United Kingdom

2004
Blackfield album released in Israel and Europe

Their first self-titled album was released in Israel and Europe in 2004

The Police Copeland and Summers join Incubus

In 2004, Copeland and Summers joined Incubus onstage at KROQ ‘s Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in Los Angeles performing “Roxanne” and “Message in a Bottle”.

Franz Ferdinand (band) reached the lowest levels of the Billboard 200

The album only reached the lowest levels of the Billboard 200 album charts in the US as of early 2004, but reached the top 5 of the indie rock chart and the Heatseeker chart for debut artists.

Trashcan Sinatras With a new album ready for release, the Trashcans stepped up their

With a new album ready for release, the Trashcans stepped up their activity in 2004. The band played in Spain and London, before heading to the United States in March. They appeared on the Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show with Nic Harcourt in March, the day of their sold out…
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The Who 18-date tour

In 2004, the Who released “Old Red Wine” and “Real Good Looking Boy” (with Palladino and Greg Lake , respectively, on bass guitar) on a singles anthology, The Who: Then and Now , and went on an 18-date tour of Japan, Australia, the UK and the US, including a return…
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Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Live album BBC concerts

In 2004 two new Carter CDs were released: a live album of BBC concerts from the early 1990s,

The Police Padovani releases album with Police members

In 2004, Henry Padovani released an album with Copeland and Sting playing on one track, reuniting the original Police line-up for the first time since 1977.

Franz Ferdinand (band) won an Ivor Novello Award

Franz Ferdinand won an Ivor Novello Award in 2004

The King Blues All Fall Down

In 2004, they self-released a demo EP titled All Fall Down featuring five tracks. The cover and CD body art was a stencil of a fuse bomb and the band’s logo; each one was hand sprayed by itch.

The Who ranked the Who No. 29

Later that year, Rolling Stone ranked the Who No. 29 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time .