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Madchester pioneers Happy Mondays are heading back to Australia and New Zealand in September 2026 to celebrate 35 years of their era-defining album Pills ’n’ Thrills And Bellyaches.

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Pioneers of the iconic Madchester sound, the Happy Mondays are heading back to Australia and New Zealand to celebrate the ...

Happy Mondays are back on the road in 2026, joined by two bands who shared a stage with them 35 years ago.

In a revealing interview on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X, Happy Mondays icons Shaun Ryder and Bez dropped a bombshell regarding their seminal 1990 album, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches.

'‘You’re twisting my melon,’ came from a Steve McQueen documentary that was on telly' ...

Happy Mondays tour Australia September 2026 with headline concerts in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.

Shaun Ryder raised a few eyebrows on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday after making a pointed reference to the show’s ITV rival during a live interview. The Happy Mondays frontman appeared on the BBC sofa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaun Ryder raised a few eyebrows on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday after making a pointed reference to the show’s ITV rival during a ...

The presenting pair sat down with the former Happy Mondays bandmates who were in the studio to promote their upcoming tour that celebrates 35 years since their studio album, Pills ‘N’ Thrills And ...

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has revealed he had to miss the funeral of Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield as he was suffering from pneumonia. Mani, who was an original member of ...