- Observer Music Monthly, Sunday October 14 2007
Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols and the Spice Girls are all gigging again ...
Alan
52, civil engineer
I'm into loads of the old rock'n'roll bands from the Sixties, and would love to see some of my favourites like the Animals get back together. I dare say that they'd have more to say than a lot of these new groups today. As long as they were a good band at the time, and they've still got it in them, I don't see why they shouldn't give it a go.
Stewart
30, graphic designer
I think bands should be of their time. Reunions are never as good as the original, and the groups risk ruining the memory that we have of them. I like Led Zeppelin, but to me, the guys that will be taking the stage at those reunion shows are a world apart from the band I listen to at home. I've no idea why bands that have money bother doing it.
Harriet
18, university student
It's exciting for the nation when an iconic band reforms; it's a national event. I tried (and failed) to get tickets for the Spice Girls concerts, because I have faith they'll put on a fun show. It can be undignified, I guess, but as long as they put in enough effort to prove they've still got what it takes, then I see no problem with reunions. Cynics need to lighten up.
Ruhel
14, schoolboy
It must be nice for young people who didn't get to see an old band, because a reunion gives them another chance to see them in concert. I know a lot of people tried to get tickets to see the Spice Girls, who were too young to have seen them when they were in the charts. If a band that I liked got back together in a few years' time, I think I'd probably go.
