Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

2009 in alternative and punk rock

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

The following is a list of notable events and releases in alternative and punk rock that have occurred or were expected to happen in 2009.

Contents

February

  • February 8
  • Coldplay wins three awards including Song of the Year for Viva La Vida.
  • Blink-182 announce that they are to reunite for a tour and new album.
  • February 18 - Kings of Leon win best international group and best international album for Only by the Night at the Brit Awards.
  • February 26 – Vocalist Steven Page leaves the Barenaked Ladies.

    • March

  • March 6 through March 8 – Phish's reunion shows at Hampton Coliseum in Virginia.

    • April

  • April 17 through April 19 – Coachella 2009

    • May

  • May 2 to May 3 – The Bamboozle festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey

    • June

  • June 1 – Pearl Jam are first musical guests on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, performing new songs.
  • June 4 to 7 - Oasis begins the summer stadium leg of their world tour with 3 sold-out homecoming concerts at the 70,000 capacity Heaton Park.
  • June 11 to 14 – Bonnaroo 2009
  • June 24 to 28 – Glastonbury Festival 2009
  • June 25 – July 5 – Summerfest
  • June 26 – Warped Tour begins in Pomona, California
  • June 30 – The U2 360° Tour begins in Barcelona's Nou Camp Stadium in front of a sell out crowd.

    • July

  • July 2 to 3 – Blur's 20 year reunion and superconcert at Hyde Park.
  • July 2 to 5 – Heineken Open'er Festival in Gdynia, Poland
  • July 6 – Ryan Ross and Jon Walker leave Panic! at the Disco and go on to form The Young Veins.
  • July 6 to 12 – Australian Radio station Triple J holds its 'Hottest 100 of All Time' with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" coming in first for the third consecutive time a 'Hottest 100 of All Time' has been held 1991, 1998 and 2009. This is the largest music poll in the world with more than half a million people voting.
  • July 9–12 – 10th EXIT festival takes place in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia, with more than 190,000 visitors.
  • July 21 – shortlist announced for the 2009 Mercury Prize.
  • July 22 to July 25 – 2009 10,000 Lakes Festival
  • July 24 Start of blink-182's reunion tour, with Fall Out Boy and Weezer as opening acts, kicks off.

    • August

  • August 7–9 – Lollapalooza 2009
  • August 21 – Vocalist Jim Lindberg announces his departure from Pennywise.
  • August 28 – After another fight with his brother Liam, Noel Gallagher leaves Oasis. Initial reports shortly afterwards suggested that Oasis had broken up, but Liam later stated that they have not.
  • August 28–31 – Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham, UK
  • August 31 – Ingrid Michaelson kicks off her "Everybody" tour in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

    • September

  • September 7 – Muse release their new single, "Uprising".
  • September 10 – Nine Inch Nails performs their final concert in Los Angeles.
  • September 13 – Green Day wins three awards at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards held in New York City at Radio City Music Hall.
  • September 17 – Avril Lavigne and husband Deryck Whibley split after three years of marriage.
  • September 21 – Fucked Up's The Chemistry of Common Life is announced winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
  • September 24 – Chiodos fires their lead singer, Craig Owens.

    • October

  • October 2 through October 4 – Austin City Limits 2009
  • Green Day released their UK and US single "East Jesus Nowhere"

    • November

  • November 12 – Steven Tyler announces that he is not leaving Aerosmith, dispelling rumors that the band would be in need of a new lead singer.

    • December

  • December 16 – John Frusciante announces his second departure from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  • December 20 – Rage Against the Machine takes the Christmas number one slot in the United Kingdom with Killing in the Name, after a massive Facebook campaign.
  • December 25 – The folk singer and songwriter Vic Chesnutt commits suicide.
  • December 30 – Rowland S. Howard, former guitarist for The Birthday Party, dies of cancer at age 50.

    • Bands formed

  • Broken Bells
  • Codeine Velvet Club
  • Dead by Sunrise
  • The Dead Weather
  • Hunter
  • Monsters of Folk
  • The Pretty Reckless
  • The Young Veins

    • Bands reformed

  • Blink-182 (new album and tour)
  • Cold (first album and tour since their split in 2006)
  • The Cranberries (first tour since 2002)
  • Faith No More (touring only)
  • Far (New album and tour)
  • Frodus (new 7" EP and touring)
  • Jairus (releasing album and touring)
  • Matchbook Romance
  • Mucky Pup (touring and new live CD & DVD releases)
  • Noise Addict (New album)
  • Phish (new album and tour)
  • Public Image Ltd. (touring for 30th anniversary)
  • The Scene Aesthetic (new album and tour)
  • Screeching Weasel
  • Skunk Anansie (new single, greatest hits album and tour)
  • Sublime (one-off performance)
  • Sunny Day Real Estate (album reissues and tour)
  • Tumbleweed (appearing at Homebake festival)
  • Underground Lovers (appearing at Homebake festival)
  • Wang Chung (new album and tour)

    • Bands disbanded

  • Animal Alpha
  • Armor for Sleep
  • As Cities Burn
  • Blue Cheer
  • Bodyjar
  • Chin Up Chin Up
  • Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
  • Copeland
  • The Cramps
  • Cute Is What We Aim For
  • Downset.
  • Flickerstick
  • Fordirelifesake
  • The Getaway Plan
  • Hanoi Rocks
  • Houston Calls
  • Have Heart
  • Juliette and the Licks
  • Liquido
  • Live
  • Louis XIV
  • Mammal
  • Oasis (band)
  • Oxford Collapse
  • Peter, Paul and Mary
  • Pride Tiger
  • The Rakes
  • The Rascals
  • Silver Jews
  • Subzero
  • Verse
  • The Verve
  • Violent Femmes

    • Bands on hiatus

  • (+44)
  • Bloc Party
  • Fall Out Boy
  • ¡Forward, Russia!
  • Nine Inch Nails (Indefinite touring hiatus)
  • The Pink Spiders
  • Stereolab
  • Sugarcult
  • The Fratellis
  • The Matches
  • TV on the Radio

    • References

    2009 in alternative and punk rock Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics