In 2025, Idol was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. Idol said Steve Stevens is nominated with him, and they will both be inducted into the Hall should Idol be selected for induction. On 26 February, Idol announced his first studio…
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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.
The B-52s toured with Devo on their North American Cosmic De-Evolution tour in 2025, with Lene Lovich as the opening act.
On May 17, 2025, ‘Til Tuesday reunited to perform at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena . It was their first show in 33 years, and the first with the original lineup of Mann, Holmes, Pesce and Hausman in 35 years. They performed songs from all three of their albums,…
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In 2025, Carlo Conti announced that Duran Duran would be special guests of Sanremo Music Festival on the third night. They performed with Victoria De Angelis .
A 10 track compilation titled All Souls was released in 2022. The album’s track list was curated by Siouxsie and features ” Spellbound ” (licensed for season four of series Stranger Things ), ” Fireworks “, “Peek-a-Boo”, plus album tracks and rarities. It was released on black vinyl, and orange…
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On 13 September 2024, the band released a new reworking of their 1983 single ” New Moon on Monday ” titled “New Moon (Dark Phase)”, ahead of a planned deluxe reissue of Danse Macabre . The single features contributions from Andy Taylor.