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2017
New Order (band) full and final settlement

On 20 September 2017, the band announced that a full and final settlement had been reached in the dispute.

Gorillaz planning on releasing the material

Albarn continued recording while on the road during the Humanz Tour, and mentioned in an interview with Q Magazine in September 2017 that he was planning on releasing the material as a future Gorillaz album.

Gorillaz debuted a new song

During a September 2017 concert in Seattle , the band debuted a new song, “Ode to Idaho”, which was later included on the album as “Idaho”. During the performance Albarn stated it had been written in the days prior.

Depeche Mode North America leg kicked off

The North America leg of the tour kicked off in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 23 August, at the USANA Amphitheatre.

Arcade Fire album release

which was released on July 28, 2017

New Order (band) played a concert

On 13 July 2017, New Order played a concert at Manchester International Festival with Liam Gillick .

Arcade Fire first Billboard number one

In July 2017, “Everything Now” became Arcade Fire’s first single to reach number one on a Billboard chart, reaching number one on the Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart.

Everything Everything Announced fourth album A Fever Dream

On 13 June 2017, Everything Everything announced their fourth album A Fever Dream by releasing the single “Can’t Do”. The album was later released on 18 August 2017 to strong reviews, with The Guardian declaring “if pop culture continues on its dorky course, it will be only a matter of…
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Gorillaz Demon Dayz Festival held on 10 June 2017

The tour was preceded by a handful of European warm-up shows, including the first Demon Dayz Festival held on 10 June 2017 at the Dreamland Margate theme park,

Gorillaz released the non-album single

On 8 June 2017 the band released the non-album single ” Sleeping Powder ” with an accompanying music video