2002 marked the 15th anniversary of the band’s debut. In March, they released the five-disc Picture Product home video, which includes interviews with the members, every music video they made, and a documentary on the band, and in September all of their Victor albums were remastered and re-released. March 6,…
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On 3 February 2002, U2 performed during the Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show . In a tribute to those who died in the 11 September attacks, the victims’ names were projected onto a backdrop, and at the end, Bono opened his jacket to reveal an American flag in the lining.…
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The initial Montreal structure of the band began to dissolve in the summer of 2002, when they travelled to Butler’s family farm on Mount Desert Island, Maine to record their self-titled EP . Tension between Butler and bassist Myles Broscoe led the latter to exit the band following the recording…
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In the 2002 NRL Grand Final in Sydney, Idol entered the playing field for the half-time entertainment on a hovercraft to the intro of “White Wedding”, of which he managed to sing only two words before a power failure ended the performance.
At the 2002 Brit Awards the virtual members of Gorillaz “performed” for the first time, appearing in 3D animation on four large screens along with rap accompaniment by Phi Life Cypher , a production which reportedly cost £300,000 to create. The band were nominated for four Brit Awards , including…
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A fictionalised depiction of Happy Mondays is featured in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People , with Danny Cunningham as Shaun Ryder and Paul Popplewell as Paul Ryder. Paul Ryder himself had a cameo role in the film as a gangster and Rowetta appeared in the film as herself.
Also in 2002, Q featured New Order on their list of the “50 Bands to See Before You Die”, although this was as part of a sub-list of “5 Bands That Could Go Either Way”.
In 2002 New Order released the single ” Here to Stay “, produced by the Chemical Brothers , which also featured on the soundtrack to the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People . The film depicts the rise and fall of Factory Records and features portrayals of the band.…
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In 2002, Muse released the first live DVD, Hullabaloo , featuring footage recorded during Muse’s two gigs at Le Zenith in Paris in 2001, and a documentary film of the band on tour. A double album, Hullabaloo Soundtrack , was released at the same time, containing a compilation of B-sides…
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In 2002, Muse threatened Celine Dion with legal action when she planned to name her Las Vegas show “Muse”, as Muse had worldwide performing rights to the name. Muse refused an offer from Dion of $50,000 for the rights, as they feared it could harm their chances of breaking into…
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