Well, on Friday the rumors started again: will the Stone Roses reunite? At first, when I heard the rumor again I rolled my eyes, because really, are we going to go through this again? It seems like every few months this rumor seems to persist. Back in 2009 everyone was SO SURE there would be a reunion for the 20th anniversary of the band's classic cd The Stone Roses. Well, there was no reunion and guitarist John Squire even created a sculpture to air his view on getting the band back together.
Anyway, back in the spring rumors swirled again after singer Ian Brown and John Squire had allegedly buried the hatchet and started speaking after seeing each other at the funeral for Mani's mother. Again, lots of hot air blew, but no reunion.
But now NME has revealed that a noted publicity firm in the U.K. will be holding a press conference in London on Tuesday to make "a very important announcement" and the announcement will be about a band/concert/tour. People in the know think it's about the Stone Roses and a couple of people that know the band have made some comments on Twitter lending more credence to the rumors.
Will it happen? I guess we'll find out on Tuesday. The rumor in 2009 was that everyone in the band other than Ian Brown wanted to reunite, especially considering the amount of money that was on the table. Interestingly enough Brown was recently divorced, so perhaps he needs the cash? The money on the table for this reunion would be huge, huge, huge. We'll see if it happens. Stay tuned.