In 2011, the band continued to tour in support of Oooh La La . On April 19, 2011, the band released Demo-litions: Cast-off Recordings 1996–97 featuring previously unreleased demos of songs written during the recording of Give Yourself a Hand .
Approved , the band’s second EP, was released digitally worldwide on May 3, 2011, the day of the release party at Toronto’s MOD Club and the kickoff date for the USS Approved Spring/Summer Cross-Canada tour. The physical copy was exclusively released in Canada at the band’s shows or on their…
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At the 2011 BRIT Awards , The Suburbs won Best International Album, and Arcade Fire won the Award for Best International Group.
On November 13, 2010, Arcade Fire made their second appearance on Saturday Night Live , performing “We Used to Wait” and ” Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) “.
In November 2010, Vollmer announced that the band were filming a pilot episode for a Helix-based reality television series.
On August 15, 2010, Vollmer announced the forthcoming release of two new Helix albums. The first, titled Smash Hits…Unplugged! contains acoustic re-recorded versions of Helix hits and a cover of the late Canadian singer James Leroy ‘s “Touch Of Magic”. The second album is a compilation called Running Wild in…
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Finger Eleven’s sixth album, Life Turns Electric , was released in October 2010.
On October 8, 2010, online rumors spread about their new album reportedly being titled Set This All Ablaze , and that it would again be released through Silverstein’s long time label, Victory Records. The band later rejected the rumor that the new album will be titled Set This All Ablaze…
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Fucked Up played the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010 as well as an annual Halloween gig in Toronto. In February 2011, the band toured Australia for the first time, as a part of the Soundwave Festival , along with side-shows from the…
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In August 2010, Billy Talent played three tour dates in South Africa, one in Cape Town , Durban and at Oppikoppi along with other local bands such as Taxi Violence , Zebra and Giraffe , and Jack Parow . The band then played the main stage at the Reading and…
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