{"id":45680,"date":"2026-06-01T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45680"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:42:01","slug":"gene-are-coming-back-to-north-america-first-shows-in-24-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45680","title":{"rendered":"Gene are coming back to North America \u2014 First shows in 24 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s been 24 years. Let that sink in. Britpop legends Gene<\/strong> are finally making their way back to North America this November, and honestly, the wait has made this one feel even sweeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The London four-piece \u2014 Martin Rossiter<\/strong> (vocals), Matt James<\/strong> (drums), Steve Mason<\/strong> (guitars), and Kevin Miles<\/strong> (bass) \u2014 reunited last year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their beloved debut album, ‘Olympian’<\/strong>. What started as a milestone celebration quickly turned into something much bigger. After a run of sold-out UK shows and a triumphant headline set at a packed Hammersmith Apollo, the band is now bringing that energy stateside. Dates include a stop at the Darker Waves Festival<\/strong> on November 14th in Huntington Beach, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin Rossiter sums up the vibe perfectly: “In this increasingly bleak world, come and throw your arms in the air, and your legs if you must, for an evening of vim and vigour.”<\/em> Honestly, we needed that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From The Pub Table to the Stage Again<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The reunion came together after Creation Records founder Alan McGee<\/strong> and Toura Toura’s Kevin Fitzgerald<\/strong> reached out to the band at the end of 2024. The four members hadn’t all been in the same room since their farewell show at the London Astoria on December 16th, 2004 \u2014 and yet, according to Matt James, it felt like no time had passed at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We were always very self-depreciating as a group and the banter quickly kicked back in. After a few quips barked across the pub table we relaxed and we all laughed a lot. Straightaway it felt like we were a band again.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Apollo’ \u2014 The Live Album Is Out Now<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To mark the occasion, Gene have released ‘Apollo’<\/strong>, a live album recorded at that monumental Hammersmith Apollo show in London last October. More than 5,000 fans packed the venue, their voices becoming part of the record itself. Recorded and mixed by the band’s long-time sound engineer Snake Newton<\/strong>, the LP captures everything from the big hits to deep cuts and B-sides that longtime fans have been waiting decades to hear live again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tracklist pulls from across the band’s entire catalogue \u2014 \u2018We Could Be Kings,\u2019 \u2018Haunted By You,\u2019 \u2018Fighting Fit,\u2019 \u2018Olympian,\u2019 \u2018For The Dead,\u2019 and plenty more. It’s a document of a band that never really lost it \u2014 they just took an extended break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Apollo’ track listing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. London, Can You Wait?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Be My Light, Be My Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. We Could Be Kings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Where Are They Now?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Truth Rest Your Head<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Your Love It Lies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Longsleeves For The Summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Sleep Well Tonight<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Save Me I’m Yours<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. O Lover<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Speak To Me Someone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. A Car That Sped<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Walking In The Shallows<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Haunted By You<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Olympian<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. For The Dead<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Sick, Sober & Sorry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Fighting Fit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. I Can’t Help Myself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Who Said This Was The End?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    North American Tour Dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Nov 12<\/strong> \u2014 San Francisco, CA \u2014 The Fillmore
    Nov 14<\/strong> \u2014 Huntington Beach, CA \u2014 Darker Waves Festival
    Nov 16<\/strong> \u2014 Chicago, IL \u2014 Bottom Lounge
    Nov 17<\/strong> \u2014 Toronto, ON \u2014 Danforth Music Hall
    Nov 19<\/strong> \u2014 Washington, D.C. \u2014 Howard Theatre
    Nov 20<\/strong> \u2014 New York, NY \u2014 Sony Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tickets are available through all venues and at geneofficial.com<\/a>. Don’t sleep on this one \u2014 the UK shows sold out fast, and these dates are limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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