In early 2026, U2 surprise released a pair of six-track EPs to bookend the Lent season: Days of Ash in February on Ash Wednesday , and Easter Lily in April on Good Friday . They were the group’s first collections of newly written songs since Songs of Experience in 2017,…
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In July 2026, Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider were inducted onto the Count Basie Center for the Arts Walk of Fame.
On 29 June 2026, New Order announced that founding drummer Stephen Morris and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert would not be touring with the band for the foreseeable future.
The tour reached London and Manchester in June 2026 with guests Lovich and the Rezillos .
Earlier that week, former member Peter Hook said in an interview that he heard the two had left the band.
In January 2026, with Scabies, they released Not Like Everybody Else , a covers album of songs that had inspired them and Brian James in their youth. To celebrate the release, they played exclusive headline shows in Manchester and Paris. A third show in Cologne was cancelled at short notice…
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Founding member and original guitarist Brian James died on 6 March 2025.
During the band’s 25 February 2025 show in Osaka , they played ” State of the Nation ” live for the first time since 1987.
On 18 January 2025, Franz Ferdinand performed at Aviva Studios in Manchester for the Amazon Music City Sessions, and had guitarist Johnny Marr for 3 songs, the band’s own “Build It Up” and ” Do You Want To ” and a song from Marr’s old group The Smiths , “…
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The B-52s performed “Love Shack” at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Saturday Night Live television show. They were joined on stage by Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman and featured Fred Armisen on drums.