In 2004, Pyromania was certified Diamond having sold over 10 million copies in the US; it was also certified 7× platinum in Canada, where it had peaked at number 4, its second highest certification.
After the Big Beach Boutique II DVD became a bestseller in Brazil, Cook played to an estimated 360,000 people in Rio in 2004. He returned many times in the following years, and performed on the reality TV show Big Brother Brasil in 2005. His 2007 tour was released on DVD…
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Also in 2004, Funeral for a Friend supported Linkin Park throughout America and headlined the second stage of the Reading and Leeds Festivals .
Little was said of the reasons behind Mclusky’s split, but it later emerged that tensions had arisen between Falkous and Chapple. The root of these tensions can be traced back to an incident in 2004 when all of the band’s equipment was stolen on the Arizona leg of their American…
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Due to personal problems, Jesse Pintado did not play on either Order of the Leech or Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 , and left the band in early 2004.
This line-up featured drummer Chris Maitland (drummer of Porcupine Tree from 1993 to 2002), who was replaced by Tomer Zidkyahu for a European tour that followed in the autumn of 2004.
In 2004, Genesis released Platinum Collection , a three-disc compilation album covering the band’s career that reached No. 21 in the UK.
By 2004, dance music was in commercial decline, replaced by a resurgence of guitar bands. That year, Cook released his fourth album, Palookaville . It sold far fewer copies than his previous albums, which Cook credited to its more obscure musical style. Cook said he was “happy to take my…
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In early 2004, Ian Ball and Olly Peacock were involved in a project called Operation Aloha with 14 other musicians including members from Phantom Planet and Maroon 5 .
The album was eventually released in 2004.