Arcade Fire performed two free concerts for Obama in Cleveland and Nelsonville, Ohio on March 2 and 3, 2008, before the state’s March 4 primary.
Klaxons performed with the singer Rihanna on her song ” Umbrella ” which had “Golden Skans” mixed into the background during the Brit Awards 2008 held in London on 20 February 2008. Klaxons won ‘Best Album’ at the 2008 NME Awards held at London ‘s IndigO 2 Arena on 28…
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In February 2008, Win Butler announced on the band’s journal that the Neon Bible tour had come to an end, after one year of touring and a total of 122 shows (including 33 festivals) in 75 cities and 19 countries. Critics met the self-produced Neon Bible with acclaim. Publications like…
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The band toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time in early 2008 as part of the 2008 Big Day Out festival.
Guitarist Jonathan Radtke did not join the band on the Europe leg of their fall 2008 Hope for the Hopeless tour. Tom Schleiter, the guitarist from Powerspace , joined them in his place. Radtke returned to play the band’s yearly “New Heart for Xmas” show in Chicago (during which the…
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In January 2008, the band received the “Best Live Act” award at the Swedish Grammis and performed at the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta , performing “Tick Tick Boom” during the players’ presentation. In July 2010, the band released an EP titled Tarred and Feathered , which consisted of…
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For the first two months of 2008, Editors played 30 shows on a tour across America and Canada. During the tour Editors were nominated for a Brit Award , in the Best British Group Category. Also as a result of the nomination, one of the North American tour dates had…
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The band’s third studio album, Fast Times at Barrington High , was released on August 19, 2008, through Fueled by Ramen . The title refers to the high school William Beckett, Adam Siska, and videographer Jack Edinger attended. The first single, ” About a Girl ,” was added to the…
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In 2008, they appeared on the British show Later… with Jools Holland with Coldplay , Sia , Glen Campbell , John Mellencamp , and Amy LaVere .
In an interview with Kerrang! magazine in 2008, vocalist Mat Devine stated that the band will begin preparation for the next studio album after the Hope for the Hopeless tour has ended. However, he stated that this album will be “heavier” and “more aggressive” than the last albums. Commenting on…
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