The Jesus & Mary Chain reunited with former drummer Bobby Gillespie last night in Portugal. Gillespie, who also played the Vilar de Mouros festival with his band Primal Scream, graciously accepted the offer and rocked three Psychocandy songs with his old band. Watch incredible history being made below:
The Jesus & Mary Chain released Damage & Joy, their first new album in almost 20 years earlier this year. Jim Reid revealed to Nottingham Post that a new record was in the works for almost 10 years, but tension between he and brother William prevented them from making it into the studio. The brothers eventually enlisted Youth as producer (in part to be a producer, but also to be a peacemaker), and the scheme worked out quite well -- everyone got along. Reid even goes to far as to predict the Mary Chain will record another album together in the near future.
"There were a lot of songs for this record which meant that we could have put out a double album but with it being being such a long time since we released our last studio album, it's a case of us dipping a toe into the water to see how it goes. It seems to have gone down quite well so I see no reason why we can’t make another album sometime soon."
The Jesus & Mary Chain head to North America this autumn. Dates for the trek are posted below:
Jesus & Mary Chain - North American tour
Oct 19 -- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Oct 22 -- Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spaces
Oct 24 -- Eugene, OR @ Macdonald Theatre
Oct 25 -- Portland, OR @ The Crystal Ballroom
Oct 31 -- Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
Nov 02 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Grand
Nov 03 -- Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Nov 05 -- Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
Nov 07 -- Austin, TX @ Emo's
Nov 08 -- Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Published August 25th, 2017