alongside the announcement of two virtual shows in Times Square and Piccadilly Circus on 17 and 18 December, respectively.
On 8 December the band released the album’s fourth single, “Skinny Ape”,
Martin Duffy died in December 2022 at the age of 55. Following his death, Duffy’s son, Louie, made a statement at his father’s inquest. Louie claimed that despite playing with the band for over 30 years, he was paid only as a session musician.
On 4 November the band released the third single from Cracker Island , ” Baby Queen ” (previously released on the FIFA 23 soundtrack).
In November 2022, Arcade Fire were announced as headliners for the 2023 editions of the Kalorama festival in Lisbon and the Cala Mijas festival in Málaga .
After releasing his memoir in November 2022, Bono embarked on a book tour that month called “Stories of Surrender”, initially consisting of 14 dates across North America and Europe. During the shows, Bono performed U2 songs in stripped-down arrangements mirroring those from Songs of Surrender . The record was released…
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On 4 October 2022, Depeche Mode announced their fifteenth studio album Memento Mori and a tour to support the album
In October 2022, several media outlets reported that U2 were in discussions to sign with Irving Azoff and his son Jeffrey of Full Stop Management, following the end of Guy Oseary’s nine-year tenure as the band’s manager.
In March 2022, Idol was diagnosed with MRSA , which forced him to cancel a co-headlining tour with Journey . In September that year, he embarked on the postponed Roadside Tour with Killing Joke and Toyah as his UK opening acts in October. American rock band The Foxies opened for…
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The Unity tour with the Pet Shop Boys commenced on 17 September 2022 in Toronto and ran until 16 October in Vancouver .