Yesterday it was confirmed that The Stone Roses are to reform. They will play two huge shows at Manchester's 75,000 capacity open-air venue, Heaton Park, on June 29th and 30th. Tickets go on sale on Friday morning and will probably sell out in under a minute. After that they will go on a world tour "til the wheels come off". VEM PRO BRASIL! I'm willing to sell coconuts in the favelas for a month to raise money for the ticket if they do end up coming to Brazil. Unfortunately I probably won't be in England when they play in Manchester.
It's been 22 years since their iconic self-titled debut album came out, and I can't remember this much hype about a band getting back together. Mark Ronson tweeted "(Stone Roses) reuniting is a bigger deal than Zeppelin", Liam Gallagher said "not been this happy since my kids were born". Part-time footballer Rio Ferdinand and sprinkler-inventing cricket legend Graeme Swann even chirped in with their excitement.
Here are a couple of videos. Firstly, my favourite song of theirs, I Wanna be Adored. Secondly, part of a documentary about their infamous Spike Island gig in 1990. Enjoy
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