On February 7, 2018, drummer Pat Torpey died from complications of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 64. His last show took place at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on November 23, 2017. A memorial show took place on May 23, 2018, at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, California ,…
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In 2018, The Posies reunited with the Frosting on the Beater lineup, with drummer Mike Musburger and bassist Dave Fox returning, for a tour of North America and Europe.
In 2018, Bobby Anderson, now performing under the name Bob Oxblood, officially joined the touring Wilderness band.
During a performance on November 17, 2018, at the Circo Voador in Rio de Janeiro , Bixler-Zavala announced to the crowd that the following night’s show would be the band’s last for the foreseeable future. That night, he posted on Twitter: “Maybe it’s a sign of weakness to some of…
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On March 14, 2018, Failure announced a series of four EPs, with the first, In the Future , released on March 30. The remaining three will be released throughout 2018 and will eventually culminate in a complete full-length studio album later in the year. The second EP, Your Body Will…
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In January 2018, Def Leppard announced they would embark on a 58-date North American tour with Journey . The tour included ten dates in baseball stadiums, a first for the band, with special guests Cheap Trick. The tour was highly successful, as the bands played in front of more than…
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Major Moment was formed in 2018. In 2021, the band performed at Blue Ridge Rock Festival , and at Louder Than Life in 2023.
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize , an annual prize awarded to the year’s best British or Irish album. This became the band’s fourth nomination for the award: the second most nominations received by any act. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music…
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In 2016, the group recorded a cover of the Beatles ‘ ” The Word ” for the Netflix show Beat Bugs . During this time, Mercer was at work on the band’s fifth album, which he felt was closer in sound to the Shins’ earlier work than Port of Morrow…
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Highlights of the tour were captured live and can be heard on their fourth live album ‘Live in the USSA’, released in 2018.