The original Gene line-up have announced their first live show in over 20 years.
The '90s Britpop band — vocalist Martin Rossiter, drummer Matt James, guitarist Steve Mason and bassist Kevin Miles — will reunite at London's Eventim Apollo on October 4. The performance will see them celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, 'Olympian'. Tickets go on general sale at 9am next Friday (March 28). Rossiter said:
“God forbid I use the F word, but instantly felt like this could be fun. It will be a joyous occasion. I don't think musically we were ever prosaic. Even for a song that was three chords and the truth, we always weaved an extra melodic interest into everything we did. So to play those songs again, alongside the people who created them, is going to be very special.
“We are putting all our energy into making this musically spectacular. Yes, we're going to be earning some reasonably decent money, but it isn't yachts in the Adriatic money and the main thing that convinced me to do this again was that, within five minutes, the conversations between the four of us had reached the point of, 'how do we make this brilliant?' So that drive is still there, the dynamic was still there and so I started daydreaming about what it would be like to waggle my – slightly larger – ass on the stage one more time.”
“Olympian’s anniversary is a good reason for doing it, but we’re looking forward to playing songs from all of our career,” said James. “It is going to be a lot fun playing as Gene again.”
Gene released four studio albums, the latest being 2001's 'Libertine'. They split amicably in 2004, following their last live performance at the now-defunct London Astoria in December of that year.
Gene Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat October 04 2025 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
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