In July 2010, Arcade Fire announced they would be broadcasting their August 5 concert at Madison Square Garden live via YouTube.
In June 2010, Kill Hannah announced they would be touring with Smashing Pumpkins on a “special U.S. run of intimate venues” during the summer of 2010.
Okereke released a solo album, The Boxer , in June 2010. Produced by Hudson Mohawke and XXXChange, its release was preceded by the single “Tenderoni”.
On May 27, 2010, it was announced that a new double-sided 12″ single would be released the same day as the full album, called The Suburbs , on August 2 in the UK and on August 3 in the US and Canada. The album is produced by Markus Dravs ,…
Read More
On 25 May 2010, Zane Lowe premiered the track “Flashover” on his BBC Radio 1 show, the band’s first new material in three years. Even though the track was not released as a single it was available on the band’s new album, titled Surfing the Void . In support of…
Read More
On March 3, 2010, Iero announced on their official website that Bob Bryar had left the band, writing:
Since Bryar’s departure, My Chemical Romance has not had a full time drummer. In a March 2010 MTV interview about the new album, Way explained, “There’s no title yet … I’m actually kind of excited about that. It’s kind of ‘anything goes’ at this point, but I’m so happy with…
Read More
“Wake Up” was played immediately before the Irish rock group U2 started their concerts on their 2005–06 Vertigo Tour ; Arcade Fire subsequently opened three shows for that tour, and at the third in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, appeared on stage during U2’s encore to join in a cover of Joy…
Read More
On March 24, the band released ” Bloodbuzz Ohio “, the first single from their forthcoming album, High Violet , for free download at the official High Violet website. High Violet was released on May 11, 2010, in the U.S. to widespread critical acclaim. The album debuted with first week…
Read More
Writing for a fourth studio album began in 2010.