Reunion Fever Sweeps Rock World (BBC)

[Divernan]

A Glut of Veteran Rock and Pop Bands Have Just Announced That They Will Reform in 2007 - But Why Do They Do It, and Who Could Be Next?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6298779.stm

In the past few days, the reunion news has come thick and fast. Antipodean favourites Crowded House, US rockers Rage Against the Machine and Van Halen and UK indie heroes James and the Jesus and Mary Chain are all planning live comebacks. Genesis - with Phil Collins but without Peter Gabriel - have already announced summer dates, while Sting is widely expected to bring back The Police. Other bands who have buried their various hatchets to return in 2007 include The Smashing Pumpkins, the Sugarcubes, Dinosaur Jr and My Bloody Valentine.

According to Mark Sutherland, London bureau chief of Billboard magazine, there is one big reason why many bands get back together. "It's called money," he says. "Essentially that's what a reunion boils down to. Phil Collins said he "missed the camaraderie" of being in a band "In most cases, these people can make more money in their old band than they can doing whatever they're doing now."

If The Police do make a comeback, it will be "the biggest tour of the summer", Mr Sutherland says.
"They will play massive venues to huge amounts of people and Genesis have already sold out stadium dates all around the world."

When Genesis announced their plans last year, Collins denied being motivated by money. "We're all loaded enough not to worry about where the next million or two is coming from," he said. "If money was the issue, we'd be playing more than 20 shows. I just felt now was the right time to have a go at it," he said, adding that he "missed the camaraderie".

[ms liberty]

1. If Peter Gabriel would have joined in the Genesis tour...

I would have cut off my right arm, sold mr liberty into slavery, or stolen candy from children to be there.

As it is, I'd like to see the Police again. I saw them on the Zenyatta Mondatta tour, and they were outstanding.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. I saw them twice on the Synchronicity tour...

...they're a GREAT live band!

[Divernan]

4. Police are rehearsing at Lions Gate Studio in Vancouver

And their schedule is supposed to be announced "next month". I would love to see them too - if you spot any more info on when tickets go on sale, please post a headsup.

[hippiechick]

5. The Police are headliners for Bonnaroo in TN in June ..

... at least, as of this week they are.

:hi:

[Divernan]

6. Thanks -

nt

[ms liberty]

12. Where in Tn, and what's a Bonnaroo?

I'm about 2 hours east of Asheville, so much of Tn might be doable.

[hippiechick]

17. go to www.bonnaroo.com

... its a 4 day festival in Mid-June, about 45 minutes south of Nashville.
Camp there, or get a hotel in the nearby town (who's name I've totally spaced on).


Awesome fun!


Other headliners this year are Tom Waits and Willie Nelson. :woohoo:

[ms liberty]

19. Willie? Wow...mr liberty loves him some Willie! Thanks for the heads up! n/t

[hippiechick]

20. It's a great weekend, honestly!

... the ticket price is all-inclusive for the 4 days, you can just wander the grounds and check out who you want, when ... like 14-16 hours per day of live gigs ... all kinds of music, too.

Missed last year, but I hope to get back this summer. :applause:


:hi:

[NashVegas]

22. It's a Little More Than That

Heck, it takes me 45 minutes just to get to Murfreesboro.

[hippiechick]

24. Really? Didn't seem like it.

I got to Murfreesboro from Nasville on a Friday afternoon in about 25 minutes.
Checked into my hotel, hit the highway and was in the "Bonnaroo Exit Here "line in no time...

:blush:

[n2doc]

7. What about Steve Hackett?

Agree, with Gabriel it would have been outstanding, instead we will likely be treated with more "I can't Dance" era crap. But it isn't a real reunion without Hackett either, IMHO.

[ms liberty]

11. Oh...be still my heart! That would have been tooo good!

You're right about the whole "I Can't Dance" era crap...anything after "Duke" is wasted vinyl, IMO.

[cynatnite]

8. I'm with you...

Having all of them would have been awesome. I would spend some money on those tickets.

[mtnester]

13. You and me could double up and get extra for mr. mtnester

sell them as a package deal...maybe we could keep our right arms and not hurt any children?

[ms liberty]

18. Ok! I'll go for that! n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

2. A Sugarcubes reunion!!! Woot!!

One of the most underated bands of the late '80's!

Genesis? Eh. Without PG, it will probably be a snore. The Smashing Pumpkins and the Police will be great, hoping they both put out new albums.:thumbsup:

[NashVegas]

23. Yeah, And You Know What Will Be Fun?

To see how many of the alternative radio stations that played them the first go around will still touch them.

[AllegroRondo]

25. Saw them in Frankfurt in 1991

in a tiny club no larger than a basketball half-court. Amazing show!

[theHandpuppet]

9. Now if only Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Gershwin and Patsy Cline...

... would rise from the dead for a tour, I'd be a happy camper. I guess I'm just out of step with the times.

[jdlh8894]

10. Garden Party,anyone?

[Swamp Rat]

14. Josquin DuFay, John Dowland, Monteverdi, Mendelssohn, Stravinsky, Debussy, Duke Ellington

Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Marvin Gaye ... :D

[ironflange]

16. Mahler and Rachmaninoff

I'd sure like to see those two get back together.

[spanone]

15. Yep, at $100 a pop for a ticket it's more like unbridled greed.

[theboss]

21. I'm not emotionally prepared for a shirtless Phil Collins

Genesis has always been the most interesting musical group of my lifetime. I don't know a single person who claims to like them, nothing aside from the "Invisible Touch" album produced a lot of singles, and yet they sold a billion records.