3 June 2015: Lawsuit filed over missing Tame Impala royalties. 29 April 2015: Kevin Parker reveals in Reddit Ask Me Anything session he has never received international music royalties from label Modular. 15 April 2015: Tame Impala perform ‘Let It Happen’ on Conan. 10 April 2015: Tame Impala make third appearance at Coachella. 11 March 2015: ‘ Let It Happen’ released as a single. 13 January 2015: Kevin Parker features in three tracks on Mark Ronson’s Uptown Special. Tame Impala revealed to have switched from Modular to new label Interscope. : The Arctic Monkeys cover ‘ Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ On national Australian radio. 25 April 2014: Tame Impala appear at the Arctic Monkeys’ Live At Finsbury Park Festival in London. 11 March 2014: Kendrick Lamar reimagines Tame Impala’s ‘It Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ as ‘ Backwards’ for Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. 1 December 2013: Lonerism wins Album of the Year at the 27th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards. 29 October: Tame Impala release Peace and Paranoia Tour 2013 split EP with The Flaming Lips. 7 July 2013: Tame Impala commence joint headline US tour with The Flaming Lips. 28 June 2013: Tame Impala perform Glastonbury for second time. 13 April 2013: Tame Impala perform Coachella for second time. 13 March 2013: Kevin Parker uploads a cover of 1996 Michael Jackson single ‘ Stranger In Moscow’ to Soundcloud. 8 February 2013: Tame Impala perform ‘Elephant’ on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. 6 December 2012: Tame Impala commence Lonerism Tour. 21 October 2012: Lonerism peaks at #4 in the Australian Albums Chart. 20 October 2012: Lonerism peaks at #14 in the UK Albums Chart. 1 October 2012: ‘ Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ released as a single.
The pair are dating at the time but part ways shortly after. 25 September 2012: French pop artist Melody Prochet releases Melody’s Echo Chamber, an album recorded in collaboration with Kevin Parker. 1 September 2012: Tame Impala feature on the cover of The Fader. 14 August 2012: Tame Impala visit South America for the first time, appearing at the Cine Jóia in São Paulo, Brazil.
14 August 2012: A Tame Impala cover of ‘ That’s All For Everyone’ appears on Fleetwood Mac tribute album Just Tell Me That You Want Me. 26 July 2012: ‘ Elephant’ released as single. : Nick Allbrook leaves Tame Impala to focus on work with POND. 13 April 2011: Tame Impala visit Mexico for the first time, performing at Campo Marte Mexico City. 26 August 2010: Tame Impala play the Noveau Casino in Paris, France. 17 August 2010: Tame Impala begin first European tour. 12 August 2011: Tame Impala perform ‘Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?’ on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. 28 June 2011: Tame Impala makes first appearance at Glastonbury. 13 April 2011: Tame Impala makes first appearance at Coachella. 5 April 2011: Kevin Parker remixes musical heroes Daft Punk on Tron: Legacy R3C0NF1GUR3D. 6 June 2010: InnerSpeaker peaks at #4 in the Australian Albums Chart. : Tame Impala tour the US as an opening act for MGMT. 1 April 2010: ‘ Solitude Is Bliss’ released as a single. 16 September 2009: Tame Impala commence 20-date Sundown Syndrome Australian tour. 7 August 2009: Tame Impala play first Japanese date at Osaka festival Summer Sonic.
30 June 2009: Tame Impala release ‘ Sundown Syndrome’ as a single. 10 March 2009: Tame Impala commence first international tour at The Deaf Institute in Manchester, England. 11 October 2008: Tame Impala release the Tame Impala EP. 15 August 2008: Tame Impala embark on first national Australian tour. 7 July 2008: Tame Impala signs to record label Modular. 31 December 2007: Tame Impala uploads ‘ The Sun (Fred Cherry Eclipse)’ to Myspace. 20 January 1986: Kevin Parker is born in Sydney, Australia. For a more detailed account of Parker’s childhood and early years as a musician check out Cosmic feature Tame Impala the Story So Far. What follows is a timeline of Tame Impala’s greatest moments. Graphic by lonely teen to psychedelic pop superstar, the story of Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker’s has taken more than a few dramatic turns.