Opal
The Smiths
The Pogues
The Specials
The Dead Kennedys
Black Flag

...and I wouldn't mind a few more Replacements shows since they dusted off the brand. Did see that Tommy has a new Bash 'n Pop album on the way, so I'd settle for a tour of Exile era Stones inspired bands with them, Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds, and The Georgia Sattelites!

The Spice Girls

Oingo Boingo

SLADE!!!!!!

Reunion tour starring The Runaways, The GoGos, The Bangles and Hole.

Theeeeeeee Rolling Stones ......Open the throttle and gimmie another album ...



ROCKMAN

....dang right Rockeee.... and another live toooouuurrrrr!!


The mooooaaaar LIVE the better

Led Zeppelin

Abba

Genesis (Gabriel - Collins - Banks - Rutherford - Hackett)

Talking Heads

Diana Ross & The Supremes (with Mary Wilson & Cindy Birdsong)

R.E.M. (orginal lineup)

Twisted Sister

Ratt (80s or 90s lineup)

When I first saw this thread The Allman Brothers immediately came to mind. I guess that isn't likely now. RIP Butch Trucks.

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The Jeff Beck Group!!!

Jeff, Rod and Ronnie are still alive and well.
Kenney Jones fits in for the drummer job I think.

Damn right!

"No Anchovies, Please"

The Free: 4 members of the last line up are still alive (Rodgers, Bundrick, Kirke, Yamauchi).

Uncle Tupelo
Tad
Rising Sons (Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal)
The Johnson Mountain Boys



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Supertramp

Iron Butterfly

Psychedelic Furs

The reform question is tricky because the reality of a band reforming is 99% times way sadder than the idea of it. I think of many favorite bands; now defunkt - and if they are all alive, the members are probably old, or out of ideas.

In the whole thread only Oasis makes sense to me.
Even the Verve couldn't get anything going.

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RobertJohnson
The Free: 4 members of the last line up are still alive (Rodgers, Bundrick, Kirke, Yamauchi).

Yamauchi unfortunately doesn't play music anymore. He has also turned down Faces reunions. And Free isn't really Free without Kossoff (or Fraser for that matter).

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Palace Revolution 2000
The reform question is tricky because the reality of a band reforming is 99% times way sadder than the idea of it. I think of many favorite bands; now defunkt - and if they are all alive, the members are probably old, or out of ideas.

On a whole, I agree with you. I think for many its bands that aren't really doing anything anymore, and in that case it would be nice if it was just the original and classic people. Bands like Guns N Roses. They didn't HAVE to get back together. I'm a massive fan and thought this tour, while fun, was pretty perfunctory and for the money even though its a great show. I don't have confidence in them to do anything in terms of new music. But its better than what was out there for 15 years at least. So there's that aspect. Then there are the bands that quit and never got back together. Talking Heads, Genesis with Gabriel (besides one show). Those bands went away so for a new generation it would be nice to just see them come back and play again. I agree with you it would most likely lead to nothing new creatively, and at times can be sad when you factor in age. But on a whole its fun, and its nice. While I don't want Led Zeppelin to tour anymore, I'm so happy they got back together for that one show 10 years. Its the perfect career closer and gave everyone, if you really wanted to go, a chance to see them. Yes, Cream didn't have to get back together in 05 and I saw one of those shows and it was OK but pretty boring. But hey, I'm glad it happened more than if it didn't. As long as you don't run it in the ground, I think it works.

Roxy Music. Tour and recording.

I was going to say....Zolar X ....but it looks like they are still together according to their web page....who knew???

Whiskeytown

The Specials with all surviving original members.

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

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Whiskeytown

Led Zeppelin and the Alice Cooper Band.

Led Zeppelin, Credence Clearwater Revival, the Kinks

[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]

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RollingFreak

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RobertJohnson
The Free: 4 members of the last line up are still alive (Rodgers, Bundrick, Kirke, Yamauchi).

Yamauchi unfortunately doesn't play music anymore. He has also turned down Faces reunions. And Free isn't really Free without Kossoff (or Fraser for that matter).

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Palace Revolution 2000
The reform question is tricky because the reality of a band reforming is 99% times way sadder than the idea of it. I think of many favorite bands; now defunkt - and if they are all alive, the members are probably old, or out of ideas.

On a whole, I agree with you. I think for many its bands that aren't really doing anything anymore, and in that case it would be nice if it was just the original and classic people. Bands like Guns N Roses. They didn't HAVE to get back together. I'm a massive fan and thought this tour, while fun, was pretty perfunctory and for the money even though its a great show. I don't have confidence in them to do anything in terms of new music. But its better than what was out there for 15 years at least. So there's that aspect. Then there are the bands that quit and never got back together. Talking Heads, Genesis with Gabriel (besides one show). Those bands went away so for a new generation it would be nice to just see them come back and play again. I agree with you it would most likely lead to nothing new creatively, and at times can be sad when you factor in age. But on a whole its fun, and its nice. While I don't want Led Zeppelin to tour anymore, I'm so happy they got back together for that one show 10 years. Its the perfect career closer and gave everyone, if you really wanted to go, a chance to see them. Yes, Cream didn't have to get back together in 05 and I saw one of those shows and it was OK but pretty boring. But hey, I'm glad it happened more than if it didn't. As long as you don't run it in the ground, I think it works.

And on the whole I agree with you. It's just the "it's better what was out there for 15 years". Because there is an abundance of great rock'n roll out there. It's up to audiences to go and seek out new bands. I find that so much of this "it's all crap now" attitude (not addressing you RollingFreak) is rooted in laziness. Because it takes a bit of effort to learn new bands, new albums. I mean, just in traditional sounds Rival Sons, the 1975, Band of Skulls just put out terrific albums.
And honestly; the old heroes- what does a reunion by most of these bands actually mean?
Whiskeytown and Zolar X - those are good calls IMO

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Led Zeppelin

Abba

Genesis (Gabriel - Collins - Banks - Rutherford - Hackett)

Talking Heads

Diana Ross & The Supremes (with Mary Wilson & Cindy Birdsong)

R.E.M. (orginal lineup)

Twisted Sister

Ratt (80s or 90s lineup)

Guns N' Roses (with Izzy Stradlin & Steven Adler)

Foreigner (80s lineup)

Supertramp (classic lineup)

The Pogues

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paulywaul
Led Zeppelin, Credence Clearwater Revival, the Kinks

The Kinks, September / October UK Tour on the back of the new album.

Satisfied since 1976

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BluzDude
I was going to say....Zolar X ....but it looks like they are still together according to their web page....who knew???

I saw them at Pershing Square opening for The Tubes in 2010.

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Palace Revolution 2000
Psychedelic Furs
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They actually are reformed, for the most part. At least for live shows. I've seen them at least 3 times over the past couple of years.

It would rule if they had another studio album, however, as RB still writes great songs!

Psychedelic Furs - Little Miss World

The New Barbarians

A recent band that got together and did a one-off tour in 2015 & was fantastic was Cooder-White-Skaggs
Ry Cooder, Gospel singer Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs. Killer band, would love to see them get together again for another tour and a recording as well.