Happy Mondays Reunion

Happy Mondays lead singer Shaun Ryder has revealed that the band will reform for a string of dates this year. Following much speculation, along with the reunion announcements of fellow Madchester bands, The Stone Roses and The Inspiral Carpets, Ryder spoke on Xfm of how easy it was to get everyone back together, "It was actually really easy. I think all of us are gonna be a bit nervous - the last time we were all together was 1993. Apart from us all pushing 50 we're pretty much all the same."

This will mark the first time in 19 years that the original line-up of  Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Bez, Gary Whelan, Mark Day, Paul Davies and Rowetta and  have all performed together. An 11 date tour of the UK and Ireland has already been planned with the highlight surely being the gig at the Manchester Arena on the 5th May.

The Mondays will be supported by fellow Madchester legends, The Inspiral Carpets.

Tickets go on sale Friday (February 3) at 10am

The May 2012 tour dates:

Thursday 3rd           Newcastle O2 Academy            
Friday 4th                Glasgow O2 Academy           
Saturday 5th            Manchester Arena         
Sunday 6th              Sheffield O2 Academy     
Wednesday 9th        Bournemouth O2 Academy          
Thursday 10th         London O2 Academy Brixton      
Friday 11th              London O2 Academy Brixton       
Saturday 12th         Birmingham O2 Academy           
Tuesday 15th          Dublin Olympia               
Thursday 17th         Leeds O2 Academy                   
Friday 18th             Nottingham Rock City                

Field Day 2012 Update

The follwing acts have just been added to the bill for Field Day 2012 which takes place on the 2nd June in London's Victoria Park.

• Django Django
• Liars
• Modeselektor
• Blood Orange
• Korallreven
• Koreless
• Kindness
• Friends 

These new additions will join the likes of

• Metronomy
• Franz Ferdinand 
• The Vaccines
• Beirut
• Spector
• Zulu Winter
• Baxter Dury
• SBTRKT
• Errors

and many more.

For the full Line-Up and ticketing information just click here

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