In 2024, a Huggy Bear retrospective book Killed (Of Kids) was published, featuring zines, memorabilia and an oral history of the band. A book launch was held at New River Studios at which former band members Hill, Slade, and Rowley performed Huggy Bear songs for the first time in thirty…
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In early 2024, Ginger announced another new line up of the Wildhearts with returning bassist Jon Poole , guitarist Ben Marsden , and drummer Pontus Snibb; with a world tour completed that year.
On a spring 2024 U.S. tour with Saxon , keyboardist Lanzon was called away due to family commitments. Adam Wakeman (son of Rick Wakeman ) came in to fill in for Lanzon.
In a 2024 interview, Tong elaborated that his departure was due to feeling unable to continue working with Okereke, with the breaking point being Okereke’s attempted removal of someone in the band’s touring party whose birthday celebration on their bus involved the aforementioned drugs. Tong claimed he wasn’t present during…
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Download Festival 2024
Lucas Woodland, the vocalist for Holding Absence , performed with the band at Slam Dunk Festival 2024
Whilst at Slam Dunk Festival in 2024, the band confirmed that they were working on their third album, with 16 songs written for it at the time.
He stood as a Labour Party candidate for Brighton Pavilion in the 2024 general election , but failed to win the seat.
At Glastonbury 2024 , Cook joined his former bandmate Paul Heaton to play bass on the 1986 Housemartins song ” Happy Hour ” . Cook estimated that his performance at Glastonbury Festival 2025 was his 100th Glastonbury performance, including performances in small tents. On 11 December, Cook released “Satisfaction Skank”,…
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The singles, “Still Smiling” and “Animal Instinct”, were distributed online in 2024.