alternative rock

2013
Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013 North American leg

The Tension 2013 North American leg of the tour ran from September to November and added Palladino, Lisa Fischer and Sharlotte Gibson to the lineup with Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky as opening acts .

Arctic Monkeys In its first week of release the album sold 227,993 copies, emulating

In its first week of release the album sold 227,993 copies, emulating Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not in going straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart , albeit selling 130,000 copies fewer than their record-breaking debut. The first two singles from the album “Brianstorm”…
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Dave Matthews Band DMB’s 45-show 2013 summer tour kicked off at the Cynthia Woods

DMB’s 45-show 2013 summer tour kicked off at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, Texas, on May 17. The tour ended with a show in Mountain View, California, on September 8, 2013. In September 2013, the group announced they would be touring in South Africa, the birthplace of Dave…
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A Day to Remember mastering was finished

the final step of mastering was finished in September

Alice in Chains Make another album

Asked in September 2013 if Alice in Chains would make another album, Cantrell replied, “It’ll be a while. It’s [been] four years since we put the last one out, but at least it’s not the gap that was between the last one, so that’s about right – about three to…
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Asian Kung-Fu Generation 10th anniversary

In September 2013, the band celebrated their 10th anniversary of signing onto a major label by holding a special concert over two days at Yokohama Stadium .

Dir En Grey In September 2013, the band started their Ghoul tour, which ran from

In September 2013, the band started their Ghoul tour, which ran from September 18 until October 23 in Japan and continued on November 3 in North America. The band also announced two back-to-back shows at the Nippon Budokan for March 2014 titled “Dum Spiro Spero” along with a new single,…
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Arcade Fire released a version

In September 2013, Arcade Fire released a version of the 1980 hit single ” Games Without Frontiers ” for the Peter Gabriel tribute album And I’ll Scratch Yours .

Idlewild (band) An end to the band’s hiatus was made public in September 2013, by

An end to the band’s hiatus was made public in September 2013, by which point Russell and Stewart had left to be replaced by multi-instrumentalist Luciano Rossi. The band started recording a new album in January 2014. Seventh studio album, Everything Ever Written , was released in February 2015. In…
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Guided by Voices Motivational Jumpsuit

However, in September, a fifth reunion record, Motivational Jumpsuit , was confirmed for release on Guided by Voices Inc. and Fire Records in February 2014.