TODD RUNDGREN - THE CARS JOIN GENESIS AT THE REUNION BALL

US rockers THE CARS will end months of speculation by announcing plans to reform with TODD RUNDGREN as their frontman in Los Angeles tomorrow (14MAR06). The DRIVE hitmakers will stage a press conference at the House of Blues hours before Genesis stars PETER GABRIEL, PHIL COLLINS, MIKE RUTHERFORD and TONY BANKS reportedly announce their plans to reform, also in Los Angeles. The Cars reunion has been top gossip in America for the best part of a year, and now group founders ELLIOT EASTON and GREG HAWKES are getting set to announce their new line-up for a US tour. The reunion won't feature bassist/vocalist BEN ORR, who died of cancer in 2000, or frontman RICK OCASEK, who has repeatedly refused to get involved in a retrospective hits tour. The Genesis press conference has yet to be confirmed, but if the British supergroup does announce reunion plans, it will mark a huge u-turn in the band's plans. In a posting on the official Genesis website in December (05), Genesis management stated, "There are no decisions by Genesis to perform anywhere whatsoever at this time. This situation will not alter in the next twelve months." The Genesis reunion was reported in British tabloids over the weekend (11MAR06).