Supergrass

This article is about the band. For the album, see Supergrass (album). For the witnesses who betray information about associated criminals, see Supergrass (informant). For the film, see The Supergrass.

Supergrass
A black-and-white photo of the band embracing and pointing to the camera
From left to right: Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn at the Roundhouse, London, 14 March 2008
Background information
OriginOxford, England
Genres
Years active1993–2010, 2019–2022, 2024–present
Labels
Members
Websitesupergrass.com
Supergrass onstage at the Crystal Palace Bowl, August 2021

Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 and originally called The Jennifers (who released one single on Nude Records and also appeared on a compilation album before changing their musical style and image) in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey (drums, backing vocals). Originally a three-piece, the band was officially joined by Rob Coombes in 2002.

The band signed to Parlophone Records in 1994 and produced I Should Coco (1995), the best-selling debut album for the label since the Beatles' Please Please Me. Their first album's fourth single, "Alright", was an international hit. The band went on to release five albums: In It for the Money (1997), Supergrass (1999), Life on Other Planets (2002), Road to Rouen (2005) and Diamond Hoo Ha (2008), as well as a compilation called Supergrass Is 10 (2004).

In August 2009, the band signed to Cooking Vinyl and began work on their seventh studio album, Release the Drones. The album remains unreleased and unfinished. On 12 April 2010, the band announced that they were splitting up due to musical and creative differences.[1] The group disbanded after four farewell gigs, the final one at La Cigale, Paris, on 11 June 2010.[2]

The band reformed in 2019, initially to perform at Pilton Party followed by a "secret" gig at Oslo in Hackney, London.[3][4] The band made their final appearance of their reunion to date with a performance in honour of Foo Fighters' recently deceased drummer Taylor Hawkins at his tribute concert in 2022, performing some of Hawkins' favourite songs from Supergrass's catalogue. Hawkins had previously expressed his love of the band, and had even made a cameo drum appearance at one of their concerts.[5][6][7]

The band announced a 2025 UK tour at the end of 2024 playing I Should Coco (for its 30th anniversary) in its entirety plus hits.

  1. ^ [1] Archived 16 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "BBC Newsbeat: Supergrass Split". BBC News. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ Brock, Alexander (6 September 2019). "The "big band" reforming for Pilton Party 2019". Bristolpost.
  4. ^ Warrenger, Sam (6 September 2019). "Glastonbury: Supergrass have reformed to play Pilton Party tonight". Thefestivals.uk.
  5. ^ Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, retrieved 3 September 2022
  6. ^ "Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: start time, how to get to Wembley, finish time". www.nationalworld.com. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ Jackson, Daisy (1 September 2022). "Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - line-up and how to watch from Manchester". The Manc. Retrieved 3 September 2022.