On June 13, 2006, Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, Marks, and Johnston participated in a non-performing reunion atop the Capitol Records Building to celebrate that Sounds of Summer had been certified double-platinum. Later that year, Jardine joined Wilson and his band for a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds…
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In January 2006, the band took part in the Winter Go West tour, where they played alongside Seattle bands Amber Pacific and the Lashes .
The final concerts of the 2005 world tour were in Sydney and Melbourne , Australia, on December 14 and 17, respectively.
Selected dates on the tour were filmed for the Rock the Nation Live! concert DVD, released on December 13, 2005.
Muse released another live DVD on 12 December 2005, Absolution Tour , containing edited and remastered highlights from their Glastonbury performance unseen footage from their performances at London Earls Court , Wembley Arena , and the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.
In December 2005, the band released a Christmas album Gift of Rock . It featured covers of Christmas songs by many artists, such as the Kinks and the Ramones , and one original song, “Baggage Claim”.
an unpeeled “first-state” copy fetched $10,500 at a December 2005 auction.
featuring Hunter Lamb ( rhythm guitar ), who replaced Jason Bynum in December 2005.
On 29 November 2005, Switch —the band’s first album with Fortune as lead singer—was released in the United States via Epic Records .
These recordings were released as a live CD and DVD set Bullet in a Bible on November 15, 2005.