In February 2008, the band announced that, when the tour finished, they would break up again. “There will be no new album, no big new tour,” said Sting. “Once we’re done with our reunion tour, that’s it for The Police.”
On opening night, 11 January, Headon joined the band for the Clash’s song “Train in Vain”. An encore followed with Headon playing drums on “Should I Stay or Should I Go”. This was the first time since 1982 that Headon and Jones had performed together on stage.
On 10 January 2008, the band said a new album “looks to be shaping up for late in the year”.
Vocalist and bassist Basim Usmani and guitarist Shahjehan Khan first met at the Wayland Mosque in Boston, and then, again at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell . Usmani and Khan connected with guitarist Sunny Ali (who was in two previous bands PoPo and Sunny Ali and The Kid) and drummer…
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On December 13, 2008, the Offspring headlined the nineteenth annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas . In an interview at the Almost Acoustic Christmas show, guitarist Noodles stated that the Offspring would be taking a break for a month or two and promised a US tour to kick off in 2009.…
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Following an appearance at the Legendary TJs in Newport in 2008, supporting the Anti-Nowhere League , guitarist Williams posted a statement on the band’s Myspace account announcing his departure; Black and Owens soon followed. Members of local Caerphilly punk covers band Doc Savage joined M.H. in Foreign Legion for a…
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On January 1, 2008, Good Charlotte was featured on Tila Tequila’s New Year’s Eve Masquerade on MTV, as the band was the second performance of the new year and performed its hit “Dance Floor Anthem”.
On December 30, 2008, Bill Marcks left the band to spend more time with his family. Bill Marcks currently plays guitar in the band Cero Viejo with former Authority Zero bassist Jeremy Wood.
On July 8, 2008, Bad Religion released their first-ever deluxe edition CD, a reissue of the then-current album, New Maps of Hell . The deluxe version included the original 16-song CD along with seven new acoustic tracks recorded by Graffin (vocals/guitars) and Gurewitz (guitars/back vocals). Three of the acoustic songs…
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The band signed to Matador Records in Spring of 2008. That summer, Matador reissued the “Year Of The Pig” 12-inch single. This time it came out with additional formats including a series of three 7-inches, for the US, UK and Japan respectively, each with a different edit of the A-side…
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