The Police were the world’s highest-earning musicians in 2008, as the tour sold 3.7 million tickets and grossed $358 million, making it the third-highest-grossing tour of all time at its conclusion.
In 2008, Glassjaw returned to the UK, playing at the two-day festival Give It A Name in Sheffield on May 10, and in London on May 11. They also did shows in Cardiff , Wales , and Dublin , Ireland .
After pulling out of the 2008 Soundwave festival , the band took part in the line-up for 2009.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was among hundreds of recording artists whose original master recordings were believed to have been destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire . Though it is not known with certainty which, if any, of the band’s master recordings were lost in the blaze, Lynyrd Skynyrd was among the artists…
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KMFDM re-released all of its old singles and hard-to-find tracks from before the 1999 breakup in a series of three double albums called Extra — Vol. 1 , Vol. 2 , and Vol. 3 —in mid-2008.
In a 2008 interview, Wilson discussed Blackfield’s future at the time, stating, “I think we’re going to tentatively start working on some new songs and that’s as far as we’ve got regarding planning. I think there almost certainly will be another record. As with No-Man and my other projects, there’s…
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released their 14th studio album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! in 2008 and received a high level of critical acclaim. Inspired by the biblical story of Lazarus of Bethany , the album continued the punk and garage rock-inspired arrangements that were explored on the debut Grinderman…
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On May 23, 2008, it was reported on Punknews.org that Big Drill Car (with the classic Small Block lineup) was reuniting for a series of reunion shows in August, taking place at Huntington Beach ‘s Fitzgerald’s Pub and two Southern California dates on the 2008 Warped Tour . Big Drill…
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In January 2008, the band began work on their new record
“Blue Monday” was also included on the 2008 collector’s edition of Power, Corruption & Lies .