After five years apart, the band appeared on stage together as presenters at the February 2009 Grammy Awards to announce their reunion.
The band started playing shows in California in April and early May.
The band headlined Wychwood Festival on 30 May and also Sellindge Music Festival (6 June), Provinssirock Festival (13 June) and a short European trek in July at BBK Live (10 July) at Bilbao, Bikini Festival (11 July) in Toulouse, Festival Les Ardentes (12 July ) in Liège (Belgium) and Paredes…
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In 2009, Tonight Alive’s original drummer Mitchell Stanger departed the group. Matty Best, a high school friend of Taahi, joined on after learning from Taahi’s mother that they needed a drummer. Best, who comes from Ulladulla , travelled three to four hours to band practice.
In 2009, the band met with award-winning director Michael Mayer , along with many cast and crew members of the Tony Award -winning musical Spring Awakening , to create a stage version of American Idiot .
Their seventh studio album, Not Without a Fight , was released on March 10, 2009, and was produced by Mark Hoppus . It was released through the band’s new label, Epitaph Records. Hoppus has said that during recording, they had felt like a different band altogether. The lead single from…
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In 2009, the band released a four-song EP titled “Hold On Dodge” through Red Scare Industries , their first vinyl release (including a 600-run olive edition). A bonus track for the EP titled “Kentucky Gentleman” is available through iTunes .
On William Beckett’s Twitter page, it was said The Academy Is… have finished recording their new EP, Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP . It was released on September 22, 2009 on iTunes, and was sold on the AP Fall Ball Tour. A limited number were also sold on their…
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The reunion show was officially announced on Friday, November 14, along with the official confirmation of the album re-release and a 2009 national tour. The tenth anniversary edition of the album includes a code to download bonus demo tracks from the original recording of Something To Write Home About from…
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In 2009, Leach left the band and was replaced by bassist Justin Zoltek. The Artist Life toured Canada with Stereos and The Midway State , played the Cutting Edge Music Festival and a stretch of dates with The Snips and Brights to coincide with the digital release of Let’s Start…
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