A new song, “City Hall”, appeared in a setlist, and the band entered the studio in January 2009. On his online diary, Woomble noted that he had: “been trying to work on lyrics for the new Idlewild record. At the moment it has the possibility of being about anything, so…
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Blur also headlined at other summer festivals, including Oxegen 2009 in Ireland, and the Scottish outdoor show of T in the Park . Their T in the Park headline slot was put in jeopardy after Graham Coxon was admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Ultimately, the band did play, albeit…
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The band also went on the road for a 13-date North American summer tour in 2009, taking place in-between the tours for Weiland’s second solo album.
After starting 2009 with two warm-up shows for their tour of Japan in Scarborough and Crewe (which was a rescheduled gig from the previous tour and had appeared on early promotional posters), the band later on in May announced that Feeder had “ended their partnership” with drummer Mark Richardson, who…
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the band began producing their sixth studio album in mid-2009.
Singer Dan Marsala formed a comedy punk rock side-project in 2009 named The Fuck Off and Dies.
Before forming the band, Taylor Momsen was an actress, best known for How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Gossip Girl . The band were originally called the Reckless, but changed the name due to trademark problems. The band played its first concert on May 5, 2009, at the Annex in…
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The project was put on hold after Guano Apes reunited in 2009.
In 2009, Guano Apes reunited and played a string of concerts in Europe, starting in Sofia , Bulgaria, and also including Braga , Portugal, Nickelsdorf , Austria, Przystanek Woodstock , Poland, and Rock im Park , Germany, and Bucharest , Romania. In Bucharest, the band announced they were working on…
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On December 30, 2009, the band released a new promo song entitled “Make Me Wanna Die”. The song was a limited-time free download for fans on their Interscope Records website. It also appeared on the soundtrack of the 2010 film Kick-Ass , playing over the closing credits. The song was…
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