Versailles played their last nationwide tour as an independent band through March 26 to May 9, entitled The Fragment Collectors.
The band performed at the 2009 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on the final night on March 22, 2009.
At the Revolver Golden God Awards , Cantrell said that the group had finished recording on March 18, 2009, and were mixing the album for a September release. The recording process was completed on Cantrell’s 43rd birthday and also the same day that William DuVall’s son was born.
Elbow were also awarded Best International Band at the Meteor Awards in Dublin on 17 March 2009.
On 16 March 2009, Super Furry Animals released their ninth and final studio album, Dark Days/Light Years , digitally via their website. The album’s progress was recorded in a series of short films that were shown on the band’s website in the build-up to the release. Later in March, they…
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After performing the opening set on 14 March 2009 for Sound Relief at the Sydney Cricket Ground , Coldplay headlined a sold-out concert later that same night.
On 14 March 2009, they played Wembley Arena .
The following day, 14 March they headlined the Sound Relief concert in Melbourne. This event was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to raise money for victims of Victoria’s February bushfire disaster . The event was held simultaneously with a concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground . All proceeds…
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Jet played at Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney Cricket Ground on 14 March 2009 for Sound Relief , which was a multi-venue rock music concert in support of relief for the Victorian Bushfire Crisis . The Melbourne event was held simultaneously with a concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground. All…
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On the evenings of 12 and 13 March 2009 a reformed Midnight Oil, with Garrett, played at the Royal Theatre in Canberra.