Category: Reunions

Watch: The Replacements finally dust off 'Unsatisfied' to cap first hometown gig in 23 years

Watch: The Replacements finally dust off ‘Unsatisfied’ to cap first hometown gig in 23 years

Perhaps fittingly, The Replacements capped off last night’s triumphant hometown gig — their first in 23 years, and the band’s first non-festival date since reuniting last summer — with a performance of fan favorite “Unsatisfied,” the first time the Let It Be classic has been dusted off since the ‘Mats got back together.

Watch The Replacements rip through 'Alex Chilton' on 'Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'

Watch The Replacements rip through ‘Alex Chilton’ on ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

Nearly 30 after allegedly being banned from “Saturday Night Live” over a drunken and profane performance, The Replacements returned to NBC’s famed 30 Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to blast through their 1987 single “Alex Chilton” on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

Decades after 'SNL' ban, The Replacements returning to 30 Rock to play 'Tonight Show'

Decades after ‘SNL’ ban, The Replacements returning to 30 Rock to play ‘Tonight Show’

More than 28 years after being banned from “Saturday Night Live” — reportedly over a drunken and profane performance — The Replacements will return to NBC’s famed 30 Rockefeller Center next week to perform as musical guests on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

Bob Geldof bringing reunited Boomtown Rats to U.S. for shows in New York, Boston

Bob Geldof bringing reunited Boomtown Rats to U.S. for shows in New York, Boston

The reunion of The Boomtown Rats finally crosses the pond with news that Bob Geldof and Co. will play a pair of U.S. shows late next month in New York City and Boston as part of “The Big Session,” a three-act package that also will feature Irish groups The Stunning and Mundy.

Video: Mitch Easter reunites Let's Active for first performance in 24 years

Video: Mitch Easter reunites Let’s Active for first performance in 24 years

Last weekend, ’80s jangle-pop favorites Let’s Active reunited on stage in Carrboro, N.C., for the first time in 24 years, performing an 11-song set at Be Loud! ’14, a benefit for the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation in memory of 15-year-old Sophie Steiner, who died of cancer last year.

The Dream Syndicate announces 'first New York show of the 21st century' this November

The Dream Syndicate announces ‘first New York show of the 21st century’ this November

The reunion of Paisley Underground heroes The Dream Syndicate — who have played select of dates in the U.S. and Europe over the last couple years — finally reaches New York City this fall with the announcement of a Nov. 15 performance at Rough Trade NYC in Brooklyn.

Let's Active reuniting for first performance in 24 years tonight at N.C. cancer benefit

Let’s Active reuniting for first performance in 24 years tonight at N.C. cancer benefit

Let’s Active will reunite on stage in Carrboro, N.C., for the first time in 24 years tonight at a teenage cancer benefit, with bandleader and R.E.M. producer Mitch Easter joined by founding drummer Sara Romweber and Game Theory bassist Suzi Ziegler filling in for the late Faye Hunter,