synth-pop

2009
Kaiser Chiefs UK Arena tour

Kaiser Chiefs headed out on a UK Arena tour between February and March 2009, kicking off in Nottingham and ending in London. The tour visited Sheffield, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Dublin. This was the new album tour to promote Off with Their Heads .

Heart (band) Behind the Music

In 2009, the band was featured on an updated and remastered episode of VH1 ‘s Behind the Music .

Arcade Fire used the song as “bumper” music

In 2009, two nationally syndicated shows— The Dan Patrick Show and The Petros and Money Show —frequently used the song as “bumper” music.

Gorillaz Blur reunion tour interruption

although production of the album was briefly interrupted so that Albarn could join Blur for a reunion tour in the summer of 2009

Kaiser Chiefs Reading and Leeds Festival

the final shows before their 2-year hiatus were performed at Reading and Leeds Festival 2009.

A-ha devastating blow

In a 2009 interview from Cody Eide in Music Week , celebrating A-ha’s up-and-coming 25-year anniversary, the members revealed that the record-breaking concert and the lack of media attention they received were a devastating blow to the band. The festival, which should have been the band’s crowning achievement, was instead…
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New Order (band) no longer wished to make music

However, Sumner revealed in 2009 that he no longer wished to make music as New Order.

2008
Arcade Fire made available to pre-order

It was made available to pre-order on December 15, 2008, with the digital version available to download immediately

Arcade Fire band set up the website miroir-noir.com

In December 2008, Pitchfork reported the band set up the website miroir-noir.com to foreshadow the release of a concert film with the same title, reporting, “Miroir Noir will feature live footage from the Neon Bible tour.”

Kaiser Chiefs Never Miss a Beat

The band featured on several shows over Christmas 2008 including performing “Never Miss a Beat” with Girls Aloud on their TV Special and playing the same song on the Christmas Day edition of Top of the Pops .