United Kingdom

2007
Coldplay toured Latin America in early 2007

Taking a break from recording, the band toured Latin America in early 2007, finishing the Twisted Logic Tour while performing in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

Alt-J met at University of Leeds

Alt-J (∆) were formed when Gwilym (Gwil) Sainsbury (guitar/bass), Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Augustus (Gus) Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals) and Thomas Stuart (Thom Sonny) Green (drums) met at University of Leeds in 2007. Unger-Hamilton (younger brother of Ferdy, head of A&R for Polydor Records ) studied English , the other three Fine…
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Kaiser Chiefs ranked number thirty-six

In 2007, the song was ranked number thirty-six on the NME “Greatest Indie Anthems Ever” countdown.

The King Blues signed to Field Recordings

In 2007, the band was signed to Field Recordings, a label co-owned by Rollo Armstrong and backed by Island Records .

Genesis (band) Genesis Chapter & Verse was published

The band’s autobiography Genesis Chapter & Verse was published in 2007 as a full colour 359 page hardback book. The writing credits were Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford, edited by Philip Dodd.

Blackfield Daniel Salomon left the band

In the same year, keyboardist Daniel Salomon left the band to continue his successful solo career.

Bring Me the Horizon replaced Bury Your Dead

In January 2007, Bring Me the Horizon were able to set their sights beyond the UK, when they replaced Bury Your Dead on Killswitch Engage ‘s European headline tour. The slot became available after Bury Your Dead were forced to withdraw by the departure from the band of their vocalist,…
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Kaiser Chiefs first UK number one single

” Ruby “, the album’s lead single , became Kaiser Chiefs’ first UK number one single and received the 2007 ‘Q Award’ for ‘Best Video’.

U.K. Subs In 2007, drummer Jamie Oliver was a contestant on the UK quiz show

In 2007, drummer Jamie Oliver was a contestant on the UK quiz show Nothing But the Truth . Vocalist Charlie Harper was among the panel of witnesses. Oliver reached the £5,000 mark, but lost it all in a bid to double his winnings.

Genesis (band) digitally remastered

In 2007, the band’s studio albums from Trespass to Calling All Stations were digitally remastered by Nick Davis across three box sets: Genesis 1970–1975 , Genesis 1976–1982 and Genesis 1983–1998 . Each album is presented as a two-disc set containing a CD/ Super Audio CD of a new stereo mix…
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