It was released on 20 October 2008.
The album was released on 13 October 2008, and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart on 19 October. It also reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. In December 2008, it was voted “Best Album of the Year” by the readers, listeners and visitors of Q Magazine,…
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Kaiser Chiefs set out on a UK tour in October 2008 with Castle Donington band Late of the Pier and The Hair. The tour started at Leeds Academy , a new venue where they were the first headlining band to play. Other dates included Manchester Academy, Southampton Guildhall, Reading Rivermead,…
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In October the band went to the studio to record some demos.
it had been announced at a press conference in October 2008 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
The first single ” Never Miss a Beat ” was released on 27 August 2008.
In a March 2007 video interview, Chaplin and Hughes spoke of wanting to take a more “organic” approach on album three, but played down suggestions about the use of guitars, referring to them as “a fun part of the live set” at present; however, the cover of ” She Sells…
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On 4 August 2008, the band confirmed the name of their third album as Off with Their Heads .
On 2 July 2008, in Paris, Mark Ronson performed a unique live set with Duran Duran for an exclusive, invitation-only performance. Together, they showcased specially re-worked versions of some of Duran Duran’s classic hits re-created by Ronson, along with tracks from Red Carpet Massacre . Le Bon also performed songs…
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Albarn explained the expanded roster of featured artists represented his and Hewlett’s new vision of Gorillaz as a project, explaining in a July 2008 interview that