No Doubt is kicking off the spiderwebs as they gear as much as take the stage at Coachella for his or her first efficiency as a band in 9 years.
“[Gwen] has been pushing for it hard,” a supply solely shares within the new subject of Us Weekly, noting that the reunion between singer Gwen Stefani and bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young had been within the works for some time, with Stefani, 54, working because the driving pressure.
The group final reunited in 2012 for the discharge of their sixth album, Push and Shove, and performed a handful of reveals in 2015 earlier than going their separate methods the next yr to deal with solo tasks. According to a second insider, the band “hadn’t been into the idea” when it was introduced up by Stefani previously, however now they’re all on board.
“Once the Coachella team heard they had been talking and reached out with the offer, it really solidified the reunion,” the second supply tells Us. “The whole group has some ideas for new material and are open to a tour directly after [their] performance.”
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Before probably hitting the street collectively on a extra in depth foundation, the band is specializing in catching up on previous occasions and beginning rehearsals in preparation for the music pageant, which takes place throughout two weekends from Friday, April 12, to Sunday, April 21.
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“Gwen is thrilled,” the primary supply provides. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
No Doubt was shaped in 1986 and performed underground gigs for practically a decade earlier than their first hit single, “Just a Girl,” made it to the radio airwaves. The band has since confronted varied ups and downs all through their time collectively, together with a breakup between Stefani and Kanal, 53, who dated from 1987 to 1994.
Ultimately capable of stay amicable, the exes channeled their break up into the smash hit “Don’t Speak,” which debuted in 1996 and scored nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals on the fortieth Grammy Awards.
Hours earlier than the official Coachella lineup was introduced on January 16, Stefani teamed up with Kanal, Young, 54, and Dumont, 56, for a social media video to verify their large reunion. “I’ll do a show! Do you want to do a show?” Stefani requested the opposite members in a clip shared through Instagram. The video ended with an enormous query mark, and followers flooded the feedback part with hopes for a tour.
While talking with People final month, Stefani stated she’s “completely overwhelmed” by the joy over the reunion and the love the band has obtained from their loyal followers.
“I definitely have that little thing in your stomach where you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh! What?’ It’s going to be amazing,” she gushed. “It’s just going to be cool. It’s just going to be: get up there and do what we always do, which is play our music and try to connect and be so grateful that we got this amazing career that we never expected to have.”
For extra on No Doubt’s epic Coachella reunion, choose up the most recent subject of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.
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