In July 2004, while still relatively unknown inside the UK, Kaiser Chiefs performed their first festival outside the UK at a festival in Moscow . headlined by UK band Goldblade .
Their second album, Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge , was released in 2004. Despite successful tours and achieving Silver status with sales of more than 65,000 copies within four months, Hundred Reasons were dropped by Sony BMG in June 2004.
In June 2004, Muse headlined the Glastonbury Festival , which they later described as “the best gig of our lives”. Howard’s father, William Howard, who attended the festival to watch the band, died from a heart attack shortly after the performance. Bellamy said: “It was the biggest feeling of achievement…
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In June 2004 the band’s record company suggested the band release a singles compilation Supergrass Is 10 , spawning two new self-produced tracks: ” Kiss of Life ” and “Bullet”. The companion DVD contained “Home Movie”, a humorous documentary charting the band’s first 10 years’ achievements, made in collaboration with…
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On 17 May 2004, Ash released Meltdown , which reached number five in the UK. At the same time Hatherley also wrote and recorded her solo side project album Grey Will Fade . The band teamed up with LucasArts for a new Star Wars game entitled Republic Commando . “Meltdown”…
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The album, which was released on 17 May 2004, was met with mixed critical response, with Allmusic rating it as four stars out of five and BBC Internet Music Reviews describing it as “one of the finest releases of the year so far. If you were one of those people…
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Keane’s debut album, Hopes and Fears , was released on 10 May 2004 in the UK, a day before the band started their first world tour. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and became the second best-selling British album of the year. It has been certified…
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Feeder returned to the studio to record their fifth album Pushing the Senses . The album was described by Nicholas as more of an extension to Comfort in Sound , as it focused on the same lyrical themes and musical styles, while also stating it had more of an organic…
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Coinciding with their shows together, Funeral for a Friend and Moments in Grace teamed up for a split 7-inch vinyl , co-released through Atlantic Records , Salad Days Records , Mighty Atom Records and Infectious Records , on 20 April 2004. Funeral for a Friend contributed the song “Bullet Theory”…
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The band joined Avenged Sevenfold , My Chemical Romance and Moments in Grace for an American tour spanning 17-23 April 2004.