rock

2008
Paramore played their first Ireland show

Paramore played their first Ireland show at the RDS in Dublin on June 2, 2008

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club In June 2008, Jago once again left BRMC’s touring line-up, being

In June 2008, Jago once again left BRMC’s touring line-up, being replaced by The Raveonettes ‘ touring drummer Leah Shapiro. Jago stated he “took it as I am fired again and to be honest with you I respect their decision”. However, Hayes and Been issued a statement reading: “Nick won’t…
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Fun Lovin' Criminals second appearance at Glastonbury Festival

In June 2008, they made their second appearance at the Glastonbury Festival, this time on the Jazz World Stage.

Glassjaw The album was not produced by Ross Robinson, as with previous

The album was not produced by Ross Robinson, as with previous releases; instead, Beck co-produced the album with his friend Jonathan Florencio , the latter of whom also engineered the album. By June 2008, drums, bass, and guitar parts of thirteen songs had been tracked, but vocal tracking was incomplete…
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Motörhead From March through to June 2008, the band convened in Los Angeles

From March through to June 2008, the band convened in Los Angeles with producer Cameron Webb to begin work on their 19th album Motörizer . Mikkey Dee’s drum tracks were recorded at Dave Grohl ‘s studio. Motörizer was released on 26 August. It does not feature artwork by Joe Petagno,…
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Black Stone Cherry first appeared at Download Festival

The band first appeared at Download Festival in June 2008.

Coldplay MTV Movie Awards

Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on 1 June.

Blues Traveler debuted new songs

At their June 2008 shows, the band debuted new songs from their new album North Hollywood Shootout .

Killswitch Engage European festival appearances

They then finished the cycle with European festival appearances in June and July after which they began working on the follow up to As Daylight Dies .

Versailles (band) Project A-Kon

to perform shows on May 30 at Project A-Kon in Dallas, Texas