The band booked eight weeks of recording sessions with noted producer Neal Avron ( New Found Glory , Yellowcard , Fall Out Boy ) in early February 2008. Stephen Christian stated in an interview, “We’re very excited about working with Neal; I think our fans are going to be pleased…
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In February 2008, the band were presented with the God-Like Geniuses Award at the NME Awards ceremony.
In February 2008 Martin Brunsden (double bass) played his first gig with the band and has been playing with them onstage ever since.
In early February 2008, the band began a tour in Europe
In February 2008, the band completed an extensive UK tour with support from Alessi’s Ark , Sons of Noel and Adrian , Peggy Sue and others. June 2008 marked the band’s first appearance at the Glastonbury Festival . They also toured Australia with Laura Marling, whose disinclination to interact with…
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Paramore was featured on the cover of February 2008 issue of Alternative Press magazine and voted “Best Band Of 2007” by the readers.
Rafferty was fired from the band on 31 January 2008, after a series of absences due to illness and long-standing rumours about his place in the band; drug addiction was also quoted as one of the reasons for his departure. Rafferty subsequently refuted these claims, saying that he had been…
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On January 30, 2008, Stanley confirmed that Kiss would launch the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour , playing arena and stadium shows in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
On 26 January 2008, Europe did a semi-acoustic live concert at Nalen in Stockholm, calling the event Almost Unplugged . The band was accompanied by a string quartet and played reworked versions of its own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands that have influenced Europe’s sound…
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The band began their US tour on January 25, 2008