The first track officially released from Neon Bible was ” Intervention ” in December 2006 on iTunes .
Muse spent November and much of December 2006 touring Europe with British band Noisettes as the supporting act. The tour continued in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia in early 2007 before returning to England for the summer. At the 2007 Brit Awards in February, Muse received their second award…
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In December 2006, iTunes released The Complete Depeche Mode as its fourth ever digital box-set.
On 17 November 2006 the band had a one-off reunion concert at Laugardalshöll sport arena in Reykjavík , Iceland , to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut single, “Birthday”, with all profits going to the non-profit Smekkleysa SM to promote Icelandic music. They were supported by fellow Icelandic groups…
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After their Buenos Aires show in November 2006, Peter Hook suggested that the band should stop touring.
A “best-of” compilation was released in November 2006, entitled The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 featuring a new single ” Martyr “, an outtake from the Playing the Angel sessions.
Later that month Depeche Mode received the MTV Europe Music Award in the Best Group category.
The band signed to Polydor Records in August 2006, following offers from numerous different record labels. Regarding the fee amount, James Righton said that it was “absurdly off the mark”, and that the band signed for considerably less on the condition they would be given their own label imprint ,…
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Klaxons’ debut single, ” Gravity’s Rainbow ” was released in March 2006 on Angular Records . Only 500 copies were released; all were printed on a 7-inch vinyl decorated by the band themselves. Radio 1 ‘s Steve Lamacq was the first DJ to play the band, and invited them to…
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In October 2006 the band released the book Rise of the Ogre .