Stone Roses

THE STONE ROSES. British rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement of the late 1980s to early 1990s. They released their debut album The Stone Roses in 1989 ; the album was a breakthrough success for the band and garnered critical acclaim, with many critics regarding it as one of the most important British albums ever recorded. At this time the group decided to capitalise on their success by signing to a major label ; then, their current record label Silvertone would not let them out of their contract, which led to a long legal battle that culminated with the band signing with Geffen records in 1991 and then releasing their second album Second Coming in 1994. The group disbanded after several lineup changes throughout the supporting tour, which began with Reni first departing, followed by Squire. Following much intensified media speculation, The Stone Roses called a press conference on 18th October 2011 to announce that the band had reunited and would perform a reunion world tour in 2012, including three homecoming shows in Heaton Park Manchester. Plans to record a third album in the future were also floated .....