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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