On 16 September 2024, the band celebrated their 35th anniversary with a concert at Toyosu Pit. The live footage was eventually released as a DVD/Blu-ray in 2025. On November 2 the band released “Blank”, their last single.
while the final Episode 3 took place between September 14 and November 15 and included several kurofuku gentei gigs performed under the Lunacy name.
On 13 September 2024, the band released a new reworking of their 1983 single ” New Moon on Monday ” titled “New Moon (Dark Phase)”, ahead of a planned deluxe reissue of Danse Macabre . The single features contributions from Andy Taylor.
On September 13, 2024, their new single “You Gotta Run” was announced as the intro for the second season of the anime Beyblade X.
On 11 September 2024, Franz Ferdinand announced their sixth studio album, The Human Fear , to be released on 10 January 2025, and along revealed lead single “Audacious”.
followed by the full album release on September 6.
U2:UV Achtung Baby Live was highly acclaimed by critics; Rolling Stone ‘ s Andy Greene called it “a quantum leap forward for concerts”, and Neil McCormick of The Telegraph said it would “change live entertainment forever”. The residency grossed US$244.5 million from 663,000 tickets sold, making it the fourth-highest-grossing concert…
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In September 2024, the band stated that they would be entering the studio to record new music for their sixth studio album in November. On March 27, 2025, they released the song ” Afterlife ” for the Netflix anime Devil May Cry . On May 9, Lee teamed up with…
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In September 2024, during an interview with Dork , Williams revealed that Paramore had already started making new music, with demos made before they went on tour with Taylor Swift .
In September 2024, the band celebrated their 25th anniversary at the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest with a special show at the Palladium in Worcester, MA, featuring a reunion with Howard Jones.