United Kingdom

2018
Bloc Party touring their ‘Silent Alarm’ album

March 2018 saw the band announce a series of shows touring their ‘Silent Alarm’ album which would be played in full.

Holding Absence This Is as One

This Is as One was released in March 2018, accompanied by a unique co-headline tour with the two bands.

Everything Everything Released EP A Deeper Sea

On 27 February 2018, Everything Everything released the EP A Deeper Sea in advance of their upcoming tour. The EP received positive reviews, with The Edge saying “[their] latest four-track EP shows them to be, as ever, finely attuned to the untidy rhythms of modern society.” and rating it 4/5…
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Manic Street Preachers Distant Colours release

The second single ” Distant Colours ” was released, also as a download, on 16 February 2018.

Muse (band) In 2017, Muse embarked on a co-headlining North American tour with

In 2017, Muse embarked on a co-headlining North American tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars , supported by PVRIS . On 18 May, they released ” Dig Down “, the first single from their eighth album. In November, they performed at the BlizzCon festival. ” Thought Contagion “, the second…
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Judas Priest On 12 February 2018, Glenn Tipton revealed that he had Parkinson’s

On 12 February 2018, Glenn Tipton revealed that he had Parkinson’s disease and would step down from touring. According to the band, the disease’s progression left him unable to play the more challenging material. Tipton stated that he was still a member of the band despite his diagnosis and did…
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Foghat Longtime bassist MacGregor was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in

Longtime bassist MacGregor was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2015. The cancer was first detected at an earlier stage in 2012, but MacGregor was not informed until 2015. Following this incident, he became a proponent of a bill that would require physicians to communicate test results with patients…
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Simian Mobile Disco The duo’s sixth album Murmurations was announced in February 2018 for

The duo’s sixth album Murmurations was announced in February 2018 for release in May, alongside the premiere of its first single “Caught in a Wave”. It is their first album since 2013’s Live to be released on Wichita Recordings. The album was recorded in collaboration with the Deep Throat Choir,…
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Budgie (band) former drummer Pete Boot died

In February 2018, former drummer Pete Boot died at the age of 67. For many years he had been coping with Parkinson’s disease .

Queen (band) Australia and New Zealand tour (Feb-Mar 2018)

then played Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2018.