Former Motörhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke died on 10 January 2018 after a battle with pneumonia at the age of 67, making him the last member of the band’s classic line-up (following Taylor and Lemmy) to die.
In 2018 drummer Dick Slexia (real name Richard Adland), died of lung cancer.
In January 2018, Def Leppard announced they would embark on a 58-date North American tour with Journey . The tour included ten dates in baseball stadiums, a first for the band, with special guests Cheap Trick. The tour was highly successful, as the bands played in front of more than…
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The Pat McManus Band released Tattooed in Blue in 2018
In 2018, Murphy and David J announced a tour of New Zealand, Australia and Europe to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bauhaus, performing In the Flat Field in its entirety.
Since Motörhead’s break-up, Campbell and Dee remained musically active, the former until his death in 2026. Campbell went on to form Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons . The band originally focused on performing Motörhead songs at major festivals. The band has subsequently performed in supporting slots with Guns N’…
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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize , an annual prize awarded to the year’s best British or Irish album. This became the band’s fourth nomination for the award: the second most nominations received by any act. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music…
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In 2018, with over 20 million streams of their songs, Stevenson and Walker decided to take an indefinite break from the band to pursue other creative and personal priorities.
Their third EP, Closure , was released in 2018 to positive reviews.
In a 2018 interview, Liam blamed a lack of coverage for Beady Eye’s disbandment, as well as the diminishing size of crowds and the second album’s failure to gain popularity in the United States, resulting in the band not touring there. He stated that if their third album had not…
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