Roxy Music
English art rock band
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2024 | Linda Thompson parodied the original album's cover artwork for her album Proxy Music, featuring songs performed by other singers. |
2022 | Tom Vanstiphout joins the band as a guitarist. |
2022 | Roxy Music reformed for a 50th anniversary tour of the United Kingdom and the United States, with St. Vincent as a supporting act for most North American dates and Nilüfer Yanya as the UK starter act. |
2022 | The band tours to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first album. |
September 2022 | Roxy Music reunites again, performing with their classic lineup of Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson. |
May 2021 | Tony Barrell, a British writer and Roxy Music fan, announced that he was the author of the fake rejection letter. |
April 4 2021 | A purported 1971 rejection letter to Bryan Ferry was revealed to be an April Fools' Day prank, originated from Chris Frantz's Twitter account. |
2020 | Guy Ritchie's film The Gentlemen features Roxy Music's song 'In Every Dream Home a Heartache' during an action sequence. |
2019 | Luke Bullen joins as a drummer. |
2019 | 'More Than This' is danced to by Toni Collette's character in the mystery film Knives Out. |
2019 | The Economist described Roxy Music as 'the best British art-rock band since the Beatles', highlighting their significant musical impact. |
March 29 2019 | Roxy Music were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Eddie Jobson performing a six-song set at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. |
March 2018 | A Super Deluxe 3CD + 1DVD 'Book Set' of the debut Roxy Music album was released, featuring previously unheard material, original 1971 demos, alternate takes, BBC Sessions, and a DVD with rare video footage and a 5.1 surround mix by Steven Wilson. The release includes a 136-page hardback book with an essay by Richard Williams and rare photographs. |
2012 | Treble named the album as one of 10 'essential' glam rock albums. |
2011 | Tara Ferry joins the band, playing percussion. |
2011 | Band concludes another period of musical activity and performances. |
January 2011 | Roxy Music performed seven UK dates in the 'For Your Pleasure' tour celebrating the band's 40th anniversary, followed by tours in Australia and New Zealand between February and March. |
2010 | Anna Phoebe joins the band, playing violin. Sewuese Abwa is active from 2010 to 2011. |
2010 | Roxy Music headlined multiple festivals worldwide, including Lovebox in London, Electric Picnic in Ireland, and Bestival on the Isle of Wight. |
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