United Kingdom

2010
Funeral for a Friend Serpents in Solitude

On 9 November, Funeral For a Friend released a music video for the track “Serpents in Solitude”.

Motörhead In a November 2009 interview with ABORT Magazine’s E.S. Day, Lemmy

In a November 2009 interview with ABORT Magazine’s E.S. Day, Lemmy said that Motörhead would enter the studio in February 2010 “to rehearse, write and record” their 20th studio album, to be released by the end of the year. The album was recorded with Cameron Webb and Welsh producer Romesh…
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Funeral for a Friend played two new songs

On 2 November, they played two new songs, confirmed to be on this album (which was announced as due for release in March 2011), called “Man Alive” and “Front Row Seats to the End of the World”.

Budgie (band) Budgie’s November 2010 tour of Central Europe had to be cancelled as

Budgie’s November 2010 tour of Central Europe had to be cancelled as Shelley was hospitalised on 9 November in Wejherowo , Poland, with an aortic aneurysm. After surgery, he returned to the UK for recovery. This was effectively the end of the band.

Suede (band) In August, the band performed at the Skanderborg Festival in Denmark

In August, the band performed at the Skanderborg Festival in Denmark and Parkenfestivalen in Bodø, Norway. In September, the band announced that they would release The Best of Suede on 1 November 2010. The two-disc compilation, put together by Anderson, featured 18 of the band’s 20 singles on disc one…
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Bring Me the Horizon released on 4 October 2010

The band’s third album, and first with their new rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen , titled There Is a Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let’s Keep It a Secret. , was released on 4 October 2010 and debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in…
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The Slits Founding member Ari Up died in Los Angeles in October 2010 at the age

Founding member Ari Up died in Los Angeles in October 2010 at the age of 48. The band’s final work, the video for the song “Lazy Slam” from Trapped Animal , was released posthumously according to Ari Up’s wishes. A final song, the unreleased 1981 recording “Coulda Woulda Shoulda”, was…
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Funeral for a Friend finished a session of recording

Towards the end of October 2010 they finished a session of recording for a new album for which a name and date were yet to be announced.

The Rolling Stones Ladies and Gentlemen

In October 2010, the Stones released Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones to cinemas and later to DVD.

Manic Street Preachers most extensive tour of the UK

The album was supported by the Manics’ most extensive tour of the UK to date, starting in Glasgow on 29 September 2010.