rock

2016
Queen (band) Isle of Wight Festival closing performance

This included closing the Isle of Wight Festival in England on 12 June where they performed ” Who Wants to Live Forever ” as a tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida earlier that day.

The Who return visit to Isle of Wight Festival

This included a return visit to the Isle of Wight Festival (at the Seaclose Park in Newport) on 11 June opening date.

Bastille (band) announced new single

On 9 June, it was announced that the band’s new single, “Good Grief”, would be released on 16 June 2016.

Marilyn Manson (band) scheduled to begin on June 9

The tour was scheduled to begin on June 9 in Salt Lake City and consist of thirty-four dates in Amphitheatres throughout North America, with support from Of Mice & Men .

Paramore posted a short video of themselves in the studio

On June 8, 2016, the band posted a short video of themselves in the studio to their social media.

The Kills were part of the line-up for Coachella 2016. The Kills

The Kills were part of the line-up for Coachella 2016. The Kills fifth studio album, Ash & Ice , was released on 3 June 2016. A new single titled “Doing It to Death” was released in March 2016. The duo embarked on a lengthy world tour, but were forced to…
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Bastille (band) uploaded a trailer

On 2 June 2016, the band uploaded a trailer including an excerpt from the then-unreleased song Two Evils announcing the name of the album to be Wild World .

Brand New (band) released new shirt designs

During their summer 2016 tour, the band released new shirt designs which read “2000–2018”. One of them was projected onto the stage after the band’s set at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on June 2, increasing speculation that Brand New planned to break up in 2018.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds announced a documentary film titled One More Time with Feeling

On 2 June 2016, the official Nick Cave website announced a documentary film titled One More Time with Feeling (directed by Andrew Dominik )

Brand New (band) began a co-headlining United States tour

In June 2016, Brand New began a co-headlining United States tour with Modest Mouse , which included a stop at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden .