On 2 June 2009, it was announced that the new album title would be In This Light and on This Evening and that they would be the first band to play at the new O2 Academy Birmingham . Through producer Flood’s heavy usage of synthesisers, the album provided a synthpop…
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On 22 May 2009, the band announced a show at Coventry ‘s Kasbah nightclub, their only scheduled headline UK performance. The concert, to take place on 3 June, sparked rumours that the band may feature at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival . The band supported Blur at their comeback show at…
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The band promoted the German release of the song by playing it during the final of Germany’s Next Topmodel on 21 May at Cologne ‘s Lanxess Arena .
it officially started on 10 May 2009 in Tel Aviv .
In May 2009, the band embarked on a concert tour in support of the album, called Tour of the Universe
On 24 April 2009, A-ha surprised their fan base by releasing their new single, “Foot of the Mountain”, premiering that day on Norwegian radio. The single had been completed only the night before. The song is based upon the track “The Longest Night” by Furuholmen, which was released on his…
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On 23 April 2009, Depeche Mode performed for the television program Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the famed corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street , drawing more than 12,000 fans, which was the largest audience the program had seen since its 2003 premiere, with a performance by Coldplay .
The album was released on 14 April 2009, also made available through an iTunes Pass, where the buyer received individual tracks in the weeks leading up to the official release date.
on 8 April, they released a short video with information about the recording process.
The band spent the first week of April recording the album