On April 28, 2010, Brand New announced at their show in Clifton Park, New York that the band had parted ways with Interscope Records and was independent for the first time in their career.
Green Day released the soundtrack to the musical, featuring a new song titled ” When It’s Time “.
On April 20, 2010, American Idiot opened on Broadway
In April 2010, PiL began an extensive North American tour, including a sub-headlining appearance at the Coachella Festival . The band played several European concerts in July 2010 and at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan in August 2011.
In March and April 2010, to commemorate their 30th anniversary, Bad Religion toured Southern California’s and Nevada’s House of Blues locations, playing 30 Shows in 30 Nights with a 30-song set each night. At the House of Blues concert in Anaheim, California , on March 17, 2010, the band debuted…
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Following Love Equals Death’s disbanding, Duffs, Jordon, and Kelly-Holden formed a new band, Good Knives, with singer Shaun Phillips of British punk rock band The Ruined. Using songs they had written for Love Equals Death’s proposed second album and working with producer Lee Dyness, the group released an eponymously titled…
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In March 2010, the music video for the single “Robots May Break Your Heart” was released. In June, the band hosted a remix contest for the former single, recorded four tracks for a Daytrotter session available as a free download, and released their own iPhone app.
March 2010’s Live at the Greek Theatre captured a career-spanning Los Angeles, California performance from the year before as a CD/DVD set. In 2011, Flogging Molly appeared in the season premiere of Austin City Limits .
The band signed with Fat Wreck Chords in March 2010. Around this time Chad Cleveland left the band and was replaced by drummer Luke Swarm.
British band Muse released a cover of the Mega City Four song “Prague”, as a b-side to their single “Resistance” on 22 February 2010. This was dedicated to Wiz, as Muse had been inspired by Mega City Four’s music.