2009
- Bands Formed
- Blink-182 (Reformed)
- Sublime (reformed, but they are now known as Sublime with Rome)
- Albums
- AFI - Crash Love
- All Time Low - Nothing Personal
- Anti-Flag - "The People or the Gun"
- Cardiac Kidz - "Get Out!"
- Billy Talent - Billy Talent III
- Dead To Me - African Elephants
- Death by Stereo - Death Is My Only Friend
- The Ergs! - That's It... Bye
- Gallows - Grey Britain
- Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
- Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
- Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine - The Audacity of Hype
- Marked Men - Ghosts
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Pin Points and Gin Joints
- New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight
- NOFX - Coaster
- Nothington - Roads, Bridges & Ruins
- Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
- Rancid - Let the Dominoes Fall
- Reel Big Fish - Fame, Fortune, and Fornication
- Riverboat Gamblers - Underneath The Owl
- Twisted Wheel (band) - Twisted Wheel (album)
- Nirvana - Live at Reading
- Events
- On February 8, Blink-182 announced at this year's Grammys that they would reunite for a tour and new album.
- On February 26, the two surviving members of Sublime announced their reunion with new singer and guitarist Rome, who replaces the late Bradley Nowell. Due to legal issues, they later changed their name to Sublime with Rome.
- On April 23, longtime Social Distortion drummer Charlie Quintana announced his departure from the band. He's replaced by former Offspring and current Angels & Airwaves drummer Adam "Atom" Willard.
- On August 21, longtime Pennywise singer Jim Lindberg announced his departure from the band.
- Nirvana's last performance in the UK is released on DVD and CD Live at Reading
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