in May 2009 the band won two Ivor Novello Awards : ” One Day Like This ” won the main award for Best Song, and ” Grounds for Divorce ” was voted Best Contemporary Song.
In May 2009, the band embarked on a concert tour in support of the album, called Tour of the Universe
released on 28 April
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 (with bonus track “Astronomy”) in Japan on 22 April 2009 (on Victor Entertainment ), in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2009 (on Lo-Five Records) and 27 April 2010 in North America (also on Lo-Five Records, with digital distribution by Ingrooves and physical distribution by Fontana…
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It was confirmed by NME that Enter Shikari had finished working on their second album, Common Dreads , in March 2009 and announced that they would tour the UK and Europe during 2009. They also made available a free download of a new song, “Antwerpen”, from their website. On 15…
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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 2 and 3 April 2009, two shows took place at the Monto Water Rats (the former venue of the Splash Club) in London, under the alias SCAM (Skin, Cass, Ace, Mark) and sold out in 20 minutes. The band began their “Greatest Hits” tour on Friday, 9 October 2009…
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After being introduced to each other by Gary Murphy of the Bandits , Lee Mavers began jamming with Pete Doherty in 2008 and appeared on stage with Doherty during his 2009 tour. Mavers then started performing live with artists such as Drew McConnell and Jon McClure in London in April…
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Around the time the Mekons began to gain critical appraisal, their relationship with A&M Records deteriorated, and they were dropped for being unable to fulfill commercial expectations. However, the band continued to record at a prolific rate, releasing such notable albums as 1991’s Curse of the Mekons , 2000’s Journey…
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