Almost 20 years since their last gig together, Ride have announced a string of dates for next spring. The band will play nine dates including two festivals.

Friday 22 May Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
Saturday 23 May Manchester Albert Hall
Sunday 24 May London Roundhouse
Tuesday 26 May Amsterdam Paradiso
Wednesday 27 May Paris Olympia
Friday 29 May Barcelona Primavera
Tuesday 2 June Toronto DanForth Music Hall
Thursday 4 June New York Terminal 5
Sunday 7 June London Field Day

UK and North American dates to go on sale Friday 21st November.

Mark Gardener and Andy Bell were seen out together in the summer when Mark appeared at one of the legendary Sonic Cathedral nights in London and Andy Bell was in attendance.

Finally rumours spread like wildfire when Primavera Sound unveiled a Ride banner yesterday in Barcelona.

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Finally, here’s the band playing on the main stage at the 1992 Reading Festival