Like a Rolling Stone

It's turning out to be a very good summer for Therapy? with the band added to the bill for the Rolling Stones' September 7 show at Rock Werchter in Belgium.

Surprisingly, the news hasn't gone down well with all of their fans.

"Some people have expressed 'concern' about us playing this kind of gig," reveals Andy Cairns. "To be honest as Therapy? are a rock 'n' roll band and the Rolling Stones pretty much helped invent the genre, it makes perfect sense to us. Therapy? are non-exclusive with their audience and we relish the challenge of playing in front of people who might never have heard us before. After all what could be more boring than preaching to the converted? We love the Stones…Fred and Barney, that is."

Meanwhile, bassist Michael McKeegan has explained why Therapy? aren't doing any UK or Irish festival dates.

"It's a great pity and not through any choice of our own," he rues. "We had a few offers that were just stupid – I'm not playing at noon on the third stage. We've been around long enough to deserve better than that."