In October, drummer Jared Champion’s appendix suddenly burst, requiring immediate medical attention. Dave Grohl , the Foo Fighters’ frontman and former drummer of Nirvana , temporarily filled in for Champion while he was recuperating.
In October 2011, the Stones released The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas ’78 to cinemas.
On 26 September 2011, Pink Floyd and EMI launched an exhaustive re-release campaign under the title Why Pink Floyd…? , reissuing the back catalogue in newly remastered versions, including “Experience” and “Immersion” multi-disc multi-format editions. The albums were remastered by James Guthrie , co-producer of The Wall .
The band’s hit song “Shake Me Down” was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in September 2011.
On 23 August they released the fourth music video and single, “Visions”,
The tour was extended with a North American leg from 13 August to 4 October, retaining Parkway Drive and Architects and adding Deez Nuts to the line up.
Arctic Monkeys embarked in May 2011 on their Suck It and See Tour. They headlined the Benicàssim Festival 2011 alongside the Strokes , Arcade Fire and Primal Scream . They also headlined Oxegen 2011 , Super Bock Super Rock 2011, V Festival 2011 , Rock Werchter and T in The…
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On August 6, 2011, Cage the Elephant performed at the Kansas Speedway for the first annual Kanrocksas music festival.
The third single from their debut album, ” The Beat Goes On “, was released on 18 July 2011 with a new B side, “In the Bubble with a Bullet”.