the Sunday night at Hard Rock Calling (previously called Hyde Park Calling ) in London on 29 June.
Elbow appeared on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury Festival on 28 June 2008, joined on stage by violinists and cellists.
Queen + Paul Rodgers performed at the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute held in Hyde Park , London on 27 June 2008, to commemorate Mandela’s ninetieth birthday, and again promote awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
In 2008, “Rebel Yell” appeared as a playable track on the video game Guitar Hero World Tour and “White Wedding” on Rock Band 2 . The Rock Band 2 platform later gained “Mony Mony” and “Rebel Yell” as downloadable tracks. On 24 June 2008, Idol released the greatest hits album…
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the Heineken Jammin’ Festival in Venice on 23 June
The first of these dates was at the Glasgow SECC on 17 June.
In a June 2006 interview with MTV.com, Halford said of the group’s concept album about the 16th-century French writer Nostradamus , “Nostradamus is all about metal, isn’t he? He was an alchemist as well as a seer – a person of extraordinary talent. He had an amazing life that was…
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In 2006 Feeder announced in an interview with XFM that their next album would be reminiscent of their earlier material. They spent most of 2007 recording, with the resulting album Silent Cry being released on 16 June 2008. On balance, the album received moderate reviews. While some like The Guardian…
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They also headlined the last night of the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival on 15 June,
Elbow performed at Delamere Forest in Cheshire on 14 June 2008 as part of the Forestry Commission’s 2008 music tours, supported by I Am Kloot .