"Nobody in Fake Festival history has ever had a member of the band that they are tributing get on stage and play a song with them"
'Open Strings', which appears on the B-Side, is "the only other completed song to be recorded in the album sessions with James Ford"
The shows come in celebration of ‘More’ – their first new album in 24 years
"It became really difficult to handle because I just couldn’t go out anymore"
The band once played a surprise set on the Park Stage in 2011, fuelling speculation that the band will pull a similar stunt this year to promote their upcoming album 'More'
The two shows come in celebration of the recently announced album ‘More’
The new album marks their first in almost 24 years, and is set for release in June
Mackey passed away aged 56 on March 2, 2023 following months of hospitalisation
"This is the best that we can do. Thanks for listening”
He recalled pitching the song ‘Walk Like A Panther’ to the band back in the late ‘90s