Summer is always the time for big summer concerts and a few of the big tours have been a little surprising because it is bringing groups back together.
Soundgarden - I never did see them during their first time together, but I did see Chris Cornell solo before he did awful stuff with Rage and James Bond soundtracks. This is not surprising, but I know it will be successful. I just don't think "Spoonman" will hold up as a classic.
Devo - Mark Mothersbaugh is not too busy with Yo Gabba Gabba to dust off the flower pot hats. They have a new album coming out and they apparently ran it by some focus groups to firm it up. I hope that was a joke.
Public Image Limited - Johnny Lydon's follow up to the Sex Pistols (in my mind, this was a better band) is getting together and doing small clubs as well as festival shows. I saw the reunited Sex Pistols 15 years ago and I thought Johnny was pushing it then. However, I would love to see them in a small venue.
The Specials - This might be the third or fourth reunion by now. We get it, your first album was great.
To wrap up, reunion concerts are fun, but they should be followed by about three concerts of young up and coming bands so you do not get stuck in the past.
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