On November 11, 2018, founding bassist Greg K. was fired from the Offspring. He was replaced on the band’s headline Australian and Japan tours by No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal . After the tours ended, touring rhythm guitarist Todd Morse became a full-time member, replacing Kriesel.
Future Palace was formed at the end of 2018 by singer Maria Lessing, guitarist Manuel Kohlert, and drummer Johannes Früchtenicht.
On March 25, 2018, Barenaked Ladies was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards in Vancouver. Page, who was included in the induction, performed with the group for the first time since 2009; Andy Creeggan also joined the performance but was not inducted.
On October 16, 2018, alongside indie artist Max Frost , Awolnation began touring with the alternative band Twenty One Pilots . They were openers for the band on their world tour titled The Bandito Tour . During the tour, all three acts would come together to play the Goo Goo…
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Linkin Park went on hiatus following Bennington’s death. On January 28, 2018, Shinoda replied to a tweet from a fan inquiring about his future with Linkin Park, writing, “I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same. We have a lot of rebuilding to do,…
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The band played a 47-show summer tour in 2018 in support of the new album. They followed up in the fall with a 12-show arena tour, including two-night stops at Madison Square Garden and the John Paul Jones Arena in their birthplace, Charlottesville.
In 2018, The Posies reunited with the Frosting on the Beater lineup, with drummer Mike Musburger and bassist Dave Fox returning, for a tour of North America and Europe.
The band announced they would enter a hiatus in 2018
In a 2018 interview, Liam blamed a lack of coverage for Beady Eye’s disbandment, as well as the diminishing size of crowds and the second album’s failure to gain popularity in the United States, resulting in the band not touring there. He stated that if their third album had not…
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The band also released an alternate version of their song “Table For One” featuring singer Elohim on October 18, 2018.