration descended into chaos in 1996, when Oasis took to the stage to accept their awards for British Album of the Year, British Video of the Year and British Group.
At the time, their battle for the top with Blur was rife, and during their drunken speech, the brothers mocked their rivals by singing Sh**elife instead of Parklife.
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Michael Jackson's 1996 performance of Earth Song ended on a bum note after the stage was invaded by singer Jarvis Cocker.
In a spontaneous protest, he ran onto the stage, lifted his shirt, and bent over to wiggle his backside in a mooning gesture.
The Pulp frontman later said on TFI Friday: "I was just sat there and watching it and feeling a bit ill, because he's there doing his Jesus act… and I just thought, 'The stage is there, I'm here, and you can actually just do something about it.'"
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