Former member Ed King, who had been battling cancer, died in his Nashville, Tennessee , home on August 22, 2018, at 68 years of age.
They had recorded it in August–September 2018 with O’Brien producing at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver
The surviving members of the band, including Mesaros, performed together as The Smithereens in a tribute show to DiNizio on January 13, 2018, at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ. In a five-hour concert, the band was joined by Steven Van Zandt , Dave Davies , Ted Leo…
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On January 25, 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour , which started on May 4, 2018. Supporting acts included Kid Rock , Hank Williams Jr. , Bad Company , the Charlie Daniels Band, the Marshall Tucker Band , .38 Special , Cheap Trick ,…
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In January 2018, Def Leppard announced they would embark on a 58-date North American tour with Journey . The tour included ten dates in baseball stadiums, a first for the band, with special guests Cheap Trick. The tour was highly successful, as the bands played in front of more than…
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On May 25, 2018, the band released Covers on Sunset Blvd. Records, featuring 22 of the band’s favorite songs first recorded by other artists. The CD collects b-sides and movie soundtrack recordings, and some previously unreleased tracks.
On February 7, 2018, drummer Pat Torpey died from complications of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 64. His last show took place at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on November 23, 2017. A memorial show took place on May 23, 2018, at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, California ,…
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It released the long-awaited sophomore album in 2018, titled Dictator , under the name “Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway”.
On November 16, 2018, The Smithereens were nominated for induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, Performing Arts Category, Class of 2018.
and then a tour with Five Finger Death Punch beginning in the second quarter of 2018.