Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Quick News

Pearl Jam told a crowd in Portugal that they have played their last gig "for a long time." Eddie Vedder spoke to the audience at Optimus Alive Festival in Lisbon "Thank you for coming to our last show, not our last ever, but our last in a long time." The band has been non stop recording and touring since 2006, these road dogs need a bit of a break doing their thing on stage three hours a night.

Speaking to NME at T in the Park festival in Scotland, Muse bassist Chris Wolstenhome told the magazine that "We'll definatly start working on a new album next year." Wolstenhome went onto say "I think we'll definitely take some time off after this touring period because it's something we've never done. I think the most time we've had off is about six weeks in the last 12 years, so we're due a break." Muse's latest The Resistance was released last Fall to global acclaim.

U2 have rescheduled their North American tour after this years was postponed due to Bono having to have emergency back surgery. The dates for the 2011 U2 360 Tour can be found HERE.