Inspired by the success of the reunion, the band agreed to an additional set of three shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, from 24 to 26 October 2005. According to Clapton, these concerts did not live up to the Royal Albert Hall performances, among other reasons,…
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With Fortune as lead singer, INXS released the single “Pretty Vegas” on 4 October 2005.
Stefani launched her first solo arena tour in October 2005, which coincided with the news of her pregnancy (her son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born on May 26, 2006). She released her second solo dance-pop album, The Sweet Escape in December 2006. Tony Kanal helped with the production of…
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On 20 September 2005 an Argentine DVD of Soda’s last concert, which took place exactly 8 years before at River Plate stadium was released.
On 20 September 2005, J.D. Fortune won the eleven-week competition and became the new lead singer of INXS.
The band’s first new album in almost eight years, A Bigger Bang , was released on 6 September 2005 to positive reviews, including a glowing write-up in Rolling Stone magazine. The album reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in the US. The single ” Streets of Love…
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In September, the band contributed the new track ” Leviathan ” to the War Child charity album Help!: A Day in the Life .
Tom DeLonge began working on new material during Blink-182’s final tour in 2004 and shortly after they began their break in February 2005. For half a year he worked alone in his home studio before gathering musicians to form the band. Upon fiddling randomly for several weeks with the band’s…
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In September 2005, HIM embarked on European club tour to promote Dark Light . This was followed by a North American leg in October. In December, HIM expanded its annual New Year’s Eve show into a three day festival called Helldone , named so after the group’s booking agent Tiina…
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In the months following the release of Futures , “Work” and the title track were released as singles. Having already toured the US alone and with Taking Back Sunday , the band signed on to tour in 2005 with Green Day . In September 2005, the band released the Stay…
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