2008 in music
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The year 2008 in music is full of events, albums released by major artists and bands, and hit singles.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January
- January 29 - Face to Face announced on their official website that they would be reuniting for select shows in the US and internationally.[1]
- Rage Against the Machine headlined the Big Day Out festivals in Australia and New Zealand, their first shows outside of the United States since reforming, and their first Australian shows in 12 years.[2]
- Pop singer Britney Spears was hospitalized after reportedly going without sleep for five days. She was placed under a 5150 Involuntary psychiatric hold at the UCLA Medical Center in California, USA.[3] A restraining order would later be issued against her friend Sam Lutfi after Spears' mother Lynne accused him of drugging her daughter.[4]
[edit] February
- February 10 - The 50th Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- February 15 - The Irish National Music Awards were held in Dublin, Ireland.
- February 19 - System of a Down guitarist, Daron Malakian, told MTV.com that the band were never likely to reform as he would be concentrating on his new band project Scars on Broadway.[5]
- February 20 - The 28th BRIT Awards were held in London, UK.
- February 20-February 25 - The annual Viña del Mar International Song Festival was held in Chile. It was headlined by Nelly Furtado, Calle 13 and Wisin & Yandel.[6]
- February 23 to March 3 - The second annual Soundwave Festival was held in Australia, headlined by The Offspring and Incubus.[7]
[edit] March
- March 2 - Marilyn Manson's world tour, Rape of the World, came to an end in Houston, Texas, USA.[citation needed]
- March 7 - The Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2008 took place in Jakarta, Indonesia.[8]
- March 7-16 - The 2008 South By Southwest Conference and Festivals were held in Austin, Texas, USA.[9]
- March 11 - Jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton announced his retirement from presenting BBC Radio 2's jazz programme after forty years.[citation needed]
- March 20 - The Eagles began a tour to support their album, Long Road Out of Eden.[citation needed]
- March 25-29 - The Miami Winter Music Conference was held in Miami Beach Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida, USA.[10]
- March 26 - Guitarist Clint Lowery rejoined the band Sevendust, replacing Sonny Mayo.[citation needed]
- March 27
- British singer Leona Lewis topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with her debut single "Bleeding Love", the first solo British female singer to do so since Kim Wilde in 1987.[citation needed]
- Rock band Def Leppard began the first leg of their world tour in support of their album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge.[citation needed]
[edit] April
- April 1 - Scott Weiland's departure from rock band Velvet Revolver became official.[11] Weiland's reunion with his former band, Stone Temple Pilots, and tensions between Weiland and the rest of Velvet Revolver, led to his departure.[citation needed]
- April 2
- Mariah Carey's new single, "Touch My Body", from her album E=MC², is officially confirmed as her eighteenth number-one single in the United States making her the artist with the second most number-one hit singles in history, behind the Beatles with 20.[citation needed]
- April 5 - The reunited Face to Face performed together for the first time in four-and-a-half-years at The Bamboozle Left in Irvine, California, USA.[1]
- April 7 - The newly reunited 90s rock band Stone Temple Pilots held a press conference announcing a 65-date reunion tour and play for the first time since 2002 at a small, private show in Los Angeles.
- April 15 - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa officially proclaimed April 15 as Mariah Carey Day in Los Angeles, California, USA.[12]
- April 17 - Leona Lewis's album, Spirit, reached number one on the Billboard 200, selling around 205,000 copies in its first week on sale.[citation needed] Lewis became the first British woman to go straight to the top the album charts with a debut album.[citation needed]
- April 19 - With her single, "I'm a Fire", Donna Summer became the first artist to have a song reach number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in every decade since the chart's inception in 1974.[citation needed]
- April 19—April 20 - The Festival Imperial 2008 was held in Autódromo La Guácima in Alajuela, Costa Rica.[citation needed]
- April 25—April 27
- The Empire State Building in New York City, USA was lit up in Mariah Carey's motif colors — lavender, pink, and white — in celebration of her achievements in the world of music. Carey was the first person in history to be honored by this event.[13]
- The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was held in Indio, California, USA. It included performances by Aphex Twin, Prince, Portishead, and Roger Waters.[citation needed]
- April 26 - The MTV Australia Awards 2008 took place in Sydney, Australia.[citation needed]
[edit] May
- May 3 - Girls Aloud began their Tangled Up Tour.
- May 3-4 - The sixth annual The Bamboozle was held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
- May 8 - Madonna announced that her 7th world tour, the Sticky and Sweet Tour, will begin in Cardiff, Wales on August 23.
- May 10-11 - The Give It A Name 2008 festival was held at Earls Court, London, UK.[14]
- May 16 - The Offspring began the first leg of their tour in support of their new album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.
- May 17 - The sixteenth annual KROQ Weenie Roast was held at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California, USA. Featured bands included Metallica, The Offspring, The Raconteurs, Rise Against, Bad Religion, Pennywise, The Bravery, Scars on Broadway, Seether, Flogging Molly, Atreyu, MGMT, Flobots, and Ludo.
- May 21 - David Cook won season 7 of the American television talent contest, American Idol.
[edit] Expected events
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[edit] May
- May 24-26 - The 2008 Sasquatch! Music Festival will be held Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge in central Washington.
- May 30-June 1 - The 4th annual Mountain Jam Festival will be held in Hunter Mountain, New York. Healining acts include Gov't Mule, Bob Weir & RatDog, Levon Helm's Ramble On The Road, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Umphrey's McGee, and Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood.
- May - The 53rd Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. 43 countries are competing in the event, including newcomers San Marino and Azerbaijan.
- May/June - Lisbon, Portugal Rock In Rio Lisboa 2008, in Parque da Bela Vista, Chelas (Lisbon)
[edit] June
- June 1 - Westlife will play their 10th anniversary concert at Europe's fourth biggest stadium, Croke Park.
- June 10 - Rancid will begin the first leg of their tour in support of their upcoming seventh studio album.[15]
- June 12 - 15 - The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held in Manchester, Tennessee. Headlining Acts include Pearl Jam, Metallica, Widespread Panic, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Chris Rock, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnett, Phil Lesh and Friends, and My Morning Jacket.
- June 13 - 15 - The seventh Isle of Wight Festival takes place in Seaclose Park, Newport featuring headliners Kaiser Chiefs, Sex Pistols and The Police with their penultimate UK show. The sixth annual Download Festival will take place in Donington Park. The three headliners have been confirmed as KISS, The Offspring, and Lostprophets. HIM, Rise Against and Motörhead have also been confirmed to play the festival. Judas Priest have been confirmed as very special guests.
- June 17 - George Michael will kicks off his American leg of 25 Live tour in San Diego. This will be his first U.S. tour since 17 years.
- June 20 - My Bloody Valentine will play their first reunion show at London's Roundhouse.
- June 27 - 29 - The legendary Glastonbury Festival will take place in Worth Farm, Somerset, UK
[edit] July
- July 3 - 6 - The Rothbury Music Festival will be held in Rothbury, Michigan. Headlining acts include Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, 311, Phil Lesh and Friends, and Primus.
- T in The Park (Scotland) - UK festival held over weekend in July.
- July 4 - 6 - next 3-day edition of Heineken Open'er Festival in Gdynia, Poland. Ticket sale started on the 1st of October 2007. The announced artists to perform in this edition of festival are The Chemical Brothers, M.I.A., Gentleman, Massive Attack, CocoRosie, Sex Pistols, The Raconteurs, Goldfrapp, The Cribs, Jay-Z, Interpol, Erykah Badu, Fischerspooner, DJ Vadim, Fujiya & Miyagi, Róisín Murphy, DeVotchKa and Editors. Beirut cancelled their show.
- July 10 - 13 - EXIT Festival 08 is to be held on Petrovaradin Fortress, in Novi Sad, Serbia.
- July 11 - 13 - The OXEGEN music festival will take place in Kildare, Ireland.
- July 11 - 13 - The All Good Music Festival will be held in Masontown, West Virginia.
- July 23 - 26 - The 10,000 Lakes Festival will be held in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
- July 31 to August 2 - The reunited Carcass will play at the German heavy metal festival Wacken Open Air.[16] This will be their first live performance since their original break up in 1995.
[edit] August
- August 8-10 - third edition of Off Festival in Mysłowice, Poland. The announced artists to perform in this edition of festival are Of Montreal, Clinic, British Sea Power, James Chance & The Contortions, Renton, Muchy, Caribou, Motion Trio and Waglewski Fisz Emade.
- August 1-3 - Lollapalooza will take place in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois. Headlining acts include Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, and The Raconteurs.
- August 9-10 - Virgin Festival will take place in Baltimore at Pimlico Race Course. Headlining acts include Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, The Offspring, Bob Dylan, and Wilco.
- Stufstock Festival will take place from 14th to 16th in Vama Veche, Romania.
- V Festival will take place on 16th and 17th simultaneously at Weston Park, Staffordshire, UK and Hylands Park, Chelmsford, UK
- Reading and Leeds Festival will take place from the 22nd to the 24th.
- Madonna opens her Sticky and Sweet Tour on August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.
- 2008 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 31.
[edit] September
- September 26-28 - The 7th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival will take place at Zilker Park, in Austin, Texas. Headlining acts include Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck, Manu Chao, and John Fogerty.
- AC/DC's 2008/2009 world tour to support their latest album.
- Metallica's 2008/2009 world tour to support their latest album.
- Queen + Paul Rodgers's 2008 European tour to support their latest album.
- Janet Jackson kicks off her Rock With U Tour on September 10
[edit] October
- October 30 - The 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards will take place at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Halloween Weekend - The 2008 Voodoo Music Experience will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana
[edit] November
- November 13- the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.
- November 21 to November 23 - The second Brainwaves Festival by Brainwashed
[edit] December
- December - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ will air the nineteenth annual Acoustic Christmas.
[edit] Bands formed
[edit] Bands reformed
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- Atomic Kitten
- Blind Faith (Clapton + Winwood, 3 performances)
- Carcass
- Died Pretty (five shows only)
- Dogs Die In Hot Cars
- Dynamite Boy (two shows only)
- Face to Face
- I Killed The Prom Queen ("Say Goodbye" Tour May 22 - June 8)
- Jane's Addiction (one-off show)
- Living Sacrifice
- Mest (one-off show) (It should also be noted that Tony Lovato is the only member of Mest that will appear at the event. Matt Lovato, Jeremiah Rangel and Nick Gigler claim to have never been asked)
- My Bloody Valentine
- New Kids on the Block
- The Pharcyde
- Pestilence
- Sixpence None The Richer
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Teenage Jesus & the Jerks (one-off show)
[edit] Bands disbanded
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- 3LW
- Blinded Black[17]
- The Capes
- The Chalets[18]
- The Dead 60s
- Dead To Fall[19]
- The Departure
- Etan
- Fear Factory (hiatus)
- The Format (hiatus)
- Folly
- Glue Gun (hiatus)
- The Hellacopters
- Hopesfall
- June (indefinite hiatus)
- Meet Me In St. Louis
- Milburn
- Ministry
- Modern Life Is War
- Moros Eros
- Mumm-Ra
- The Procussions
- Quiet Riot
- Raging Speedhorn
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (at least 1 year hiatus)[23]
- Ride the Sky
- The Receiving End of Sirens
- Shot Down Sun
- Social Distortion (on hiatus from touring and writing, but are not splitting up)
- Spineshank (on hiatus since 2004 but officially announced split in February 2008)
- The Starting Line (indefinite break)[20]
- Still Remains
- Stratovarius
- Submersed
- The Summer Obsession
- Yellowcard (Hiatus)
- YouInSeries
[edit] Albums released
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.
Mulitple albums in same day should be arranged alphabetically by album's name.
Other release dates in other countries may apply.