In 2012, Grohl, Novoselic, and Smear joined Paul McCartney at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief .
A third, The Bears for Lunch , followed in November.
GBV began touring again in September 2012 with a 13 show “Tour of the South”, starting in Dayton, Ohio, on September 8, 2012, which included gigs in Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and stops in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, New Orleans, Texas (Houston and Austin), Missouri and Kansas, with the final show…
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Ultimately, the reunion tour ended in September 2012 as planned, after a final show on September 28, but amid rumors that Love had dismissed Wilson from the Beach Boys. Love and Johnston continued to perform under the Beach Boys name, while Wilson, Jardine, and Marks toured as a trio in…
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The band released a second post-reformation LP, Class Clown Spots a UFO , on June 12, 2012. Generally regarded by fans as the best of the latter-years’ albums, it marked a return in tenor and quality to this line-up’s mid-90s heyday.
The band canceled what was to have been their first post-reunion show in the UK at the All Tomorrow’s Parties ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ festival at Alexandra Palace, London, in May 2012 as well as a planned appearance at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. The band’s management denied reports…
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Working with Burton on Broken Bells helped Mercer overcome fears of collaboration, which in turn influenced the rotating “cast of characters” that grouped together around him to record Port of Morrow , which became the fourth album under The Shins brand upon its March 2012 release. Mercer was the only…
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On 26 February 2012, the band released a new song titled ” R U Mine? ” on their YouTube channel. On 4 March, it went to No. 23 on the UK singles chart on downloads alone. On 21 April, the song was released as a single, with the track “Electricity”…
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On 27 October they released a music video for “Evil Twin” on YouTube, the B-side to their new single “Suck It and See”. They performed the song on The Graham Norton Show on 28 October. The fourth single from Suck It and See , ” Black Treacle ” was released…
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On January 4, 2012, the band performed their single “The Unsinkable Fats Domino” on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote Let’s Go Eat the Factory . During their performance, bassist Greg Demos fell while attempting a dance move. However, Demos was not seriously injured and the band continued…
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