On 1 April 2023, in Leipzig, Germany on tour with Electric Callboy , the band debuted the first single “A Crooked Melody” live off of their at the time unannounced new album,
which started on 23 March 2023; the 23 March 2023 concert, which was held in the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California , would also mark Depeche Mode first performance in the United States in five years.
On 20 March 2023, Duran Duran took to their Instagram to announce they are working on a new musical project, set for release in late 2023. The work will feature a collaboration with former band members Andy Taylor and Warren Cuccurullo. The project, Danse Macabre , was released on 27…
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On 16 March 2023, a teaser video was uploaded to the official Def Leppard YouTube channel, announcing an album titled Drastic Symphonies .
On 3 March 2023, the 5 CD live box set BBC Broadcasts was released, featuring material originally broadcast between 1970 and 1998.
Tickets went on sale in March 2023 with dates for the tour scheduled to kick off at the Manchester O2 on 7 October 2023 and finishing at London’s Roundhouse on 15 October 2023.
In March 2023, Dominic Chad announced via social media that “since late 2006 I have tried to have no contact with Paul Draper and he has failed to respect that on numerous occasions. I must state publicly that it is my choice to have nothing to do with him; he…
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Two additional singles, “15 Again” and “That Boy on the Stage”, were released before the album. According to Anderson, the former is “a song about falling in love with life for the first time.” The latter, he explained, “[is] about persona. It’s about the people we become.” On 12 September,…
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In March 2023, it was announced (after years of battling over the Wrathchild name between current and former Wrathchild bandmembers) that the name “Wrathchild” was being returned to the custodianship of Rocky Shades. In an official statement, it was declared that: “Rocky Shades’ Wrathchild will now officially be known as…
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In March 2023, the band announced that they would tour the UK to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘casually dressed…’ with special guests Dashboard Confessional as the supporting act.