On 23 April 2009, Depeche Mode performed for the television program Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the famed corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street , drawing more than 12,000 fans, which was the largest audience the program had seen since its 2003 premiere, with a performance by Coldplay .
The album was released on 14 April 2009, also made available through an iTunes Pass, where the buyer received individual tracks in the weeks leading up to the official release date.
As of April 9, 2009, The Final Riot! is certified gold in the United States.
In 2006, the band’s first four records were remastered and compiled with previously unreleased bonus tracks. Several recordings made for the John Peel radio show from 1978 to 1986 were also compiled on the CD Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions . AllMusic described the first session as “a…
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On 16 March 2009, Super Furry Animals released their ninth and final studio album, Dark Days/Light Years , digitally via their website. The album’s progress was recorded in a series of short films that were shown on the band’s website in the build-up to the release. Later in March, they…
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The following day, 14 March they headlined the Sound Relief concert in Melbourne. This event was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to raise money for victims of Victoria’s February bushfire disaster . The event was held simultaneously with a concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground . All proceeds…
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followed by a one-off reunion performance on 14 March 2009, as part of the Sound Relief festival.
On the evenings of 12 and 13 March 2009 a reformed Midnight Oil, with Garrett, played at the Royal Theatre in Canberra.
In October 2008, the band announced that they had started recording their third album in Los Angeles with the producer Nick Launay , known for his recent work with Nick Cave and Grinderman . The full track list of the album was announced on 11 March 2009. Quicken the Heart…
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In a 6 March 2009 interview, Fortune said that after returning to Canada from Hong Kong, he believed there were still two more legs of the INXS 2007 tour to complete.