Return with original lineup

On 29 January 2012, Shaun Ryder announced on radio station Xfm that the band would return with the original and definitive lineup of himself, his brother Paul on bass, Whelan on drums, Rowetta as guest second vocalist, Day on guitar, Davis on keyboards and dancer Mark Berry. They appeared on ITV ‘s This Morning and were interviewed by Phillip Schofield . Shaun Ryder pronounced that amends had been made, friendships reinstated and that it was just like the old days, but without the madness. They did a 13-date UK tour in May 2012, most of which were sold out, and an extra date was added at London’s Brixton Academy due to the demand for tickets. The tour included other shows at the Manchester Arena, plus other dates in Bournemouth , Glasgow , Dublin , Leeds , Sheffield and Nottingham . To coincide with the band’s reunion tour, a greatest hits album, Double Double Good was released in July 2012, as well as a live recording of the band’s May 2012 gig in Brixton . The band went on to play concerts in Chile and Argentina in May 2012 and then a number of European festivals in the summer of 2012, including Ireland’s Sea Sessions, Scotland’s T in the Park, the band were headliners at Camp Bestival in Dorset in July 2012 and they performed at the V Festivals in August 2012. They then travelled to Mallorca and Ibiza to play the Ibiza and Mallorca Rocks events.