This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2008.
Events
January
February
March
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.[12]
- 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 the so-called "rock era", 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 played for the first time since 2002 at a small, private show in Los Angeles, California, USA.citation needed
- April 15 - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa officially proclaimed April 15 as Mariah Carey Day in Los Angeles, California, USA.[13]
- 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
- 19—April 20 - The Festival Imperial 2008 was held in Autódromo La Guácima in Alajuela, Costa Rica.citation needed
- 25—April 27
- April 26 - The MTV Australia Awards 2008 took place in Sydney, Australia.citation needed
May
- May 3 - Girls Aloud began their Tangled Up Tour in Belfast, UK.[15]
- 3–May 4 - The sixth annual The Bamboozle festival was held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.citation needed
- 10–May 11 - The Give It A Name 2008 festival was held at Earls Court, London, UK.[16]
- May 16 - The Offspring began the first leg of their Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Tour to promote their new album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.citation needed
- May 17 - The sixteenth annual KROQ Weenie Roast was held at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California, USA.citation needed
- May 21 - David Cook won season 7 of the television talent contest American Idol, with the contest decided by a record breaking 97 million votes.citation needed
- May 24 – The 53rd Eurovision Song Contest final was held in Belgrade, Serbia. 43 countries competed in the event, including newcomers San Marino and Azerbaijan.[17] The contest was won by the Russian entry with the Ukrainians coming second and the Greeks third.citation needed
- 24–May 26 - The Sasquatch! Music Festival was held over Memorial Day weekend at The Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington, USA.citation needed
- May 30–June 1
June
- June 1 - Westlife played their 10th anniversary concert at Europe's fourth biggest stadium, Croke Park, in Dublin, Ireland.[18]
- 6 and June 7 - Foo Fighters played their biggest UK stadium shows at Wembley Stadium in London.citation needed
- June 10 - Rancid began the first leg of their tour to promote their seventh studio album.[19]
- 12 – June 15 - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was held in Manchester, Tennessee, USA.citation needed
- 13 – June 15
- June 17 - George Michael began the American leg of his 25 Live tour in San Diego, California, USA, his first U.S. tour for 17 years.citation needed
- June 20 - My Bloody Valentine played their first reunion show at the Roundhouse, London, UK.citation needed
- June 27 - The Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute charity concert took place in Hyde Park in London, in support of Mandela's 46664 Aids Foundation.citation needed
- 27 – June 29 - Glastonbury Festival was held at Worthy Farm, Somerset, UK.citation needed
- June 29
July
August
September
Bands formed
Bands reformed
Bands disbanded
Bands on hiatus
Albums released
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.
Multiple entries for the same day should be arranged alphabetically by the album's name.
Release dates may vary in different countries.
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