June 1, the latter being for the group’s fan club members only.
Marcy Playground announced in mid-June 2012 that they will be releasing a compilation of rarities, B-sides, and new material on July 17, 2012 titled Lunch, Recess & Detention .
That June, the band appeared at Download Festival in Donington, England.
In June 2012, Brad Roberts wrote a blog post saying that there is an incomplete new album lying around, but that producer Stewart Lerman is currently too busy with other projects to work on it.
The band’s only concert in 2012 was a five-song acoustic set on May 31 at the eighth annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert honoring Jerry Cantrell.
At the first day, the mayor of Honolulu Peter Carlisle made a surprise appearance and declared May 31 “L’Arc~en~Ciel Day”, saying he felt the band “made a great contribution to cultural activities, and built a bridge of friendship between Hawaii and Japan”.
Honolulu on May 31
however it wasn’t released to stores until May 29, 2012.
Their debut album was released on 28 May 2012 in the UK, Europe, and Australia
Tokyo on May 26–27