But should anyone really be all that surprised?
Thatll come in very handy for Noel in the aftermath of his costly divorce from wife Sara MacDonald.
Theyre also far from the first rock band to reunite despite years of bad blood.
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The Eagles even called their 1994 reunion tour Hell Freezes Over.
Some of these reunions flamed out within months, and some are still going strong today.
But there are still several big name acts that remain stubbornly inactive.
Heres a look at 17 of them and our 100% unscientific odds that theyll reunite someday.
Three years later, Richard Wright died of cancer forever ruling out a complete reunion.
Even simple matters like an Animals box set devolved into a year-long civil war between Waters and Gilmour.
Roger Waters you are antisemitic to your rotten core, she wrote.
Enough of your nonsense.
David Gilmour shared the Tweet, adding, Every word demonstrably true.
If Pink Floyd werent dead before that Tweet, they were sure afterward.
We put the odds of a reunion at1%.
This took place in 1975 after the bandsLamb Lies Down on Broadwaytour.
His son Nicholas played in his place.
Its far from impossible, but were still saying just a25% chance.
At the same time, Byrne grew increasingly uneasy about having to share creative responsibilities.
The result was a very dysfunctional band.
It had been a long time since wed had much of a conversation, Chris Frantz said in 2009.
Wed bump into David at Lou Reeds house or something like that.
But that was the first time wed sat down and talked.
Odds of a Reunion:Up until very recently, they seemed remarkably slim.
It gave them a chance to repair the friendship, but they never played a note of music together.
Any sort of tour still seems like a far-off possibility, but well move it up to20%.
Ray and Dave Davies performed You Really Got Me at a Dave solo concert in 2015.
Odds of a Reunion:The brothers have already reunited in the studio during the past few years.
(Well believe it when we hear it, though.)
A tour is another question.
Ray hasnt even gone on a solo tour in nine years.
Were putting it at50%.
Despite pleas from his bandmates and fans, Robert Plant has refused all offers of a reunion tour.
They spent months rehearsing a stellar two-hour show, but nothing more came of it.
Why They Split:Sometimes a band just runs its course.
had an incredible 30-year run, but in 2011 they mutually decided it was time to move on.
And we made two.
We thought, Weve done it.
Now lets do something no other band has done: Shake hands and walk away as friends.’
Last Performance:The band wrapped up their 2008 world tour in Mexico City on November 18th, 2008.
Of course, theres a huge difference between one song at an awards ceremony and a tour.
Were going to say30%.
There was a lawsuit.
They toured in 2018 and 2019.
But the second stage came in November 2022 when Christine McVie died.
It marked the end of Fleetwood Mac.
That was the night Stevie decided she was done with Lindsey forever due to backstage tension.
The Lindsey-free band last played together on November 20, 2019, at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
It was a benefit show for UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospitals.
Odds of a Reunion:Earlier this year, Nicks ruled out the chance of another tour.
Without Christine [McVie], no can do, she said.
There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way.
Without her, it just couldnt work.
It could theoretically work if Buckingham came back, but she put the kibosh on that, too.
Even if I thought I could work with Lindsey again, hes had some health problems, Nick said.
Its just not very likely.
They announced their split in February 2011.
The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, they said.
Nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health.
Maybe theyll headline Coachella in 2030.
Were going to put the odds of an eventual reunion at60%.
He called for a group hiatus and began to focus on his solo career.
The others thought about carrying on as a four-piece, but wisely decided against it.
Meanwhile, Justin went on to a huge solo career and never looked back.
Were playing the odds of this one at85%.
Last Performance:The Smiths final show to date was at Londons Brixton Academy on December 12th, 1986.
They finished the set with Hand in Glove, which was their first single just four years earlier.
Unsurprisingly, it never went anywhere.
Theyre hovering at5%now.
The final song they did was their 1988 classic Teen Age Riot.
They probably didnt love the idea, but money makes people do strange things.
Moore and Gordon stand to make a ton should they ever decide to make the band happen again.
That led to the new LP 13 in 2013 and another tour.
The only other move in the veteran-band playbook after that was a farewell tour.
But Bill Ward has health issues of his own that would further complicate this.
Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi both say they are down.
Last Performance:They played Mrs. Robinson at the AFI Tribute to Mike Nichols on June 10th, 2010.
We asked Simon about a possible reunion in 2016 and he gave a very blunt answer.
No, out of the question,he said.We dont even talk.
But in the weeks that followed, they played a handful of awards shows and Christmas concerts.
The final song was History, and they were history once it was over.
Hes even part of the Marvel Universe now.
To put it another way, hes doing quite fine on his own.
That said, hes just 27, and gravity will eventually hit his career.
This one is an85%.
The band imploded shortly after their inaugural U.S. tour in early 1978.
The last run was a series of European festivals.
I was in hell, he wrote.
The last show took place on September 5th, 2008, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
He lost the battle, and hes beyond pissed.
I put it there.
How is that not relevant?
But its not really the Pistols without Mr. Rotten.
And the odds of him coming back are no higher than15%.
They walked offstage to the Looney Tunes music and Porky Pig announcing, Thats all folks.
The have the T-shirt, the live album, the concert film, and very good memories.
The First Tour Since 2008!
wouldnt have the same kick as The First Tour SinceSynchronicity!
Sting remains a very large draw on the road and plays a Police-heavy set.
He did the reunion thing and has no desire to go there again.
Besides, Andy Summers is nearly 82.
This one is at15%.
For reasons they never explained, no such tour happened.
But they did occasionally show up at the Grammys to play a song or two.
Nobody knew it at the time, but they were witnessing the end of an era.
It was their final public appearance.
Despite that, their sheer unpredictability makes it very hard to look into their future.
Were going to put the reunion odds at33%.
