The Replacements have confirmed the band's lineup for their upcoming reunion gigs.
Founding members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson announced in June that they would be playing live for the first time since 1991 with a trio of headline slots on North American alt-rock roadshow Riot Fest. They'll make their live comeback at the Toronto leg on August 25 before topping the bill in Chicago on September 15 and Denver on September 21.
The Replacements have announced three shows - their first dates in 22 years.
The band have confirmed headlining slots at three Riot Fests in Toronto (August 24 - 25), Chicago (September 13 - 15), and Denver (September 21 - 22).
Last year, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson reunited to record a four-song EP, Songs For Slim, to raise money for former Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap, who had suffered a stroke.
The world and nearly everyone in it has been reduced to trembling excitement by the return of David Bowie, but for some of us there is another recent resurrection perhaps even more miraculous and just as unexpected, a comeback by The Replacements, who today release online the Songs For Slim EP, their first new recordings in more than 20 years.
Songs For Slim, the first new recording from The Replacements in more than 20 years, will be publicly available for digital download on March 5 and 12” on April 16, according to slicingupeyeballs.com.
A limited, autographed pressing of 250 copies of Songs For Slim was auctioned via eBay earlier this year, reportedly bringing in over $100,000. The five-song benefit EP will help pay for the long term medical care of ex-Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap, who suffered a major stroke in February.
The Replacements' Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson have reunited to record a four-song EP to help pay guitarist Slim Dunlap's medical bills.
The singer and bassist of the US punk band spent a day in a Minneapolis studio late last month to cut four cover songs that will be released as a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl, reports Rolling Stone.
250 copies of the EP will be auctioned online and the proceeds will be donated to Slim Dunlap, The Replacements' guitarist from 1987 to 1991, who had a severe stroke in February this year.
