Luna Sea played two nights at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on May 27 and 28, 2023, which marked the first time in about three years that the audience could cheer aloud, as it was previously not allowed due to COVID-19 guidelines.
Just under a year later, The Academy is… travelled to England to play three shows, a solo date at The Dome in London on 26 May 2023, as well as two consecutive dates at Slam Dunk Festival in Hatfield and Leeds respectively on 27 and 28 May.
On 23 May 2023, Primal Scream announced that they would be performing as a 12-piece band for their upcoming tour dates, with the core line-up augmented by members of the House Gospel Choir on backing vocals, Alex White of Fat White Family on saxophone, and keyboards by former Go-Kart Mozart…
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The next day, the band played their first concert in eight years on 19 May 2023 at the Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester .
On 19 May, the second single “False Dawn” was released, along with the band announcing their third album The Noble Art of Self Destruction , to be released on 25 August 2023 via SharpTone Records.
The album was released on 19 May and featured 16 tracks from previous albums reworked, stripped, or re-recorded.
On 18 May 2023, Blur released ” The Narcissist “, the first single from their ninth studio album The Ballad of Darren .
On 17 May, the band posted a teaser on social media which consisted of the previous albums’ artwork be slowly torn off to reveal the corner of the new album cover.
On May 14 of the same year, System of a Down hosted their only live performance of 2023 as co-headliners of the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas .
On May 10, 2023, the band released a music video for the song ” Together Right “, their first new material in over seven years, from their then-upcoming compilation album.