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| March 2024 | A new group performing 1980s King Crimson repertoire was announced, featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey, with the project name 'Beat' suggested by Robert Fripp. |
| 2023 | Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto, and Trey Gunn revived the 'Tuner' project (now styled as 'Tu-ner') to perform music from the Double Duo era of King Crimson. |
| 2023 | Fripp and Willcox toured the UK, performing their Sunday Lunch songs in concert. |
| 2022 | Robert Fripp referred to the seven-member 2021 lineup as the 'final incarnation' of King Crimson, suggesting the band has concluded its active period. |
| September 1 2022 | Fripp publishes 'The Guitar Circle', a book of writings concerning Guitar Craft. |
| March 2022 | The documentary film 'In the Court of the Crimson King', directed by Toby Amies and filmed between 2019-2021, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival, covering the band's history and featuring interviews with current and former band members. |
| February 9 2022 | Founding King Crimson member Ian McDonald passed away from cancer. |
| 2021 | Fripp released the live album 'Music for Quiet Moments'. |
| 2021 | King Crimson continued touring as a seven- or eight-piece unit until this year. |
| 2021 | Released 'Live in Paris 28.05.1975', a live recording from his 1975 Paris concert with Brian Eno. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fripp and Willcox began creating and uploading humorous short videos to YouTube, known as 'Toyah and Robert's Sunday Lunch'. |
| 2020 | Ranked number 14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the '50 Greatest Bassists of All Time'. |
| March 24 2020 | Bill Rieflin passed away. |
| September 2019 | Formed the duo 'Sons of Chipotle' with Anssi Karttunen, touring in Asia and performing in Seoul and Tokyo. |
| June 11 2019 | As part of the band's 50th anniversary celebration, King Crimson's entire discography was made available to stream online on major platforms. |
| May 18 2019 | Official naming of Asteroid 81947 Fripp was published by the Minor Planet Center. |
| 2018 | Bill Rieflin's last performance with King Crimson. |
| 2017 | Formed the musical trio 'Tres Coyotes' with Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg and cellist Anssi Karttunen. |
| June 2 2017 | King Crimson released a live EP named Heroes, a tribute to David Bowie, featuring a cover of Bowie's song. The EP's video won 'Video of the Year' at the Progressive Music Awards. |
| January 3 2017 | Bill Rieflin returned to King Crimson, expanding the band to an octet with four drummers, which Fripp initially called the 'Double Quartet Formation'. |
| 2016 | Jeremy Stacey replaced Bill Rieflin as a drummer for King Crimson's tour, later becoming a permanent member on drums and keyboards. |
| December 7 2016 | Founding King Crimson member Greg Lake died of cancer. |
| September 2016 | The live album Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind was released, documenting the band's 2015 concerts in Japan, Canada, and France. |
| 2014 | King Crimson returned, and the Crimson ProjeKCt was formally disbanded. |
| 2014 | King Crimson began touring with the new lineup, performing reworked material from their 1960s and 1970s repertoire, along with songs from 'A Scarcity of Miracles' and new compositions. |
| 2014 | Ranked first on Paste magazine's list of '20 Most Underrated Bassists'. |
| September 9 2014 | King Crimson began a North American tour, marking the first time since 1974 that the band's repertoire included songs from their early albums between In the Court of the Crimson King and Larks' Tongues in Aspic. |
| 2013 | The band returns to their 1960s and 1970s musical influences, reinterpreting them with current technology and arrangements, while incorporating Fripp's New Standard Tuning. |
| September 6 2013 | Fripp announced the return of King Crimson as a seven-piece unit, featuring four Englishmen and three Americans, including himself, Tony Levin, two drummers, Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk, and Bill Rieflin. |
| 2012 | DGM updated its website mission statement, emphasizing connecting music, musicians, and audiences through DGM Live, which offers music downloads with additional content like photographs, diary archives, and audience commentary. |
| 2012 | Repeated collaboration with Theo Travis on the 'Follow' album. |
| 2012 | Recorded The Wine of Silence with Andrew Keeling, David Singleton & Metropole Orkest. |
| November 2012 | The Flaming Lips, in collaboration with Stardeath and White Dwarfs, released a track-by-track reinterpretation of King Crimson's album 'In the Court of the Crimson King' titled 'Playing Hide and Seek with the Ghosts of Dawn'. |
| August 3 2012 | Fripp announced his retirement from professional music in an interview, citing difficulties with Universal Music Group and expressing frustration with the music industry. |
| 2011 | The Crimson ProjeKCt was formed, combining Stick Men and Adrian Belew's Power Trio to tour and perform King Crimson music from the '80s and '90s. |
| 2011 | Collaborated on John Wetton's 'Raised in Captivity' |
| 2011 | Ranked 62nd on Rolling Stone magazine's updated list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. |
| November 2011 | Robert Fripp and David Singleton's dispute with Grooveshark was included in a lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group against Grooveshark, highlighting DGM's ongoing efforts to protect their music distribution rights. |
| November 2011 | Fripp's correspondence with Grooveshark regarding unauthorized music streaming was included in a Universal Music Group lawsuit against the streaming service, which revealed widespread illegal music uploads. |
| May 2011 | Robert Fripp collaborated with Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins to release 'A Scarcity of Miracles: A King Crimson ProjeKct' album on the Panegyric label, featuring contributions from Tony Levin and Gavin Harrison. |
| 2010 | Contributed a guitar solo to an extended version of Grinderman's song 'Heathen Child', released as a B-side. |
| 2010 | Fripp becomes patron of the Seattle Circle Guitar School. |
| 2010 | Fripp announced that King Crimson were on an indefinite hiatus. |
| November 10 2010 | Honored with the 'Outstanding Contribution Award' at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. |
| October 2010 | Awarded the 'Gold Badge Award' by The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for outstanding contribution to Britain's music and entertainment industry. |
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