The Beta Band to reunite after 20 years for UK and USA tour
The tour will start in Glasgow in September.
Alt-rockers The Beta Band have spoken of their excitement at getting back together for a reunion tour across the UK and USA more than 20 years since the group split up.
The band was formed in 1996 in St Andrews, Scotland, and went on to achieve top 20 albums as well as the support slot for Radiohead on two US tours.
The group also famously featured in the movie High Fidelity when the actor John Cusack plays The Beta Band’s song Dry the Rain in the film’s record shop.
But in 2004, financial difficulties saw the group split, with their final gig played at Edinburgh’s Liquid Room on December 4, 2004.
The new tour features the line-up of Steve Mason on guitar and vocals, bassist Richard Greentree, John Maclean on samples and keyboard and Robin Jones on drums.
Mr Greentree, who is the only Englishman in the group and lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire, told the PA news agency: “It seems this is a twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity for which I’ll be eternally grateful.
