United Kingdom

2009
The Subways perform three songs in episode 10 of Series 2 (2008) of

The Subways perform three songs in episode 10 of Series 2 (2008) of Live From Abbey Road : “Oh Yeah” from Young for Eternity , and “Strawberry Blonde” and “I Won’t Let You Down” from All or Nothing . On 18 March 2009, The Subways featured as themselves in the…
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Elbow (band) Meteor Awards

Elbow were also awarded Best International Band at the Meteor Awards in Dublin on 17 March 2009.

Coldplay Sound Relief

After performing the opening set on 14 March 2009 for Sound Relief at the Sydney Cricket Ground , Coldplay headlined a sold-out concert later that same night.

Elbow (band) Wembley Arena

On 14 March 2009, they played Wembley Arena .

Maxïmo Park In October 2008, the band announced that they had started recording

In October 2008, the band announced that they had started recording their third album in Los Angeles with the producer Nick Launay , known for his recent work with Nick Cave and Grinderman . The full track list of the album was announced on 11 March 2009. Quicken the Heart…
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Motörhead On 6 March 2009, the band played in the Middle East for the first

On 6 March 2009, the band played in the Middle East for the first time, at the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival . On 1 April Motörhead were reported to have entered into a two-year sponsorship deal with UK Roller Derby team the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls. That September, noted…
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Klaxons At the beginning of 2009, the band played a small club show at Madame

At the beginning of 2009, the band played a small club show at Madame Jojo’s in London , their first in the capital since the NME Big Gig the previous year. During the set, the band featured new songs “Imaginary Pleasures” and “In Silver Forest”, together with the previously aired…
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Bring Me the Horizon Curtis Ward left the band

During the Taste of Chaos tour in March of that year, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band.

Bullet for My Valentine Interview with Metal Hammer

Matt Tuck spoke to Daniel Marez of Metal Hammer in March 2009 about the band’s progress on writing and recording their third album.

The Big Pink signed with British record label 4AD in February 2009

The Big Pink signed with British record label 4AD in February 2009. On 25 February 2009, The Big Pink won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act at the NME Shockwave Awards . The duo were presented the award by James Allan and Caroline McKay of Glasvegas…
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