


Tiesto releases a new single from his album Just Be entitled Adagio for Strings.January 29 – Avril Lavigne, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Barenaked Ladies, Raine Maida, and Sarah McLachlan conduct a concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, for tsunami relief.Performers included Madonna, Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Manic Street Preachers, Lulu, Aled Jones, Charlotte Church, Katherine Jenkins, Feeder, Snow Patrol, Liberty X. January 22 – The Tsunami Relief concert is held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales – the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985.January 21– February 6 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Beastie Boys, the Chemical Brothers and System of a Down.January 20 – Leonard Slatkin conducts the debut concert of Philip Glass's Symphony No.January 17 – Prior to missing 2 live shows, Mike Tempesta is officially no longer part of Powerman 5000 due to fighting with the band.January 13 – Duran Duran begins their Astronaut in London, England.Weeks later, Welsh noisecore/punk band Jarcrew disband due to their drummer becoming a Jehovah's Witness – remnants of the two bands later went on to join forces and become Future of the Left. January 7 – Welsh punk band Mclusky officially announce their disbanding via their website.January 1 – In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock'n'roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including Bill Haley's " Rock Around the Clock", and "Only You" by The Platters.9.1 Billboard Top 200 number-one albums.
