In March 2020, the Manics announced a deluxe reissue of Gold Against the Soul for release on 12 June 2020.
The next day, the unnamed follow-up album to Resistance Is Futile was confirmed to NME alongside Bradfield’s second solo album.
In March 2020, the band began a series on YouTube and Facebook called #MetallicaMondays , where they streamed full archived shows every Monday to relieve boredom while staying home and social distancing amid the pandemic.
In March 2020, the No Filter Tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The box set The Early Years 79-81 was released in March 2020, featuring remastered versions of the band’s first two albums plus a variety of live recordings, B-sides, and studio outtakes from the 1979 to 1981 period.
In March 2020 the band came under criticism from both the public and medical professionals for playing two gigs on the 14th and 15 March at the Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena while COVID-19 cases were steadily increasing in the UK. In the week prior to the event, a Six Nations match…
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On February 21, 2020, the band released a single called “Tune You Out”, and commenced a tour across North America with Heart Attack Man throughout February and March 2020, which was cut short by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 21, 2020, a second single and 7″ record…
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In March 2020, Idlewild announced a November tour of UK and Ireland to mark the band’s 25th anniversary but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the dates were rescheduled for November 2021.
In March 2020, Love and Auf der Maur planned a performance at the “Bans Off My Body” event, which was eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
On 29 February 2020, a new track, “Throw My Bones” was released online, with a new album Whoosh! planned for release in June.