United Kingdom

2022
U.K. Subs last ever

On 20 August 2022, the band played what was billed as their “last ever” show on the island of Ireland, performing at Voodoo in Belfast.

Depeche Mode new studio album

On 15 August 2022, the social media accounts for Depeche Mode posted a photo of Gahan and Gore in a recording studio, with them tweeting, “finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose”, which magazines like NME suggested was a hint…
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Black Sabbath surprise reunion

On 8 August 2022, Osbourne and Iommi made a surprise reunion to end the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. They were joined by 2017 Black Sabbath touring musicians Tommy Clufetos and Adam Wakeman for a medley of “Iron Man” and “Paranoid”.

Holding Absence Coffin

On 3 August 2022, the band released their second single “Coffin” from the EP.

Bullet for My Valentine released No More Tears to Cry

On 29 July 2022, their seventh single, “No More Tears to Cry”, was released.

Bastille (band) Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past

An extended version of the album, Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past was announced on 28 July 2022 for release on 26 August. Singles “Run Into Trouble”, with Brazilian DJ Alok , “Remind Me” and “Revolution” were released on 1 April, 9 June and 28 July, respectively,…
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Fatherson Headliners at Making Waves Music Festival

On 23 July 2022, they were headliners at the Making Waves Music Festival, a new music festival held in the Ayrshire town of Irvine .

Deep Purple leaving permanently

On 23 July 2022, it was announced that Morse would be leaving permanently in order to focus on caring for his wife as she battled cancer.

Happy Mondays Paul Ryder had died

On 15 July 2022, Happy Mondays announced via their Facebook page that Paul Ryder had died in the early hours of that morning. He was 58 years old.

Duran Duran In 2022, the band topped the fan vote (over 1 million preferences)

In 2022, the band topped the fan vote (over 1 million preferences) for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the class of 2022, and in May of that year were announced as one of the seven inductees in the “Performer” category. On 11 July 2022, Duran…
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