On July 25, 2012, Jag Tanna announced in a blog posting that bassist Bruce Gordon wouldn’t be a part of some upcoming shows, due to other professional and personal commitments. Chuck Dailey, bass player with the band The Salads , was enlisted as what Tanna described as “the understudy.” Dailey…
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On 16 July 2012 the band’s co-founding member and former organ player, Jon Lord, died in London, aged 71.
A third London date was scheduled for 14 July.
Muse revealed the 2nd Law tracklist on 13 July 2012. The second single, ” Madness “, was released on 20 August 2012, with a music video on 5 September. Muse played at the Roundhouse on 30 September as part of the iTunes Festival . The 2nd Law was released worldwide…
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Queen + Adam Lambert played two shows at the Hammersmith Apollo , London on 11 and 12 July 2012. Both shows sold out within 24 hours of tickets going on sale.
Queen were scheduled to headline Sonisphere at Knebworth on 7 July 2012 with Adam Lambert before the festival was cancelled. Queen said that they were looking to find another venue.
and on 7 July 2012 at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.
Queen also performed with Lambert on 3 July 2012 at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium ,
On 30 June, Queen + Lambert performed in Kyiv , Ukraine at a joint concert with Elton John for the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation.
On June 25, 2012, Circa launched the Violent Waves Pre-Order webpage, officially announcing the album’s title and release date, August 28, 2012, along with a new song titled “Suitcase”. The band also confirmed that the album would be self-released.