Blur went on hiatus following the 2015 Magic Whip tour. They briefly reunited in March 2019 for a surprise performance at an Albarn-organized Africa Express event in London.
In a March 2019 interview with Australia’s May the Rock Be with You , Rob Halford stated that there would be a new studio album in the foreseeable future, and that Tipton had already started composing riffs. Bassist Ian Hill said that the band had “some very strong ideas that…
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Bassist Shane Embury confirmed in a March 2019 interview with Extreme Metal Festival News that Harris “did come over and record guitars on the new record” and Greenway has “nearly recorded all his vocal parts”.
In March 2019, it was announced that Jagger would be undergoing heart surgery, forcing the band to postpone the North American leg of their No Filter Tour.
In March 2019, it was announced that the band would undertake a second Las Vegas residency titled Def Leppard Hits Vegas—The Sin City Residency.
On 24 February 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the 91st Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
On 15 February 2019, the band released a pair of limited edition live albums, Take to the Skies. Live in Moscow. May 2017 and Live at Alexandra Palace 2 both of which were recorded in 2017 on their Take to the Skies 10 Year Anniversary Tour and their The Spark…
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The band toured Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2019, performing Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches .
On 29 January 2019, Judas Priest’s European tour with Ozzy Osbourne was cancelled after Osbourne experienced a severe upper- respiratory infection . The band later confirmed that the tour was rescheduled to 2020.
A live album, 25LIVE@25 , a released through Republic of Music in celebration of their upcoming 25th anniversary on 25 January 2019. It features 25 tracks taken from across their six studio albums, which were captured live from various performances on their 2017 tour.