On 18 August 2021, the third single “Thelma + Louise” was released, with an accompanying music video released on 2 September.
On 17 August 2021, the band announced that Alan Leach and Joe Johnson would be leaving the band after their summer festival commitments with Shed Seven had been fulfilled. The remaining members would continue with the following winter tour, and further announcements would follow regarding replacement personnel.
Judas Priest were originally scheduled to embark on the 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour in 2020 in Europe and North America, but was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; however, due to its continued presence, the European leg was pushed back to 2022. They returned to…
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On 12 August 2021, Idol’s music video “Bitter Taste”, directed by Stephen Sebring, was uploaded to YouTube. Idol announced his new EP The Roadside , which was released on 17 September.
On 10 August 2021, Dan Smith confirmed that a fourth album had been finished and already been pressed on CD and vinyl.
In August 2021, it was announced that Watts would undergo medical treatment and would not perform on the remainder of the No Filter tour; the longtime Stones associate Steve Jordan filled in as drummer.
Following the most recent retirement of the band, Jakko Jakszyk hinted, suggested and ultimately stated that this material will see formal release as a studio album, the band’s first in over twenty years since the release of The Power to Believe . In August 2021, Jakszyk referred to the existence…
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On 27 July 2021, the band announced via their Twitter page that they were to support Nile Rodgers on one of the UK dates of his tour. They also confirmed that Rodgers would be producing the band’s fourth studio album.
After being unable to tour in 2020 due to COVID-19 , The Kooks made their live return at Tramlines Festival on 23 July 2021 with Jonathan Harvey on bass duties.
On 23 July 2021, the band released the second single “Parasite” and its corresponding music video.