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Ride To Reform?


















Ride are the latest band to hit the reunion trail, following the recent reformations of other indie icons the Jesus and Mary Chain.

Ride fronted by Andy Bell and Mark Gardener were at the forefront of the shoegazing scene until the band's disintegration in 1996.

Members of the group have pursued various musical pursuits since the band's split, most notably Andy Bell who formed the short-lived Hurricane#1, and then went on to become a permanant bassist for Oasis.

Mark Gardner has also toured extensivley as a solo artist, whilst drummer Laurence Colbert has been drumming with the newly reformed Jesus and Mary Chain.

Ride are tipped to play the North By Northeast Music and Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. The festival takes place June 7-10.

There is no word yet whether Ride will play any UK dates, though a live DVD is being planned for release soon.

Source: www.uncut.co.uk

NME Article

Ride have denied reports they are about to reform.

Reports appeared in the press today (May 11) that the shoegazing stalwarts would reunite for Canadian festival NXNE, plus stage UK dates and release a DVD.

However NME.COM has spoken to the group's management who denied Ride are about to reform, saying there was no truth in the stories.

"This point in time would be the least likely for this kind of thing to happen - they're all very busy at the moment with individual commitments and very full schedules," explained the group's manager Dave Newton. "Having said that, if the organisers of NXNW want to get in touch with an offer, I'd have to put it to the boys."

Ride formed in Oxford in 1988 and were signed to Creation, before splitting in 1996.

Bandmember Andy Bell now plays bass in Oasis, Mark Gardener solo material is available from Soniccathedral.co.uk, while drummer Loz Collbert is currently playing drums with The Jesus And Mary Chain.

Source: www.nme.com

1 comment

Anonymous said...

ride to reform! i wuud like that, i am a thames valley kid from the day.

i remember, like a WWI veteran might joke, when all the indie kids were lined up against a barage of Curve, Slowdive and RIDE. we were all high on Tesco cider and the Ride effects pedals got us going assunder. (our diect was marathon bars and noodles)