In 2024, a Huggy Bear retrospective book Killed (Of Kids) was published, featuring zines, memorabilia and an oral history of the band. A book launch was held at New River Studios at which former band members Hill, Slade, and Rowley performed Huggy Bear songs for the first time in thirty…
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In early 2024, Ginger announced another new line up of the Wildhearts with returning bassist Jon Poole , guitarist Ben Marsden , and drummer Pontus Snibb; with a world tour completed that year.
On a spring 2024 U.S. tour with Saxon , keyboardist Lanzon was called away due to family commitments. Adam Wakeman (son of Rick Wakeman ) came in to fill in for Lanzon.
In a 2024 interview, Tong elaborated that his departure was due to feeling unable to continue working with Okereke, with the breaking point being Okereke’s attempted removal of someone in the band’s touring party whose birthday celebration on their bus involved the aforementioned drugs. Tong claimed he wasn’t present during…
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On 22 December 2023, the band announced they were parting ways with keyboardist Jordan Fish.
On 4 December 2023, Funeral for a Friend announced that they would be recording new music, but Matthew Davies-Kreye had decided not to commit to their future plans and had therefore left the band.
In December 2023, it was announced Cock Sparrer would release their eighth studio album Hand on Heart in April 2024 on Cherry Red Records . The album was produced by James Bragg, who also produced their previous record Forever . In the run up to the album’s release, the band…
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On 20 November 2023, 10 years after their split, the band announced on their Facebook page that their first concert in 11 years.
The Will of the People World Tour began in April 2022. Nicholls was replaced by Dan Lancaster on additional keys, percussion and guitar. On 17 November 2023, Muse released a 20th-anniversary reissue of Absolution , featuring bonus tracks, live recordings and demos. Muse appeared on the song “1685” from the…
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Its official music video came out the following day, garnering upwards of 8 million views in its first 12 hours, as the song arrived on Spotify’s rankings as one of the most-streamed current songs.