Early 2008 saw Paramore touring the United Kingdom, supporting their album Riot! , along with New Found Glory .
Prior to 2008, the band used an apostrophe in their name, rendering it as “the B-52’s”. In 2008, the band dropped the apostrophe to become “the B-52s”. Asked about the change, Pierson said, “It was not grammatically correct. It’s not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous.”
On September 2, 2008, ” Ricochet! ” was released as the first single. It hit No. 17 on the Alternative Songs Chart , the highest the band has ever reached with a single on the Alternative Songs chart. Shiny Toy Guns released their second Season of Poison single, ” Ghost…
Read More
The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., immediately making it the second-highest-charting B-52s album ever. The band toured in support of the album and made appearances on talk shows, including The Tonight Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show , and performed on The Today…
Read More
The first single from the album was ” Funplex “, which was released digitally on January 29, 2008, to the iTunes Store in the U.S. The second single lifted from the album was ” Juliet of the Spirits “. Schneider said in an interview that the album just broke even…
Read More
In 2008, Joey D’Amico and Joe Macre returned as Crack the Sky’s drummer and bassist, respectively. Additionally, the band headlined the ROSfest progressive music festival, and later a full-length DVD of their performance from that show and another performance called Crack the Sky, All Access was produced by Studio M…
Read More
The Police were the world’s highest-earning musicians in 2008, as the tour sold 3.7 million tickets and grossed $358 million, making it the third-highest-grossing tour of all time at its conclusion.
In early 2008, Carbon/Silicon , a new band founded by Mick Jones and his former London SS bandmate Tony James , entered into a six-week residency at London’s Inn on the Green.
On December 31, 2007, Paramore performed on the MTV New Year’s Eve program which ran from 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
On 21 December 2007 the last concert was held at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires. Three extra songs were played for this show, “Si No Fuera Por”, “Terapia de Amor Intensiva”, and “Lo Que Sangra (La Cúpula)”. The band was joined by Andrea Álvarez for “Picnic en el…
Read More