On 26 January 2008, Europe did a semi-acoustic live concert at Nalen in Stockholm, calling the event Almost Unplugged . The band was accompanied by a string quartet and played reworked versions of its own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands that have influenced Europe’s sound…
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In 2008 Triumph’s classic line-up performed live for the first time since 1988 with two reunion concerts: the first on June 7 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Solvesborg, Sweden, and the second on July 11 at the Rocklahoma music festival in Pryor, Oklahoma.
On November 29, 2008, Icon opened up for Tesla at the Dodge Theatre in their home town of Phoenix, Arizona. They received a very warm reception. Copies of their 1984 DVD were signed and sold and the band promised that new material was on the way. 93.3 KDKB, the local…
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On February 21, 2008, Pineda performed for the first time with Journey in front of 20,000 fans in Chile. The band began the Revelation tour in the United Kingdom in June, continuing the tour into North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. The 2008 leg concluded in October. Receipts from…
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In the spring of 2008, Scholz and Sweet introduced a new Boston lineup, which subsequently did a North American summer tour, playing 53 dates in 12 weeks (on a double bill with Styx ). Scholz was the only founding member of Boston to play on the tour, although longtime member…
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The album, described by Jon Bon Jovi as a “Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville”, topped the charts in U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan. The album’s third single, ” Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore “, features LeAnn Rimes and won the CMT Music Award for the Collaborative Video of the…
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Also in 2008, the band performed in a benefit for music education in public schools, appearing live with Jackson Browne on “Something Fine,” with Venice on “Crazy on You,” and with over 70 members of the Santa Monica High School orchestra and girls’ choir on ” Bohemian Rhapsody .”
The Lost Highway Tour started with 10 shows to open the brand new, Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center , the band then toured Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe, finishing in the summer of 2008. The tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2008 in Billboard ‘s rankings,…
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In mid-2008, Heart undertook a U.S. tour with Journey and Cheap Trick . It was named the “Human 2008” tour.
On April 6, 2008 Triumph was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of the Juno Awards .