On May 3, they revealed the first single, “This Is Gonna Hurt”
Jakarta on May 2
Blur had also entered the studio early that year to record material for a new album, but in May producer William Orbit told the NME that Albarn had halted recording.
Singapore on April 28
On 27 April 2012, their first official single release, ” Overjoyed “, was released through Virgin Records , as confirmed by EMI on 1 May 2012.
On 25 and 26 April, May and Taylor appeared on the eleventh series of American Idol at the Nokia Theatre , Los Angeles, performing a Queen medley with the six finalists on the first show, and the following day performed ” Somebody to Love ” with the ‘Queen Extravaganza’ band.
On April 18, 2012, Williams announced that the producer for their fourth album was Justin Meldal-Johnsen .
On 16 April 2012, it was announced that Chris Urbanowicz had left the group due to a difference in musical direction.
Paris on April 14
London on April 11