reunions

Primavera Sound 2015 lineup probably fake, Cocteau Twins reunion included (as Simon Raymonde confirms?)

The above photo of an alleged 2015 Primavera Sound music festival lineup is making the rounds. It claims Aphex Twin, who announced a new EP today, will finally take the stage again along with an amazing list of performers…

Drive Like Jehu reuniting again, playing Coachella!

Drive Like Jehu reunited to play their first show in 19 years in August. It happened in San Diego with a special pipe organ, and they claimed it was just for one show, but I guess someone convinced them to rethink that part…

That time Bob Stinson of the Replacements was having sex on the dirty kitchen floor...

Happy Replacements fans in 2014 (more by P Squared Photography) Tim Sommer has some issues with the Replacements. In the 2nd of two articles he’s written about the recent reunion, he says:It is possible that my own archival experiences with the Replacements may have affected my ability to appreciate the pure delight people are feeling upon seeing the renascent Replacements in 2014…

Reunited Memphis band Grifters playing NYC shows after Gonerfest, subject of new documentary (video & dates)

Memphis indie legends The Grifters just announced and played their first shows in 17 years. Coming off the heels of a last minute hometown reunion show in November 2013, they’ll be playing NYC shows at Glasslands on November 7 and Mercury Lounge on November 8…

Culture Club's original lineup reformed, making a new album, touring, playing Beacon Theatre (dates)

Eighties icons Culture Club are back, having announced earlier this that the original lineup of the band — Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Jon Moss (drums and percussion) and front-man Boy George — would not only be touring but also recording a new album with producer Youth due in 2015…

Monty Python reuniting for a live stage show

On October 15th 2009 your man Klaus had what can only be described as a “living daylights wet dream nerdgasm.” For on that evening of evenings John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and even the late Graham Chapman reunited at the Ziegfeld Theater in NYC to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the creation of comedy troupe Monty Python…

Outkast reuniting for Coachella and other 2014 shows

Big Boi of Outkast in Austin in 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) We already knew that Arcade Fire are playing Coachella 2014, and more clues about the lineup are trickling in, including the very exciting announcement there will be an Outkast reunion…

Failure reuniting, playing first show in LA in February

Everyone knows that musicians can supercharge their own reputations by dying young, before they have the chance to grow old/irrelevant/lame…

Dave Davies playing City Winery Chicago & SPACE on fall tour; Kinks have talked about "maybe doing something next year"

As seen on BrooklynVegan, guitarist and Kinks co-founder Dave Davies will be touring the U.S. this fall in continued support of his latest solo effort, I Will Be Me…

The Replacements detail reunion lineup

You already knew The Replacements were reuniting for all three Riot Fests — Toronto, Chicago, Denver — but it wasn’t quite clear exactly who would be joining Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson…
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