In December 2014, the band played radio-sponsored Christmas shows, including KROQ ‘s Almost Acoustic Christmas.
In December 2014, the band toured The Holy Bible , playing it in full for the very first time, to coincide with its 20th anniversary reissue.
In December 2014, the band announced a 13-date Canadian tour in April and May 2015.
On November 24, 2014, the title of Fall Out Boy’s sixth studio album was announced as American Beauty/American Psycho
The album’s title track premiered on BBC Radio 1 in the UK along with the album’s title reveal.
On November 24, 2014, Paramore: Self-Titled Deluxe was released, which includes a remake of ” Hate to See Your Heart Break “, a song originally on Paramore , featuring Joy Williams ; this is the band’s first collaboration on a song.
Def Leppard contributed one song, ” Helen Wheels “, to the Paul McCartney tribute album The Art of McCartney released on 18 November 2014. Joe Elliott also contributed another track, ” Hi, Hi, Hi “.
On 18 November 2014, keyboard player Mats Björke officially left the band. His main focus is on working as producer in his own studio.
Idol embarked on a worldwide tour in support of his new album. The tour started on 5 November 2014 and ended 4 April 2015. Over the 40-date tour, Idol with his band performed in Europe, North America and Australia. He continued touring North America in 2016 and 2017.
The video for the song “Fear” was published on November 2, 2014, to the band’s YouTube Vevo channel.