The reformed – well, sort of! – Happy Mondays have confirmed a May 15 visit to the Dublin Olympia.
It’s the first time the original line-up has performed together since 2000. The stumbling blocks had been Paul Ryder who’d vowed never to have anything to do with the band again and Rowetta Satchell who had a high-profile falling out with Shaun Ryder.
“We all met up last week and some of the lads haven't seen each other in 10, 15 years,” Shaun says. “It’s as if we’ve never been apart.”
Now bezzies again, they join the Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets – can Northside be far behind? – in ensuring that it’ll be a Madchester-tastic summer.