No Doubt fans celebrate as Gwen Stefani and band tease reunion
The California-based ska punk band last released an album in 2012
No Doubt fans are celebrating after the much-loved Californian band teased an upcoming reunion show, more than a decade after they last split.
The four piece group ā singer Gwen Stefani, bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young - formed in Anaheim, California in 1986 and released their last album Push and Shove in 2012.
Stefani has also had a successful solo career, and more recently has appeared as a judge on TV talent show The Voice.
On Tuesday, 16 January, a minute-long clip was posted to No Doubtās official X/Twitter page.
The video begins with Stefani reminiscing over a collage she made for the artwork for the bandās second album, 1995ās The Beacon Street Collection. āThis is actually bringing back so many memories,ā says Stefani. āIām going to text Tony right now.ā
The clip then features a graphic moving from 2015 to 2024, before showing the four band members on a group video chat.
After Stefani asks: āWhat are we doing?ā, Young suggests: āMaybe we should do a show?ā to general agreement from his bandmates. The video ends with Stefani saying: āLetās do a showā and a graphic of a question mark.
Minutes later, the band was announced on the lineup for 2024ās Coachella Festival.
The bandās video has been met with excitement by No Doubt fans, with one tweeting: āOmg. Now why was I just asking for a No Doubt reunion a month ago??? Did I manifest this???ā
During the interview, presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas spoke to Stefani about the influence of ska on the singer and No Doubt. They singled out Black, who sung with the ska revival band The Selecter, in particular.

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Jones then told Stefani that they had āa bit of a surpriseā for her, as they had ārang Pauline upā and got her to record a video message for the pop musician.
Speaking to The Independent for a feature about the making of No Doubtās alt-rock classic āDonāt Speakā, Stefani explained that the song was written about her relationship with Kanal. āIt used to be more upbeat, more of a 1970s rock-type thing,ā said the singer. ā[When] Tony and I broke up ... it turned into a sad song.ā
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