After headlining Glastonbury Festival , T in the Park and V Festival , the band played the Leaving the 20th Century concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 31 December 1999, the first concert to be held there, with 57,000 people attending and the final song being broadcast around…
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On December 23, a sold-out joint live by Luna Sea and Glay , titled The Millennium Eve, was held at the Tokyo Dome.
In December 1999, Lavigne was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston . Fabri sent out VHS tapes of Lavigne’s home performances to several industry prospects, and Lavigne was visited by several executives. Mark Jowett, co-founder of a Canadian…
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By 1998, keyboardist Fraser Smith had been recruited as a session player to join the band on tour. As a session player, Smith also played keyboards on the new tracks recorded for the Greatest Hits album in 1999. In December 1999, guitarist Paul Banks left the band by mutual consent…
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In December 1999, Kent released Hagnesta Hill , named after Hagnestahill, a part of Eskilstuna where the band had their first rehearsal space. The first single from the album, ” Musik non stop “, a disco-rock song, became a huge radio hit. The album was, for the most part, faster…
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Thayil joined forces with former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra , former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic , and drummer Gina Mainwal for one show, performing as The No WTO Combo during the WTO ministerial conference in Seattle on December 1, 1999.
The band’s fourth album, Issues , produced by Brendan O’Brien , was released on November 16, 1999, featuring cover art designed by Alfredo Carlos, who won an MTV contest held for the fans. Issues was released during a week of many highly anticipated records. It debuted at number one on…
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Marcy Playground’s next outing was 1999’s Shapeshifter . Shapeshifter was released on November 2, 1999.
The first single from XTRMNTR , ” Swastika Eyes “, was released in November 1999. The song’s overtly political content, Gillespie said it was about “American international terrorism”, made it controversial. Nevertheless, it was a hit, charting at No. 22 on the British charts. XTRMNTR itself fared well, reaching No.…
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Make Yourself was released on October 26, 1999.