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2011
Foo Fighters It was announced on September 28, 2011, that the Foo Fighters would

It was announced on September 28, 2011, that the Foo Fighters would be performing during the closing ceremony of Blizzard Entertainment ‘s annual video game convention, BlizzCon.

12 Stones ACC men’s basketball tournament

“We Are One” was used by WWE as the theme song for the renegade faction formed by the NXT first season graduates known as The Nexus . The song also was used as the opening to each ACC Network telecast of the 2011 ACC men’s basketball tournament. The Washington Capitals…
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Kutless toured on Winter Jam 2011

They toured with Casting Crowns on the spring leg of the Until The Whole World Hears Tour, and then headlined the It Is Well Tour with Chasen and The Museum . On the fall leg of the tour, they toured with Sidewalk Prophets and Above The Golden State . The…
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Adema DeRoo was arrested

In January 2011, bassist David DeRoo was arrested just prior to performing a concert in Connecticut, and was charged with being a fugitive of the law.

Evanescence On June 12, 2011, Lee announced through her Twitter account that

On June 12, 2011, Lee announced through her Twitter account that guitarist Troy McLawhorn, who worked with Seether for a time and left, was officially back with Evanescence, and the release date for their new album would be October 4, 2011. Later, on July 11, 2011, it was reported by…
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Live (band) On June 8, 2011, Taylor revealed that he, Dahlheimer, and Gracey

On June 8, 2011, Taylor revealed that he, Dahlheimer, and Gracey would restart the band without Kowalczyk. He made no mention of any new lead singer, but said, “We’ll have to begin addressing the hole left by our singer’s departure”. He added that, “I need to feel Live once again…
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Stone Temple Pilots toured Southeast Asia for the first time

They toured Southeast Asia for the first time in 2011, playing in the Philippines ( Manila ), Singapore , and Indonesia ( Jakarta ).

The Presidents of the United States of America (band) On March 5, 2011, the Presidents performed a new tribute song, “Can’t

On March 5, 2011, the Presidents performed a new tribute song, “Can’t Stop (Catchin’ ‘Em All)”, at the Nintendo World launch event for the video game Pokémon Black and White .

2010
Creed (band) released as a concert film

and subsequently released on December 8, 2010, as a concert film titled Creed Live , the band’s first live recording.

Vendetta Red In December 2010, it was announced that Vendetta Red would reunite

In December 2010, it was announced that Vendetta Red would reunite for a one-off show at El Corazon in Seattle on March 5, 2011. This turned out to be an extended reunion. The band members later announced they had also begun working on new material and had enlisted the noted…
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