After much speculation, rumours and denial over the past few days, The Stone Roses have finally confirmed a reunion to play at least two concerts next summer. The Manchester group originally split-up 17 years ago. after boyhood friends Guitarist John Squire and singer Ian Brown, stopped speaking to one another when Squire left the band.
After releasing a much hailed debut album The Stone Roses quit their record company Silvertone, and following an acrimonious and lengthy legal dispute they signed a multi-million pound deal with Geffen, but, As a result of this delay, their second album Second Coming was not released until December 1994. by which time Oasis had arrived on the Manchester Music Scene and things had moved on.
The two next met recently at Mounfield’s mother’s funeral this is believed to be the first time the pair have met since 1996, and Squire set about re-building his relationship with Brown. The band’s four original members – John Squire, Ian Brown, bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield and drummer Alan ‘Reni’ Wren – recently sat side-by-side in a London hotel to make the announcement that they were reforming to play two shows at 75,000-capacity Heaton Park, in Manchester, on Friday June 29 and Saturday June 30, 2012.
Previously Gary dismissed reports that the meeting had paved the way for the band to re-form labelling it ‘total fantasy island gear’ and In June, Squire also dismissed rumours of a reformation, commenting that the idea of bands reforming for a cash windfall was ‘tragic. But at the recent press-conference The band, also said that today’s music was ‘boring’ and ‘corporate’, and that their intention was to ‘uplift’ the national mood in hard times.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 21, at 9.30am.- where from? I want one, lol
