The band released ” Take Me Down ” as the lead single for their third studio album on July 15, 2016. It became the band’s fourth single to top the Mainstream Rock chart and was serviced to US active rock radio on July 19. The music video for “Take Me…
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In 2016, the song ” Re:Re: ” was rerecorded and used as the opening for the anime Erased .
Further live recordings of the 1980s band would be released in 2016 as part of the On (and off) The Road (1981–1984) box set.
On October 31, 2016, Cold War Kids released a single called wikt:”Locker Room Talk” , as part of the 30 Days, 50 Songs project protesting Donald Trump ‘s presidential run . The band stated that “At this point in the game, taking a shot at Trump almost feels unnecessary. Too…
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On July 10, 2016, Perry collapsed onstage at a concert he was performing with the Hollywood Vampires on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York . It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest. He was revived and rushed to the hospital, where he was quickly upgraded to stable condition later that…
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The band performed a string of best of forest shows in the summer of 2016 as part the Forestry Commission ‘ s Forest Live series.
On September 10 and 11, the band held a special live concert at Nagisaen, Shizuoka, Japan for a crowd of 110,000 spectators. One Ok Rock also announced the digital single release of “Taking Off” on September 16, 2016, under Fueled by Ramen . The song was used as a theme…
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The first single from 2016’s This House Is Not for Sale was the title track, ” This House Is Not for Sale “, which was promoted with a music video showing unofficial members Hugh McDonald and Phil X becoming full-time band members. On November 4, 2016, the band officially released…
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Although both “Scream Thy Last Scream” and “Vegetable Man” circulated widely on bootleg recordings for decades, they remained officially unreleased until their inclusion on the box set The Early Years 1965–1972 in 2016.
The band’s Who You Selling For Tour started in October 3, 2016 with a show in Paris, France, followed by Berlin, Germany on October 6 and London, England on October 10. The band then played various shows in North America from October 20 to December 6, 2016. The official music…
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