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Gang Of Four Reuniting In January

Gang Of Four, one of the most influential post-punk groups of the late 1970s, has bowed to ongoing pressure from fans and industry supporters and will reform with its original lineup. The band has confirmed five U.K. shows so far, beginning Jan. 23 in Manchester.

The quartet of Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar and vocals), Dave Allen (bass) and Hugo Burnham (drums) have not worked together in that combination since 1981, by which time its place in the vanguard of the British new wave had been established thanks to the 1978 debut EP "Damaged Goods" and the albums "Entertainment!" and "Solid Gold."

Since then, Gill has become an in-demand producer of such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Killing Joke and the Futureheads. He and King launched a new version of Gang Of Four in the '90s, releasing the albums "Mall" (1991) and "Shrinkwrapped" (1995).

This year, Gang Of Four has been the subject of renewed interest thanks to the success of Scottish rock act Franz Ferdinand, to whom its music bears a strong stylistic resemblance.

Here are Gang Of Four's tour dates:

Jan. 23: Manchester, England (Academy)
Jan. 24: Leeds, England (Leeds University)
Jan. 25: Bristol, England (Academy)
Jan. 27: Birmingham, England (Academy)
Jan. 28: London (Shepherd's Bush Empire)

I met Dave. He lives in Portland.

runs www.oebase.com

real cool site.

that pixies reunion sure seems like no big whoop now. this news makes me need a new pair of shorts.

Blaspheemer!

Gross blaspheemer!

Come on man, gang of fucking four. it's not like kim hasn't been bopping around mainlining buffets for the past ten years.

Educate me.

What songs should I be downloading first. I knew of them but I've never actually heard a note. Gimme the "hits" baby! and by hits I just mean the best tunes in the bunch.

Hits:

To Hell With Poverty
I Love A Man In Uniform
What We All Want
Damaged Goods
At Home He's A Tourist
I Found That Essence Rare
Ether
Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time
Armalite Rifle
etc
etc
etc

It's all good. Even "Mall" had some decent moments.

"Not great men" is probably my favorite.

Whoa, the other day I was listening to some Gang of Four and I thought to myself, "Shit, that'd be awesome to see them live..." And then I was thinking about how the Buzzcocks just played here on Sunday... so yeah.