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Ludo timeline (EN)

2023
song featured on Netflix series

In April 2023, the band’s song “Sara’s Song” was featured on the Netflix series Love is Blind when Zack sang a version of it to Irina in The Pods.

2022
performed HalLUDOween festival

On October 28, 29, and 30, 2022, Ludo performed another three night ‘HalLUDOween’ festival at the Pageant in St. Louis, bringing back some of the bands they used to play with in their early days (Anything But Joey, The Dog And Everything, and Anchondo) as an openers for each night.…
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performed at Ludo Night

On August 26, 2022, the band performed at “Ludo Night” at Busch Stadium in St. Louis before that night’s St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.

2020
released first new music in ten years

In 2020, a planned “Easter In Chicago” performance at the House of Blues Chicago was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic . That year, Ludo released its first new music in ten years, a song called “Scare Me”. The show was rescheduled to April 22 and 23, 2021.

2019
announced HalLUDOween 2019

On July 15, 2019, the band announced that they would perform a two-show series at the Pageant: “HalLUDOween 2019”, consisting of “All Shadow’s Eve” on November 1 and “Quiet Pines Senior Prom” on November 2. Tickets went on sale that day; both shows sold out within an hour. On July…
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2018
announced Back from the Dead show

In fall 2018, the band tweeted that they would do a “Back from the Dead! One Night Only!” show at The Pageant in St. Louis on Oct. 27 to celebrate 15 years of the band and the 10-year anniversary of You’re Awful, I Love You . Dubbed “HalLUDOween” , the…
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2012
removed from Island Records artists section

As of January 2012, Ludo had been removed from Island Records ‘ artists section, and the Island Records imprint was removed from Ludo’s official website, ludorock.com , leading to speculation that the label had ended their relationship with Ludo. There has been no official statement from Ludo regarding this matter.

2010
released Prepare the Preparations

Ludo’s third full-length album, Prepare the Preparations , was released September 7, 2010. The lead single from the album was “Whipped Cream.” Topics on the album are wide and imaginative. Volpe said of writing the album, “I like to write from my imagination, so there are songs about skeletons, grave-robbing…
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2009
announced re-release of first two albums

In 2009, the band announced that their first two releases, Ludo and Broken Bride , would be re-released through Island. Ludo also undertook a short tour to promote the re-release of “Broken Bride” by again playing the EP in its entirety. On the tour’s off-dates, members Tim Ferrell, Tim Convy,…
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2008
bassist Fanciullo relieved of duties

In November 2008, while on tour in Chicago, bassist Fanciullo was relieved of his duties in the band. No official reason was given for his departure, and Ludo did not hire a permanent bass player to replace him. Several people have filled the bassist slot for tours, including Adam Brooks…
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