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The Stone Roses have released the second single of their comeback.
Following on from May’s unveiling of All For One – the band’s first new music in 21 years – they’ve issued another track, called Beautiful Thing.
The song can be heard below and is available for digital download now via Virgin EMI, with a limited edition 12-inch vinyl version also on offer. The vinyl version is limited to 5000 worldwide and will ship on July 22.
Frontman Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, drummer Alan ‘Reni’ Wren and bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield announced the release of Beautiful Thing last night.
The Roses play a number of worldwide dates this year, including four nights at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium in June.
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The Stone Roses 2016 tour dates
Jun 15: Manchester Etihad Stadium, UK
Jun 17: Manchester Etihad Stadium, UK
Jun 18: Manchester Etihad Stadium, UK
Jun 19: Manchester Etihad Stadium, UK
Jun 30: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Jul 08: T In The Park, UK
Jul 09: Dublin Marlay Park, Ireland
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Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.
