Blur made their official return to the stage on Saturday night, playing over two hours for just 150 people at the East Anglian Railway Museum, the site of their first gig over 20 years ago. The founding members of Blur had not played together in nine years, but with guitarist Graham Coxon back in the fold, the band is playing a number of massive gigs in Europe this summer.

The Airborne Toxic Event will hit the road for another round of touring behind their self-titled debut. Aside from a handful of North American summer dates, the group will spend much of July and August overseas, then start a new headlining tour of North America on September 17 in Pomona, CA. That leg of touring ends in San Francisco on November 2, and the group will then go back to Europe once again later in November.

With bassist Peter Hook having left New Order under acrimonious circumstances, the other three members of the group have formed a new band called Bad Lieutenant. Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham have joined up with Blur bassist Alex James for the new group and Sumner tells the BBC they could have a new record out as soon as October.

Renowned Muscle Shoals producer and keyboardist Barry Beckett passed away on June 10 at the age of 66, following complications from a stroke, according to Billboard. Beckett performed on songs like Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome,” Willie Nelson’s “Bloody Mary Morning” and several tracks on Bob Seger’s Night Moves album. He was also known for being a part of Traffic’s live band in 1973, and he produced several Bob Dylan albums such as Slow Train Coming and Saved, along with Phish’s Rift, Dire Straits’ Communique and a song on Elton John’s Duets.