Initial emails indicated a release date to fans who had pre-ordered the album of mid-April, but the album was eventually mailed out on 10 June 2009. Fans who pre-ordered the album were also allowed to download their choice of live tracks that the band had recorded at the King Tut’s…
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On 2 June 2009 it was announced that the band had parted ways with Parlophone Records and signed up with Fiction Records, who released ” Black Swan ” on 24 August 2009.
On 1 June 2009, the band released Blood , a compilation album that includes dub music versions of songs from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand .
iTunes Festival: London 2009 , iTunes Store exclusive, was released in June as well.
In June 2009, Gomez opened for Pearl Jam on the European leg of the Backspacer Tour.
In May and June 2009, Oceansize supported Sydney band Cog on a national tour of Australia , along with other support act Calling All Cars , playing a string of dates which included shows in capital cities Sydney , Melbourne , Adelaide & Brisbane . Of the tour, Mike Vennart…
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After a brief hiatus during which Turner toured and recorded with his side project the Last Shadow Puppets , the band recorded half the album at Rancho De La Luna recording sessions with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age in early autumn, 2008, and half in the New…
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On 26 May 2009, Osbourne filed suit in a federal court in New York against Iommi alleging that he illegally claimed the band name. Iommi noted that he had been the only constant band member for its full 41-year career and that his bandmates relinquished their rights to the name…
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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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On 20 May 2009, May and Taylor performed “We Are the Champions” live on the season finale of American Idol with winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert providing a vocal duet.