On June 17, 2009, seven years after Hole’s disbandment, NME reported that Love was re-forming the band with guitarist Micko Larkin for an upcoming album, on which Melissa Auf der Maur would be providing backup vocals. Days later, Melissa Auf der Maur stated in an interview that she was unaware…
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with the album coming two months later on June 16, 2009.
On June 16, 2009, Monuments and Melodies was released to the public, and opened at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Monuments and Melodies was the band’s fourth album to reach the top 5 on the Billboard 200.
This was released as a DVD on 16 June 2009 exclusively at Wal-Mart.
The band released their second greatest hits album Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur on 15 June 2009.
The band played at the Cheerios Childline concert, headlined by Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia , on the opening night of Dublin’s The O2 in 2008. The Script supported Take That at their concert at Croke Park on 13 June 2009. On 27 July, the band supported U2 on their third…
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On June 11, 2009, Blabbermouth.net reported that the new album would be titled Black Gives Way to Blue and was officially set to be released on September 29, 2009. The title first appeared on Amazon.com without any prior announcement from the band. In addition, it was announced that Elton John…
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Initial emails indicated a release date to fans who had pre-ordered the album of mid-April, but the album was eventually mailed out on 10 June 2009. Fans who pre-ordered the album were also allowed to download their choice of live tracks that the band had recorded at the King Tut’s…
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hyde and K.A.Z formed the hard rock group Vamps and released their self-titled first album, Vamps , on June 10, 2009.
On 2 June 2009, it was announced that the new album title would be In This Light and on This Evening and that they would be the first band to play at the new O2 Academy Birmingham . Through producer Flood’s heavy usage of synthesisers, the album provided a synthpop…
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