Rainbow released another live album and DVD, Memories in Rock II in 2018, which chronicles a live show in Germany. The final track on the album, “Waiting for a Sign”, is a studio track recorded with the current band line-up, and marked Rainbow’s first song in 23 years.
A soundtrack by The King Blues to a punk puppet opera written by Jonny Itch Fox. It is based on the false alarm that went out in Hawaii in 2018, informing residents there was an imminent missile and took 38 minutes before they were told it was a false alarm.…
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The band toured the Americas in 2018
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.