He sings and plays guitar with a band called " Bill Haley and the Satellites ," and released a CD in 2011.

In February, 2011, he formed a tribute band " Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets ," performing his father's music and telling the stories behind the songs.

In the summer of 2011, the band played at several festivals in Russia, and toured in Australia and Brazil in early 2012.

English alternative rock band Coldplay released a concept album, Mylo Xyloto, in October 2011.

Raleigh, North Carolina heavy metal band Alesana is scheduled to release a concept album, A Place Where the Sun Is Silent, during October 2011.

On August 2, 2011, Barrymore directed the music video for the song " Our Deal ", for the band Best Coast, which features Chloë Grace Moretz, Miranda Cosgrove, Tyler Posey, Donald Glover, Shailene Woodley and Alia Shawkat.

The band have been chosen by Animal Collective to perform the album ' Up on the Sun ' live in its entirety at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they will curate in May 2011.

In early 2011 Elmo Kirkwood, son of Curt Kirkwood and nephew of Cris Kirkwood, joined the band playing rhythm guitar.

The band played a few shows in August 2011 on the east and west coast.

Also in 2011, Staind's self-titled album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, with first sales week of 47, 000 copies, making the fifth consecutive top-five album for the band.

As of November 19, 2011, it has sold over 100, 000 copies and received some of the most positive reviews the band has ever got from music critics.

The band reunited in 2011 without Hook, with Gilbert returning to the fold and Tom Chapman replacing Hook on bass.

In September 2011, the band announced that they would perform for the first time since 2006, at the Ancienne Belgique, Brussels on 17 October and at the Bataclan, Paris on 18 October.

The band finished the second leg of the Time Machine Tour in July 2011 and released their latest studio album, Clockwork Angels in June 2012 with a supporting tour that began in September 2012.

On March 26, 2010, in an interview with The Globe and Mail, Lifeson reconfirmed that the band had already written a half-dozen songs and that there was the potential for two supporting tours, one planned for Summer 2010 and a more extensive tour planned for Summer 2011.

On November 8, 2011, the band released Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland, a concert DVD, Blu-ray and double CD documenting the April 15, 2011, concert at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

In May 2011, it was reported that Crow and longtime acquaintance Doyle Bramhall II ( musician, Sheryl Crow touring band member, and " 100 Miles From Memphis " producer ) had begun dating.

Ian Pickering is a lyricist / songwriter currently writing and recording with the band Polaroid Kiss with Brandun Reed whose debut album ' Weakness of the Beautiful Souls ' is due for release in 2011.

For 17 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki ( who left in May 2011 ).

To date, the band has recorded seven studio albums: Tormented ( 1996 ), Dysfunction ( 1999 ), Break the Cycle ( 2001 ), 14 Shades of Grey ( 2003 ), Chapter V ( 2005 ), The Illusion of Progress ( 2008 ), and their self-titled album ( 2011 ).

On May 20, 2011, Staind announced that the band and long-time drummer Jon Wysocki ( currently in the band Soil ) had parted ways.

In November 2011, the band officially announced through their YouTube page that Sal Giancarelli had become their new drummer.

REO Speedwagon headlined on the M & I Classic Rock Stage at the Milwaukee Summerfest on June 30, 2011.

In August 2011 they headlined the first night of The Rhythm Festival in Bedfordshire.

In June 2010, X played a free show at the North by Northeast Festival ( NXNE ) in Toronto, ON, Canada, and on June 18, 2011 the band headlined the 3rd Annual Johnny Cash Music Festival in Ventura, CA, USA.

25 September 2011, Fatboy Slim headlined the Terrace at Ibiza's famed Space nightclub's We Love Sundays closing party.

On April 30, 2011, Anthrax headlined in the Philippines for the first time in the annual Pulp Summer Slam along with Death Angel, Hellyeah and UAE's heavy metal band Nervecell.

In early 2011 they toured the United States on the Rock And Worship Roadshow headlined by MercyMe.

In Taiwan, a newspaper article headlined " Group urges more support for Prader-Willi sufferers " appeared in English in the Taipei Times in December 2011, highlighting a recent tragedy in which a taxi cab driver killed himself and his nine-year-old daughter who had the disease in what police called a probable murder-suicide.

It occurred again in 2010, when Muse headlined, and also in 2011, with Tool and Rammstein headlining.

In August 2011 Crumb cancelled plans to visit Graphic 2011 festival in Sydney, Australia due to safety concerns after a tabloid labeled him a " self-confessed sex pervert " in an article headlined " Cult genius or filthy weirdo?

On July 23, 2011 the band headlined the Gathering of the Vibes Music and Arts festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

On 3 April 2011 Beady Eye headlined a Japan Tsunami Disaster Relief Gig at O2 Academy Brixton.

In January 2011, Shpongle toured Australia playing dates at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and headlined the Rainbow Serpent Festival in Victoria, Australia.

In 2005, the members of Rocket From The Tombs flew to Germany to headline one night ( The Buzzcocks headlined the other ) of the International Punk Kongress in Kassel ; then, in 2006, they reconvened in Cleveland, Ohio to write material for a new record. This material became the single " I Sell Soul / Romeo and Juliet ", released in 2010, and the full length album " Barfly, released in 2011. In 2007 Chrome played periodic solo shows, including headlining the Road To Ruins festival in Rome, Italy ( backed by Unnatural Axe ).

Martha Reeves headlined at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D. C. on July 1 as part of the R & B Program: http :// www. festival. si. edu / 2011 / previewing-the-rb-program-line-up /

On March 5, 2011, the band headlined the Scion Rock Fest in Pomona, California.

In 2011, they headlined the POP Montreal Festival.

On August 6, 2011, Europe headlined the closing ceremonies of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden before an audience of 40, 061 Scouts and Guides which included King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

Jobson headlined the 2011 Zappanale festival on August 21 in Bad Doberan, Germany, and played an earlier gig in Zoetermeer, Netherlands on August 19, with a U-Z project lineup of Marc Bonilla ( vocals / bass ), Alex Machacek ( guitar ) and Marco Minnemann ( drums ).

They headlined the Beautiful Days festival in Devon on Saturday 20 August 2011.

The 2011 concert at the O2 Arena announced a new Peace One Day initiative Global Truce 2012, Razorlight and Eliza Doolittle headlined.

In 2011, at 68, he created and headlined a new rock ' n roll group called King Biz.

On May 28, 2011, Gorilla Biscuits headlined the Black N Blue Bowl at Webster Hall ( formerly the Ritz ) in New York City.