On March 23, 2020, the band released the live video for their single “Hold That Thought.”
In March 2020, the Manics announced a deluxe reissue of Gold Against the Soul for release on 12 June 2020.
The next day, the unnamed follow-up album to Resistance Is Futile was confirmed to NME alongside Bradfield’s second solo album.
In March 2020, they announced their summer 2020 tour, with Bush , Theory of a Deadman , Saint Asonia, and Cory Marks.
In March 2020, Idlewild announced a November tour of UK and Ireland to mark the band’s 25th anniversary but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the dates were rescheduled for November 2021.
In March 2020, Love and Auf der Maur planned a performance at the “Bans Off My Body” event, which was eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The box set The Early Years 79-81 was released in March 2020, featuring remastered versions of the band’s first two albums plus a variety of live recordings, B-sides, and studio outtakes from the 1979 to 1981 period.
With the release of an unplugged version of “King of Fools” on 15 January 2020, Poets started a monthly series of acoustic singles and videos recorded at the Alexander Theatre which resulted into the release of the Alexander Theatre Sessions on 11 December 2020.
On January 10, 2020, the band released an acoustic version of “Red Cold River” featuring Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath .
On March 23, 2020, the band released a previously unreleased song recorded for Amaryllis titled ” Atlas Falls “, to raise money for Direct Relief to provide equipment for frontline workers during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic . The song was available to download with the purchase of a T-shirt. The…
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