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The Stone Roses (formed 1983) The Stone Roses are a British indie rock band consisting of Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary 'Mani' Mounfield and Alan 'Reni' Wren. The Stone Roses: Formation The Stone Roses started out with Andy Couzens and Brown who enlisted Simon Wolstencroft, Pete Garner and, later, Squire. Brown and Squire had previously had a band in school called The Patrol with Couzens and Wolstencroft, though that eventually fell through and Squire and Couzens eventually started a new band called The Fireside Chaps with Mani, a singer called Kaiser and Chris Goodwin before changing their name to The Waterfront and recruiting Brown. Wolstencroft soon left The Stone Roses to be briefly replaced by Goodwin. They then auditioned for a replacement and were landed with Reni in 1984. The Stone Roses: Musical career The Stone Roses started out their career by sending round demos on cassettes and they played their first gig supporting Pete Townshend at the Moonlight Club in London. Howard Jones, Martin Hannett and Tim Chambers set up Thin Line Records to release their debut album but it was shelved (though later released as 'Garage Flower'. They did release their debut single 'So Young'/ 'Tell Me'. In 1985 they played a gig in Preston but it turned into a riot due to technical problems and other issues. To earn themselves more publicity, they graffitied the band's name all over West Didsbury. In 1986, Gareth Evans became their manager. Brown and Squire caused conflict in the band for wanting the biggest share of their earnings for being the songwriters. Couzens and Reni briefly left in protest but both returned, though Couzens was fired by Evans for not joining the rest of the band after a show. In 1986, they recorded songs 'Sugar Spun Sister' and 'Elephant Stone'. In 1987, they released single 'Sally Cinnamon' though some of their original fanbase had mixed views on it. Pete Garner then left the band and was replaced by Rob Hampson briefly before Gary 'Mani' Mounfield took over. In 1988, they played a concert in Manchester with the band James prior to which they advertised themselves wrongly as headliners and limited James' play time. They later signed to Zomba records. In 1989 they release their self-titled debut album which had positive reviews but only hit the UK charts at number 32. Their subsequent single 'She Bangs the Drums' reached number one on the UK Independent Chart. In 1989, they performed on BBC's 'The Late Show' during which the power failed and Brown shouted 'Amateurs!' again and again at Tracey MacLeod. That year also saw them release single 'Fools Gold/ What the World Is Waiting For' which reached number eight on the UK chart. That year, their album rose to number 19. They won four NME Readers poll awards and their album become famously influential. They played a popular concert at Spike Island in Widnes in 1990 which saw 27,000 attend. 1990 saw them release 'One Love' at number four in the UK chart but it became their last for a while as they became embroiled in a legal battle to end their contract with Zomba's Silvertone records. They were released from the label in 1991 and subsequently signed with Geffen Records. They released their second album 'Second Coming' in 1994. Single 'Love Spreads' reached number 2 though the album received mixed reviews. In 1995, just before their 'Second Coming' tour, Reni left after an argument with Brown and Robbie Maddix became a replacement for the tour. They planned another tour soon after but it was cancelled along with their Glastonbury Festival dates as Squire had a mountain-biking accident and broke his collarbone. He left in 1996 to be replaced by Aziz Ibrahim but they only lasted another six months before splitting entirely. In 2007, they had a half-reunion at Manchester Versus Cancer charity concert with Brown, Mani, Cressa, Andy Rourke, Maka Simato and Steve White and Reni declined to join them. Mani said that he, Reni and Squire wanted to regroup for their 20th anniversary but Squire denied any plans in 2009. In 2011, Brown and Squire reunited at Mani's mother's funeral, though Mani insisted they were not getting back together. Later that year, they finally announced their reunion with a massive world tour and in 2012 said they would soon release a third album. A documentary on their career and reunion directed by Shane Meadows was later announced.



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The Stone Roses' Uncertain Future


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The Stone Roses could ''combust at any moment''.

That's according to John Robb, the group's biographer, has compared to the band to fellow British rockers Manic Street Preachers, hinting they are a bit more predictable than the Ian Brown-fronted outfit, who he insists have a ''brilliance'' about them but it is too ''fleeting''.

He said: ''I love Manic Street Preachers, but there's a certainty to them. That's not a criticism of them, just that you know they'll all be in the Manics for the rest of their lives. The thing about The Roses, is that from day one that band could have combusted at any moment. Their brilliance is so fleeting and hard to grasp, that it disappears. They get it in their hands, then they just let it go again.

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Legendary Mancunian band The Stone Roses headline the main stage on the first day of T in the Park festival 2016. The band played a best of set which included 'I Wanna Be Adored', 'This Is the One', 'Waterfall' and 'I Am the Resurrection'. Scotland, United Kingdom - Friday 8th July 2016

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The Stone Roses Singer Surprises Fans At Station Before Manchester Show


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You just can't make these things up. When two Stone Roses fans from Coatbridge near Glasgow stopped off at Warrington train station ahead of the band's show at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, the last thing they expected was to meet their lifelong idol just standing on the platform. 

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However, that's exactly what happened to Paul and Elizabeth Clinton, who were travelling from Scotland on Saturday (June 18th 2016) with a few of their friends when singer Ian Brown showed up just hours before his Manchester show.

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The Stone Roses Unveil Their Second New Single 'Beautiful Thing'


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The Stone Roses have officially got the ball rolling with their upcoming new material having just released their second single 'Beautiful Thing', a month after their first release in 21 years, 'All For One'. The band are planning to release it as a 7" vinyl this summer.

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'Beautiful Thing' has definitely got more of a funky psychedelic edge to it than the rockier 'All For One', but The Stone Roses are still very much the Madchester band we remember from the 90s. Released yesterday (June 9th 2016), the band had teased the release of the track during their secret Halifax show at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday (June 7th).

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The Odds Soar For The Stone Roses To Appear At Glastonbury 2016


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With three major headline dates announced and an album on the way, will The Stone Roses be a cert for Glastonbury Festival 2016? The bookies certainly seem to think so, and it could indeed be the most exciting return to form the UK has seen from a band for a while.

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Since they reformed, The Stone Roses have had a tentative return to public consciousness, performing a serious of gigs including Isle of Wight Festival and Coachella in 2013, and having their career documented in a film by Shane Meadows. Now they are looking at getting back in the swing of things and have been announced as the first headliner for T in the Park next July; tickets for which will be on sale from November 6th 2015.

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The Stone Roses Announce Three Shows For Summer 2016


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The Stone Roses have ended a day of rampant speculation on social media by announcing that they’ll be playing three huge gigs in the summer of 2016, including a headline spot at the T In The Park festival.

The legendary Manchester four-piece, who reunited for a massive world tour in 2012 following their initial disintegration in the mid ‘90s, have revealed that they’ll be playing two special concerts at the Etihad Stadium in the city on June 17th and 18th next year, followed by a headline set on the Friday night of T In The Park at Strathallan Castle in Scotland on July 8th.

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The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone Trailer


The Stone Roses were a relatively short-lived indie phenomenon that inspired the lives of so many in the 1990s following the release of the influential self-titled debut album; an album described by many as the greatest album of all time. They disbanded, much too soon, in 1996 after they struggled to cope with the departure of guitarist John Squires and drummer Alan 'Reni' Wren. A reunion seemed the most unlikeliest of things for this band but, after 16 years, 2012 Ian Brown, John Squire, Alan Wren and Gary Mounfield together on stage once more in one of the most highly anticipated reunions in music history. This documentary follows their day to day lives, catching up on last decade and a half and rehearsing for their record-breaking comeback gigs that brought tears to the eyes of indie fans nationwide.

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Stone Roses Documentary 'Made Of Stone' To Debut In Manchester [Trailer]


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The Stone Roses Documentary, Made of Stone, will premiere in Manchester. Although, there really wasn’t another choice for the Shame Meadows-directed film, considering the band’s heritage.

"Making this film, I got to be part of something truly remarkable, the double decade awaited ‘resurrection’ of my all time favourite band, The Stone Roses,” said Meadows, who will host a Q&A after the screening on Thursday, May 30 at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. “People say that you can’t recapture your youth, it’ll never be the same second time round etc, but that’s utter rubbish. The Roses were never allowed to reach their peak first time around so, as far as I and millions of fans around the world were concerned, with this comeback the Roses could be even greater,” he added.

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Ian Brown and Shane Meadows are both national treasures

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Coachella 2013 Lineup Announcement

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Are Bon Jovi Really A Good Choice For Isle Of Wight Headline Slot?


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Bon Jovi have added the Isle of Wight Festival to next year’s string of tour dates. the New Jersey band have been booked to close out the festival on the Sunday night, on the main stage. Now, if you don’t know much about music festivals, this is probably a good time to point out that the last night of the festival is the one that everyone remembers. Partly because they’ve run out of money, alcohol and drugs, of course, but also, partly because promoters will quite often choose the most exciting bad they can possibly afford, to close out the final night.

The promoter of the Isle of Wight Festival, John Giddings, reportedly said: "I can't imagine a better rock band with more hits to close our Sunday night." Sorry… but we’ve been having a little chat here at Contact and we can think of MANY better rock bands to headline the Isle of Wight Festival. And we were only really thinking about it for a few minutes. They might not have ‘more’ hits but they’ll almost definitely have ‘more listenable ones.’ It’ll be interesting to see how the promoters build Sunday’s bill around Bon Jovi’s headline slot. Perhaps they’ll get Def Leppard up there, too, or Europe, perhaps? Europe could play ‘the Final Countdown,’ as the countdown to Bon Jovi’s headline slot, perhaps?

The Stone Roses were recently confirmed as the Friday night headliners for the festival; it will be interesting to see how quickly tickets start to fly for this one. It’s going to be Bon Jovi’s only UK festival date of 2013, on June 16 and tickets will go one sale at 9am tomorrow (November 28, 2012).

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