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[DanDan]

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Republica to reform for gigs and 'Ready To Go' reissue Nineties band to re-release single later this year
April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments Republica news RSS feed More Republica news, reviews, videos and tour dates Post this on Twitter or Follow NME Republica have announced they are to reform for gigs and to reissue their 1996 hit 'Ready To Go'.

The band, who split in 2003 and include frontwoman Saffron Sprackling, are set to release a new recording of 'Ready To Go' to mark their reunion. They will also play UK festivals and gigs - details of the shows are yet to be announced.

Originally released in 1996, 'Ready To Go' reached Number 13 in the UK singles chart. The new version is out on June 7.

Since the band split Sprackling has worked as a guest vocalist with acts including The Prodigy and The Cure.

[jimbo68]

Would like to see Republica again so hope they can be squeezed in somewhere.

[Tugger2k]

i very much doubt that johnny male will be involved and so therefore - its not republica!!

[The Nal]

Apparently shes a wreck now though, known for her coke intake I hear.

[Badlands]

Jesus wept... where will it end? Menswear? Ooberman? Northern Uproar?

Enough 90's revivals already.

[Mardy]

republica? f**k off. One hit single and the rest was instantly forgettable.

This kind of nostalgia for things which weren't very good in the first place needs to stop.

[jimbo68]

Mardy, on Apr 27 2010, 12:23 PM, said:

republica? f**k off. One hit single and the rest was instantly forgettable.

This kind of nostalgia for things which weren't very good in the first place needs to stop.

Whats hit singles gotta do with it as how many bands /artists have hit singles these days, mind you that does depend on what you class as a hit single.

[st00ka]

Mardy, on Apr 27 2010, 12:23 PM, said:

republica? f**k off. One hit single and the rest was instantly forgettable.

This kind of nostalgia for things which weren't very good in the first place needs to stop.

Yeah Republica were shit.

Nowhere near the quality of N-Joi.

[cabstar]

i used to like that Republica song until Sky sports started hammering it, I see they now are hammering kasabian. God i hate Murdoch empire!!!!

[rexclark]

Badlands, on Apr 27 2010, 11:58 AM, said:

Jesus wept... where will it end? Menswear? Ooberman? Northern Uproar?

Enough 90's revivals already.

I'd be quite happy with all three.

[Paadzer]

Badlands, on Apr 27 2010, 11:58 AM, said:

Jesus wept... where will it end? Menswear? Ooberman? Northern Uproar?

Enough 90's revivals already.

Well put, there were so many rubbish bands in the 90s

[Boris]

Yes, they were indeed shit.

[RussellF]

cabstar, on Apr 27 2010, 03:34 PM, said:

i used to like that Republica song until Sky sports started hammering it, I see they now are hammering kasabian. God i hate Murdoch empire!!!!

Is that the one that goes "Na na na na na naaaah, na na na na na naaaaaaah"?

God I hate that. Can't be arsed with league football (I'll be with the masses at the Pyramid stage and wherever for England's World Cup games though) but it's on at work most weekends and nights and that jingle drives me up the bloody wall!

[MEGABOWL]

Dear God no.

Ordinarily if someone shit is added I shrug my shoulders, it doesn't matter, I'll be elsewhere but these were incredibly bad, I avoided them back in the 90's and I think I'd be offended if they were to play

[G1T]

Seconded on the too many 90's bands reuniting thing, and amazed anyone else remembers Northern Uproar, signed just because Oasis were huge at the time. Once gave them the wrong directions to the Wulfrun Hall when they were driving around Wolverhampton looking for it.

DanDan, on Apr 27 2010, 10:52 AM, said:

The band are set to release a new recording of 'Ready To Go' to mark their reunion.

Because they've just got to show the world their musical progression and the way they always meant to record it, or because their old label still owns the rights to the original recording, meaning the band will only make money off a re-recording?

Edited by G1T, 27 April 2010 - 09:01 PM.

[hope]

well i used to love Republica & used to play their album over & over again..."Ready to Go" & "Drop Dead Gorgeous" are fantastic sings to play LOUD when you're driving fast along a motorway...

also saw them live in a small sweaty club (must've been 1997-ish) & they were amazing...

so i'd be well happy if they were at this years festival...probably on a small stage...even better !