On Wednesday, late 1980s/early 1990s punk band Jawbreaker
announced that they would be reuniting for a one-off show at this year’s Riot
Fest in Chicago. The band has not played together since the late 1996, breaking
up after touring behind their major label debut, 1995’s ‘Dear You.’
Music festivals have been a hotbed for reuniting bands over
the last decade. Each one’s organizers try to entice bands to get back together
and perform for concert goers who spend hundreds of dollars for tickets to see
an once-in-a-lifetime line-up.
We here at Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, enjoy
a good reunion. That is why we have compiled this list of seven bands who reunited during music festivals in
the last decade.
1.
The Misfits: In 2016, The Misfits reunited with
former lead singer Glenn Danzig at both Chicago and Denver Riot Fests. It was
the first time he had played with the band in nearly 33 years. Unfortunately,
the reunion didn’t go any further than that show, as Danzig told The New York
Times days later that those would be the band’s final reunion shows.
2.
Outkast:
Outkast had only been on hiatus for seven years before reuniting at Coachella
in 2014. The show was the first in a 40-date series of festival reunion shows that
took the duo around the world for one last hurrah before breaking up again. In
an interview with Fader post-tour, Andre 3000 stated that he felt weird doing
those shows, saying that he felt like a sell-out.
3.
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Though it took them
until 2017 to cement their reunion with new music, The Jesus and Mary Chain actually
reunited nearly 10 years ago. The band made a special appearance at Coachella in
2007; nine years after the sibling-fronted band broke up.
4.
Guns
N’ Roses: Last year, Guns N’ Roses made their triumphant return to the
stage at Coachella, marking the first time Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan
played on the same stage since the late 1990s. The festival date led to an
entire reunion tour and the possibility of new music.
5.
The
Replacements: After breaking up in 1991, the Replacements announced in 2012
that Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson would be reuniting to record a new
charity EP. That reunion turned into a full-fledged, three year tour. The tour
kicked off with shows at Riot Fest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver, and then
went on to Coachella and other festivals and dates around the world.
6.
The Marley Brothers: Not exactly a band reunion,
but the offspring of the legendary Bob
Marley (Stephen, Ziggy, Julian, Damian and Ky-Mani) will be playing
together during this year’s inaugural Kaya Fest in Florida this weekend. The
five musicians have not played together in nearly 20 years. When asked by
southflorida.com about the performance, Ziggy Marley said that the set would
include individual stuff, as well as some of their father’s many hits.
7.
Rage
Against the Machine: In 2007, Rage Against the Machine made their first
live performance in seven years at Coachella. That show would lead to a
five-year reunion tour of festival dates. The band's popularity skyrocketed at
the time, with the band winning a tight race for UK Christmas number one in
2009. Unfortunately, the reunion didn’t stick and most of the band’s members
went on to form Profits of Rage.
Over the last decade, music festivals have become a popular
venue for bands to reunite. Festival bookers bank heavily on nostalgia when
creating their line-ups this way, attempting to create a singular experience
for attendees. Jawbreaker is the latest band to reunite, giving Riot Fest
attendees and the band’s fans their first glimpse of the band in more than two
decades.
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