The classic Happy Mondays line-up could be ready to reunite onstage for the first time since 2000, according to a source quoted in today’s Sun newspaper.
The previous incarnation of the Mondays last reformed in 2004, but their much loved late 80s / early 90s line-up hasn’t been seen together since a second acrimonious split in 2000.
However, a source has told The Sun newspaper that, inspired by the runaway success of their Manchester counterparts The Stone Roses, Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Bez, Mark Day, Paul Davis and Rowetta Satchell are now hoping to sort out their differences and get back together.
“After the success of The Stone Roses reunion, there’s a real clamour to get the group back on the road and document it properly,” the source says. “Shaun and his brother Paul have a notoriously patchy relationship but they’re willing to sort things out for the sake of the band.”
“Happy Mondays have had offers from film companies, including Film4 and Sky, who want to follow them for the reunion. There will be gigs next summer and a re-release of their classic album ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills And Bellyaches’. A DVD will also be released of the comeback shows and the documentary.”