King Crimson
English progressive rock band
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| 2024 | King Crimson released 'Live in Montreal' (No.49–50), a live album from 1984 featuring the lineup of Fripp, Bruford, Belew, and Levin. |
| September 6 2024 | Scheduled release of 'Sheltering Skies', documenting performance from 27 August 1982, to be released by DGM label |
| May 2024 | The lawsuit regarding the unauthorized sampling of '21st Century Schizoid Man' was settled. |
| May 2024 | The lawsuit between Declan Colgan Music Ltd and Kanye West over the unauthorized sampling was settled. |
| 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. |
| 2022 | Declan Colgan Music Ltd filed a lawsuit against Kanye West for unauthorized sampling of '21st Century Schizoid Man'. |
| 2022 | The album again appeared on the charts, demonstrating its continued cultural impact and legacy in progressive rock. |
| 2022 | Released 'In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson at 50', an expanded soundtrack edition covering recordings from 1969-2021. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| December 2021 | Final documented lineup remains active, featuring Robert Fripp, Pat Mastelotto, Tony Levin, Gavin Harrison, Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk, and Jeremy Stacey. |
| December 8 2021 | King Crimson plays the last show of their 'Music Is Our Friend' tour, with Fripp suggesting the band has 'Moved from sound to silence' and Levin implying it might be the final King Crimson concert. |
| November 19 2021 | Release of 'Music is our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany, 2021', recorded on 22 August and 11 September 2021, released by DGM label |
| 2020 | Released 'The Complete 1969 Recordings' box set, a massive 26-disc collection (20 CDs, 4 Blu-ray discs and 2 DVD). |
| 2020 | The latest lineup of King Crimson was established, with Robert Fripp remaining the sole constant member throughout the band's history. |
| March 23 2020 | Bill Rieflin dies of cancer, reducing the band's lineup to a septet. |
| 2019 | The album re-entered the charts, indicating its enduring musical significance. |
| 2019 | King Crimson launches KC50 series, a 50-week project documenting rare and unusual tracks from the DGM archive, with each release accompanied by commentary from David Singleton. |
| 2019 | Released 'Heaven & Earth – 50th Anniversary edition' box set, featuring 24 discs (18 CDs, 4 Blu-ray discs and 2 DVDAs). |
| 2019 | King Crimson released 'Live in Newcastle' (No.48), a live album from 1972 featuring the lineup of Fripp, Bruford, Wetton, Cross, and Muir. |
| 2019 | For the band's 50th anniversary tour, Theo Travis was initially considered to replace Rieflin, but the band ultimately chose to perform as a seven-piece, with Jakszyk and Collins adding keyboards and Levin using synthesizer. |
| September 27 2019 | Release of 'Audio Diary 2014–2018', documenting recordings from 9 September 2014 – 19 December 2018, released by DGM label |
| 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. |
| 2018 | King Crimson released the 'Uncertain Times' EP (2 Vinyl 10" EP) on DGM label." |
| October 20 2018 | Release of live album 'Meltdown: Live in Mexico City', recorded during 14–19 July 2017 performances, released by DGM label |
| 2017 | Released 'Sailors' Tales (1970–1972) – 40th Anniversary edition' box set, a comprehensive 27-disc collection (21 CDs, 4 Blu-ray discs and 2 DVDs). |
| September 2017 | Chris Gibson temporarily replaces Rieflin for the autumn tour. |
| June 28 2017 | Live performance of 'Indiscipline' recorded in Chicago. |
| 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 2017 | Bill Rieflin returns to the band as its first full-time keyboardist. |
| 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 | Released 'On (and off) The Road (1981–1984) – 40th Anniversary edition' box set, which includes 19 discs (11 CDs, 3 Blu-ray discs, 3 DVDAs and 2 DVDs). |
| 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. |
| March 2016 | Jeremy Stacey replaces Bill Rieflin as drummer for the year's touring and becomes a full member during the winter tour leg. |
| 2015 | King Crimson released the '2014 Live EP (Cyclops EP)' on DGM label. |
| 2015 | Released 'THRAK – 40th Anniversary edition' box set, containing 16 discs (12 CDs, 2 Blu-ray discs, 1 DVDA and 1 DVD). |
| January 13 2015 | Release of live album 'Live at the Orpheum', recorded on 30 September–1 October 2014, released by DGM label |
| 2014 | Released 'Starless – 40th Anniversary edition' box set, featuring an extensive 27-disc collection (23 CDs, 2 Blu-ray audio discs and 2 DVDAs). |
| 2014 | King Crimson returned, and the Crimson ProjeKCt was formally disbanded. |
| 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 | Released 'The Road to Red – 40th Anniversary edition' box set, a comprehensive collection of 24 discs (21 CDs, 2 Blu-ray discs and 1 DVDA). |
| 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. |
| 2013 | Jakko Jakszyk joined the band as a guitarist and vocalist. |
| September 2013 | Robert Fripp announces a reformation of King Crimson, contrary to his previous year's retirement claim, forming the eighth lineup of the band with Tony Levin, Pat Mastoletto, and Michael Harrison, and adding returning members Mel Collins and new members Jakko Jakszyk and Bill Rieflin. |
| 2012 | Released 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic – 40th Anniversary edition' box set, comprising 15 discs (13 CDs, 1 Blu-ray audio disc and 1 DVDA). |
| 2012 | King Crimson released two live albums: 'Live at the Marquee' (No.46) from 1971 featuring Fripp, Sinfield, Collins, Burrell, and Wallace, and 'Live in Argentina' (No.47) from 1994 featuring The Double Trio. |
| 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'. |
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