pop rock

2011
Green Day played several secret shows

During the end of 2011, the band played several secret shows (under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs ) whose setlists consisted almost entirely of previously unheard songs.

Sugar Ray In 2011, the band had what McGrath described as not “the

In 2011, the band had what McGrath described as not “the highest-grossing year for Sugar Ray”.

Paramore Josh Farro formed Novel American

In 2011, former member, Josh Farro, formed Novel American, with Zac Farro later joining the band.

Dave Matthews Band The events started in June and ran for 13 shows. On December 16

The events started in June and ran for 13 shows. On December 16, 2011, the band released one of the concerts as Live in Atlantic City .

A Day to Remember The Game Changers Tour

Prior to Vans Warped Tour 2011 , A Day to Remember headlined “The Game Changers Tour” (March and April) with support from Bring Me the Horizon , Pierce the Veil , and We Came as Romans .

Hole (band) Beinhorn was notorious

Although Schemel is listed as drummer in the liner notes of the record, her drumming does not actually appear on the record; she was replaced by session drummer Deen Castronovo , under pressure from producer Michael Beinhorn . After the replacement, Schemel quit the band. Though Love and Erlandson had…
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Tegan and Sara In 2011, they launched “2011: A Merch Odyssey”, which saw at least

In 2011, they launched “2011: A Merch Odyssey”, which saw at least one new item in the official online stores every month for the entire year. A live CD/DVD combination package titled Get Along was released on November 15 and contained three films titled “States”, “India”, and “For the Most…
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Def Leppard embarked on a two-month US tour

Def Leppard embarked on a two-month US tour in the summer of 2011 with Heart

Coldplay five new songs

The band presented five new songs at festivals during the summer of 2011, ” Charlie Brown “, ” Hurts Like Heaven “, “Us Against the World”, “Princess of China” and ” Major Minus “.

Avril Lavigne Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby , Lavigne announced

Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby , Lavigne announced that work on her fifth album had already begun, describing it as the musical opposite of Goodbye Lullaby and “pop and more fun again”. In late 2011, she confirmed that she had moved to Epic Records , headed by…
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