On December 26, 2012, Ann and Nancy performed at the Kennedy Center Honors in a tribute to Led Zeppelin televised on CBS . Along with an orchestra and two choirs (arranged by Rob Mathes ), drummer Jason Bonham (the son of John Bonham , the late Led Zeppelin drummer), and…
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Drummer Nick Hodgson announced on 4 December 2012 that he had left the band to concentrate on other projects. The band later issued a statement on their website confirming this.
In December 2012, the band’s manager Scott Rodger confirmed that Arcade Fire was in the studio working with regular producer of the band Markus Dravs and James Murphy , frontman of LCD Soundsystem .
In December 2012, the band officially announced signing a worldwide deal with Columbia Records and releasing a new album in March 2013.
In November 2012, the band performed at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival, their first outside of Europe.
The band released its 14th studio album, Fanatic , on October 2, 2012, which became the group’s 12th top-25 album (No. 24, 2012) and was supported by a tour of the US and Canada.
They later played a small headlining tour, titled ‘Flaws Tour’ in October 2012, with Swiss Lips as their support act.
In 2011, Soma Records released a previously unpublished Daft Punk track, “Drive”, recorded while they were signed to Soma in the 1990s. It was included in a 20th-anniversary compilation of the Soma label. In October 2012, Daft Punk provided a 15-minute mix of songs by blues musician Junior Kimbrough for…
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In October 2012 during a press conference in Paris, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher announced plans for a new album and a 2013 worldwide tour starting from Tel Aviv and continuing in Europe and North America. Martin Gore revealed that Flood mixed the album, marking the producer’s first…
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On September 25, 2012, Ann and Nancy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to music.